KCAP (1340 AM) was a radio station licensed to serve Helena, Montana. The station was owned by Cherry Creek Radio and licensed to CCR-Helena IV, LLC. It aired a News/Talk format.[1]

DKCAP
Frequency1340 kHz
Programming
FormatDefunct, was News/Talk
Ownership
Owner
  • Cherry Creek Radio
  • (CCR-Helena IV, LLC)
KBLL, KBLL-FM, KBMI-FM, KHGC, KZMT
History
First air date
October 1949
Last air date
2014
Former call signs
KENA (1948–1949)
KFDW (1949–1952)
Technical information
Facility ID50355
ClassC
Power1,000 watts (unlimited)
Transmitter coordinates
46°36′43″N 112°03′13″W / 46.61194°N 112.05361°W / 46.61194; -112.05361

History

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The station was initially issued the call letters KENA, which were changed to KFDW on January 19, 1949. It went on the air in October 1949.[2] The station was assigned the KCAP call letters by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on January 1, 1952.[3]

In August 2000, a deal was reached for KCAP to be acquired by Commonwealth Communications LLC from STARadio Corp. as part of a 9 station deal with a total reported sale price of $7.5 million.[4]

In October 2003, a deal was reached for KCAP to be acquired by Cherry Creek Radio from Commonwealth Communications LLC as part of a 24 station deal with a total reported sale price of $41 million.[5]

On October 30, 2014, KCAP's license was surrendered by Cherry Creek Radio to the FCC, who subsequently cancelled it;[6] the station's programming moved that November to KMTX (950 AM), which Cherry Creek Radio was in the process of acquiring from Montana Radio Company. The KCAP call sign was then transferred to KMTX.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Winter 2008 Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
  2. ^ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1999 (PDF). 1999. p. D-268. Retrieved November 5, 2014.
  3. ^ "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
  4. ^ "Combos 8/7/2000". Broadcasting & Cable. 2000-08-07.
  5. ^ "Changing Hands 10/27/2003". Broadcasting & Cable. 2003-10-27.
  6. ^ "Station Search Details". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved November 5, 2014.
  7. ^ Knauber, Al (November 3, 2014). "Cherry Creek Radio acquires 950 KMTX-AM". Independent Record. Retrieved November 5, 2014.
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