KMPS (910 kHz) was a commercial AM radio station licensed to Hesperia, California, and broadcast to the Victor Valley area. It was owned by El Dorado Broadcasters and it simulcasted a Regional Mexican radio format with sister station KXVV 103.1 FM. KMPS's offices and studios were on Hesperia Road in Hesperia.
| Simulcast of KXVV Victorville | |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Victor Valley |
| Frequency | 910 kHz |
| Branding | LA X 103.1 Y 910AM |
| Programming | |
| Format | Defunct (was Regional Mexican) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| KATJ-FM, KIXA, KIXW, KXVV, KZXY-FM | |
| History | |
First air date | 1983 (as KHSP) |
Former call signs | KHSP (1983–1985) KVVQ (1985–2001) KRAK (2001–2017) |
Call sign meaning | Kountry Music Puget Sound (call letters transferred from KSWD in Seattle, which formerly aired a country music format) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 72716 |
| Class | B |
| Power | 700 watts day 500 watts night |
Transmitter coordinates | 34°23′19″N 117°23′29″W / 34.38861°N 117.39139°W |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | lax1031.com |
KMPS was powered at 700 watts by day and 500 watts at night. It used a directional antenna with a four-tower array. The transmitter was near Mesa Linda Street in Oak Hills.[2]
History
editThe station signed on the air in 1983. The original call sign was KHSP. Initially, it broadcast middle of the road music and talk programming.[3] On February 19, 2001, then-owner Infinity Broadcasting changed the call letters to KRAK.[4] That call sign was formerly used by a well-known 50,000 watt country music station in Sacramento, which is now KHTK 1140 AM. On July 31, 2008, CBS Radio announced plans to sell its mid-size and small market stations (including 910 KRAK) to focus more on major market clusters. However, such a sale was never consummated.
On November 15, 2011, KRAK 910 changed its format from adult standards, branded "Stardust 910", to all-sports, branded as "910 ESPN".[5] The previous ESPN Radio Network affiliate in the region, KVFG, began stunting with Christmas music, then switched to a classic hits format.
In September 2012, KRAK began a transition to CBS Sports Radio with hourly updates. The station dropped ESPN and began 24-hour broadcasts of CBS Sports Radio on January 2, 2013.[6] KMPS carried Los Angeles Angels baseball games until 2019.
On February 2, 2017, CBS Radio announced it would merge with Entercom.[7] The merger was approved on November 9, 2017, and was consummated on November 17.[8][9] On December 11, 2017, the station took on the KMPS call sign.[4] Those call letters had been transferred from Seattle sister station KSWD.
On May 6, 2019, Entercom sold KMPS and KVFG to El Dorado Broadcasters for $1 million.[10] The sale was completed on August 15. Afterwards, KMPS went silent due to financial reasons. Around August 2020, KMPS returned to the air with a simulcast of 103.1 KXVV’s Regional Mexican format.
The Federal Communications Commission cancelled the station’s license on August 15, 2024.[11]
References
edit- ^ "Facility Technical Data for KMPS". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "KMPS-AM Radio Station Coverage Map".
- ^ The Broadcasting Yearbook 1991 (PDF). 1991. p. B-34. Retrieved December 11, 2017.
- ^ a b "Call Sign History (KMPS)". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved August 13, 2024.
- ^ "CBS Sets It Route in Victorville".
- ^ "Viacom CBS Press Express".
- ^ CBS Radio to Merge with Entercom
- ^ "Entercom Receives FCC Approval for Merger with CBS Radio". Entercom. November 9, 2017. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
- ^ Venta, Lance (November 17, 2017). "Entercom Completes CBS Radio Merger". RadioInsight. RadioBB Networks. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
- ^ Venta, Lance (May 6, 2019). "El Dorado Adds Entercom's High Desert Duo". RadioInsight. RadioBB Networks.
- ^ "License Cancelled". Federal Communications Commission Licensing and Management System. August 15, 2024. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
External links
edit- Facility details for Facility ID 72716 (KMPS) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- KMPS in Nielsen Audio's AM station database