KSPW
| Broadcast area | Springfield, Missouri |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 96.5 MHz |
| Branding | Power 96.5 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Contemporary hit radio |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| History | |
First air date | February 21, 1988 |
Former call signs |
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Call sign meaning | Kreating Springfield's Power! |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 10119 |
| Class | C2 |
| ERP | 50,000 watts |
| HAAT | 150 meters |
Transmitter coordinates | 36°57′16″N 93°17′22″W / 36.95444°N 93.28944°W |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | www |
KSPW (96.5 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a contemporary hit radio format. It is licensed to Sparta, Missouri, United States, and serves Springfield, Missouri. The station is owned by SummitMedia.
Station history[edit]
KSPW debuted on the air on February 21, 1988, as KJLR. By July 1988, it adopted an adult contemporary format as KLTQ under the branding "Q96". KLTQ changed to a hot country music format on January 18, 1992.[2] KLTQ subsequently switched to a soft rock format and then changed to a format referred to as "maximum country" in March 1996.[3] The station changed its call sign to KMXH in 1999. On March 23, 2001, KMXH switched to a rhythmic contemporary hits format.[4] The station subsequently adopted the KSPW calls. The station patterned its rhythmic contemporary format after sister station KQCH/Omaha.
On August 29, 2012, Midwest Family Broadcasting classic hits "Star 92.9" KOSP dropped to a rhythmic CHR "92.9 The Beat". This put KSPW in direct competition with KOSP.[5]
Journal Communications and the E. W. Scripps Company announced on July 30, 2014, that the two companies would merge to create a new broadcast company under the E.W. Scripps Company name that owned the two companies' broadcast properties, including KSPW. The transaction was completed in 2015, pending shareholder and regulatory approvals.[6] Scripps exited radio in 2018; the Springfield stations went to SummitMedia in a four-market, $47 million deal completed on November 1, 2018.[7]
DJs[edit]
- Mornings: Fotsch and Sarah
- Middays & Afternoons: The Ginge
References[edit]
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for KSPW". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ Tatum, Bill (January 18, 1992). "'Hot country' hits Springfield with new KLTQ". The Springfield News-Leader (Springfield, Missouri). p. 6B. Retrieved November 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Marymont, Mark (March 21, 1996). "KLTQ goes 'maximum country'". The Springfield News-Leader (Springfield, Missouri). p. 10A. Retrieved November 7, 2001 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Poneleit, Sandy (March 28, 2001). "New sounds on the radio". The Springfield News-Leader (Springfield, Missouri). p. 10A. Retrieved November 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "92.9 KOSP Springfield Has A Beat". RadioInsight. August 18, 2012. Retrieved August 29, 2012.
- ^ "E.W. Scripps, Journal Merging Broadcast Ops". TVNewsCheck. July 30, 2014. Retrieved July 31, 2014.
- ^ "Scripps Completes Two More Pieces Of Radio Division Sale". Inside Radio. November 2, 2018. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
External links[edit]
- ‹The template FMQ is being considered for deletion.› KSPW in the FCC FM station database
- KSPW in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
- Facility details for Facility ID 10119 (KSPW) in the REC Networks database
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