KXQQ-FM
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KXQQ-FM (100.5 FM) is a commercial radio station located in Henderson, Nevada, broadcasting in the Las Vegas, Nevada area. KXQQ-FM airs a rhythmic adult contemporary format, billed as "Q100.5". Owned by Audacy, Inc., the station's studios are located in the unincorporated Clark County area of Spring Valley, while KXQQ-FM's transmitter is atop Black Mountain in Henderson.
KXQQ-FM broadcasts in HD:
- HD1 is a digital version of the KXQQ-FM over-the-air traditional (analog) broadcast.
- HD2 is a talk radio format simulcasting sister station KXNT.
- HD3 was a hip-hop format known as "100.5 Jamz".[1]
History
The station signed on October 26, 1981, with the call letters KMZQ-FM. KMZQ went through many changes over its 12-year run. KMZQ was known as "Q-100" and "Klassy 100". From 1995 to 2005, it was known as "Lite 100.5 FM".
On June 24, 2005, at 2Template:Nbsppm, after playing "Leaving Las Vegas" by Sheryl Crow, KMZQ-FM began stunting with Christmas music; 45 minutes later, the stunt shifted to movie theme songs with the sound of a Roulette wheel in between. At 3 pm, the stunt ended with the station's new voiceover artist Howard Cogan asking to "please cut the cheesy Roulette wheel sound effect", and declaring that Vegas needed a new radio station, as well as revealing that he was the new "operator" of the station, winning it in a poker match from "some guy named Joel" (most likely a reference to then-CEO of Infinity Broadcasting Joel Hollander). Shortly thereafter, "Lite 100.5" became Jack FM, with a variety hits format. The call letters were quickly changed to KKJJ. The first song on "Jack FM" was The Flying Lizards' cover of "Money (That's What I Want)". KMZQ-FM's call letters would be moved to a station on 99.3 FM in Payson, Arizona, co-owned with KMZQ (670 AM) in Las Vegas Valley.
In July 2010, CBS Radio announced that starting on August 16, KKJJ would be replaced with a simulcast of sister station KXNT.[2] On August 16, at 5:03Template:Nbsppm, after playing "Talk Talk" by Talk Talk, KKJJ began simulcasting KXNT. With the change, the station changed call letters to KXNT-FM.[3][4]
On September 4, 2015, at 9Template:Nbspam, after stunting for an hour with songs from multiple genres and liners redirecting KXNT listeners to 840 AM, KXNT-FM flipped to rhythmic hot AC as "Q100.5".[5] The first song on "Q100.5" was "This Is How We Do It" by Montell Jordan.[6] The station changed to its current KXQQ-FM call sign on September 28, 2015.
On February 2, 2017, CBS Radio announced it would merge with Entercom.[7] The merger was approved on November 9, and was consummated on November 17.[8][9]
References
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- ↑ http://hdradio.com/station_guides/widget.php?id=38 Template:Webarchive HD Radio Guide for Las Vegas
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- ↑ KXNT-FM Becomes Q100.5
- ↑ "100.5 KXNT-FM Las Vegas Flips To Rhythmic Hot AC Q100.5" RadioInsight, September 4, 2015.
- ↑ CBS Radio to Merge with Entercom
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- 1981 establishments in Nevada
- Audacy, Inc. radio stations
- Mass media in Henderson, Nevada
- Radio stations established in 1981
- Radio stations in the Las Vegas Valley
- Rhythmic adult contemporary radio stations
- Rhythmic contemporary radio stations in the United States