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KVGQ

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KVGQ
Broadcast areaLas Vegas metropolitan area
Frequency106.9 MHz
Branding106.9 Da Bomb
Programming
Language(s)English
FormatClassic hip hop
Ownership
Owner
  • Kemp Broadcasting & Digital Media
  • (Kemp Communications, Inc.)
KVEG
KMZQ
KEMP
History
First air date
November 13, 2009
Former call signs
KONV (2006–2009)[1]
Technical information
Facility ID164204
ClassC1
ERP100,000 watts
HAAT289 meters (948 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
36°57′59.2″N 114°33′21.2″W / 36.966444°N 114.555889°W / 36.966444; -114.555889
Repeater(s)106.9 KVGQ-FM1 (Apex)
Links
WebcastListen Live
Websitedabomblv.com

KVGQ (106.9 FM, "106.9 Da Bomb") is a radio station licensed to Overton, Nevada, United States. Owned by Kemp Communications, it broadcasts a classic hip hop format. Its studios are located on the south end of the Las Vegas Strip, while its transmitter site is near Moapa Valley.

This station's programming is also simulcast on KEMP (99.3 FM) in Payson, Arizona. That station claims to broadcast to the Phoenix radio market, although there is a translator station on 99.3 in Phoenix, blocking KEMP within city limits. KEMP is powered at 17,000 watts and covers a region northeast of Phoenix and southeast of Flagstaff, Arizona.

As part of its original format before June 24, 2013, the station broadcast a lot of seldom heard pop and rock songs, especially in the United States.

In 2017, the station tweaked its format from hot AC to adult CHR by having a more current-intensive playlist.

On October 2, 2020, KVGQ flipped to 1990s/2000s hits branded as "106.9 Da Bomb", competing against KXQQ-FM.[2]

On September 2, 2023, KVGQ shifted to classic hip hop, though still under the "Bomb" branding.[3]

Booster station

KVGQ programming is also carried by a booster station to extend or improve the coverage area of the station.

Broadcast translator for KVGQ
Call sign Frequency City of license FID ERP (W) Class FCC info
KVGQ-FM1 106.9 FM Apex, Nevada 20,000 D

References

  1. ^ "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database. Retrieved October 28, 2011.
  2. ^ KVGQ Drops Da Bomb On Las Vegas With 90s/2000 Hits
  3. ^ KVGQ Moves to Classic Hip Hop