KLMR-FM (93.5 MHz) is a radio station which broadcasts a classic hits format. The station is licensed to serve Lamar, Colorado, United States. KLMR-FM is owned by Danton Cochell and Kirk Crespin, through licensee Riverside Communications, LLC.[2]
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| Frequency | 93.5 MHz |
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| Branding | Kool 93.5 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Classic hits |
| Affiliations | |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| KLMR | |
| History | |
First air date | November 1978 |
Former call signs |
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Call sign meaning | "Lamar" |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 175 |
| Class | C1 |
| ERP | 100,000 watts |
| HAAT | 146 meters (479 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 38°2′10″N 102°35′58″W / 38.03611°N 102.59944°W |
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Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | myklmr.com |
History
editThe original construction permit for the station was issued to KLMR, Inc. on August 4, 1976, and issued the KLMR-FM call sign on October 26, 1976.[3] The station signed on in November 1978[4] and was licensed on March 12, 1979.[3] On October 25, 1982, the station changed its call sign to KSEC, on November 17, 1999, to KSNZ, and on May 26, 2004, back to KLMR-FM.[5]
On June 11, 2018, KLMR-FM changed its format from classic rock to hot adult contemporary, branded as "93.5 The Heat".[6]
The station's studios, co-located with the transmitter for its AM sister station, were destroyed in a microburst on July 23, 2022.[7] While KLMR-FM would resume operations from makeshift facilities in the conference room of KVAY, described by the stations' chief engineer Kit Haskins as an "engineering nightmare",[8] 25/7 Media subsequently elected to shut the station down on September 20, 2022, and surrender the KLMR-FM and KLMR licenses; the closure left KVAY, whose owner Bob DeLancey had a 33 percent interest in 25/7 Media, as the only commercial FM station in Lamar.[7] That October, the KLMR licenses were reinstated, with 25/7 Media instead requesting special temporary authority to keep the two stations silent for financial reasons.[9] On January 2, 2023, it was announced that Riverside Communications, LLC had purchased KLMR 920 and KLMR-FM from 25/7 Media for $30,000; the purchase was consummated on March 1. Riverside planned to rebuild and return the stations to operational status, with a tentative launch date of early 2023.[10] Testing and tuning of the KLMR-FM signal began on May 8, 2023, with the official relaunch with a classic hits format scheduled for May 15, 2023.[11]
References
edit- ^ "Facility Technical Data for KLMR-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "KLMR-FM Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved August 22, 2009.
- ^ a b "KLMR-FM history cards". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved September 22, 2022.
- ^ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2010 (PDF). 2010. p. D-120. Retrieved September 22, 2022.
- ^ "KLMR-FM Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved August 22, 2009.
- ^ Double Flip in Lamar CO Radioinsight - June 12, 2018
- ^ a b After Storm Destruction, KLMR & KLMR-FM Surrender Licenses Radioinsight - September 21, 2022
- ^ Kehres, Elle (July 27, 2022). "Microburst Hits Colorado Radio Station, Downs Operations". Radio World. Retrieved September 22, 2022.
- ^ "FCC Report 10/16".
- ^ LOCAL BUYERS ACQUIRE COLORADO STATIONS DESTROYED IN MICROBURST
- ^ https://myklmr.com/
External links
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