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KQMS-FM

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Shasta Lake, California
Broadcast area	Northern California
Frequency	99.3 MHz
Branding	KQMS NewsTalk 1400 AM & 99.3 FM
Programming
Format	News/talk
Affiliations	Fox News
Ownership
Owner	Mapleton Communications (Mapleton License of Redding, LLC)
Sister stations	KQMS-AM, KRDG-FM, KNNN-FM, KSHA-FM
History
First air date	1989
Former call signs	KNNN-FM (original)
Call sign meaning	K Quality Music Station (taken from the AM station's former music format)
Technical information
Facility ID	54039
Class	C2
Power	1,600 watts
HAAT	465 meters
Links
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	www.kqms.com

KQMS-FM (99.3 FM) is an American commercial radio station in Shasta Lake, California, serving the Northern California, area.

For over a decade, KNNN aired a CHR music format branded as "Mix 99.3". From its inception up until the "Mix 99.3" brand was introduced, the station was known as "K-9 FM", and played a pop-based Adult Contemporary format. The original "K-9" AC format was the result of a listener voting process following a months-long format testing experiment, where a different format was played every hour of the day. In January 2007 Mix 99.3 changed formats to country and rebranded it "99.3 HANK FM."

Change to KQMS-FM

On September 20, 2010, KNNN changed their call letters to KQMS-FM and changed their format to news/talk, simulcasting KQMS 1400 AM. Hank-FM moved to the LP audio of TV channel 6 which is now heard on most FM receivers at 87.7 FM; effectively providing the Redding area with a popular country radio format.

News team/on-air talent

• Steve Gibson
• Kelly Frost Sr.
• Kelly Frost Jr.

External links

• KQMS Website
• Facility details for Facility ID KQMS ({{{2}}}) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• {{{2}}} in Nielsen Audio's FM station database