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Radio station (1450 AM) licensed to Bozeman, Montana, United States

KMMS
Broadcast areaBozeman, Montana
Frequency1450 kHz
BrandingAM 1450 KMMS
Programming
FormatNews/talk
AffiliationsFox News Radio
Genesis Communications Network
Premiere Networks
Westwood One
Ownership
Owner
Sister stationsKISN, KMMS-FM, KPRK, KXLB, KZMY
History
First air date1939 (1939)
Former call signsKXXL, KUUB
Technical information
Licensing authorityFCC
Facility ID24170
ClassC
Power1,000 watts
Transmitter coordinates45°41′54″N 111°01′41″W / 45.69833°N 111.02806°W / 45.69833; -111.02806
Translator(s)95.1 K236CY (Bozeman)
Repeater(s)1340 KPRK (Livingston)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
Websitekmmsam.com

KMMS (1450 kHz) is an AM radio station licensed to serve Bozeman, Montana. The station is owned by Townsquare Media, licensed to Townsquare License, LLC. It airs a news/talk format.

All Townsquare Media Bozeman studios are located at 125 West Mendenhall Street, downtown Bozeman. The KMMS transmitter site is on East Griffin, north of Bozeman.

The station was assigned the KMMS call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on July 14, 1991.

Ownership

In February 2008, Colorado-based GAPWEST Broadcasting completed the acquisition of 57 radio stations in 13 markets in the Pacific Northwest-Rocky Mountain region from Clear Channel Communications. The deal, valued at a reported $74 million, included six Bozeman stations, seven in Missoula and five in Billings. Other stations in the deal are located in Shelby, Montana, and in Casper and Cheyenne, Wyoming, plus Pocatello and Twin Falls, Idaho, and Yakima, Washington. GapWest was folded into Townsquare Media on August 13, 2010.

References

  1. ^ "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
  2. "Facility Technical Data for KMMS". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Archived from the original on March 1, 2010.
  4. Richardson, Dave (February 15, 2008). "GAPWEST closes deal for Bozeman radio stations; Goodbye Clear Channel, Hello GAPWEST". Bozeman Daily Chronicle.
  5. "Townsquare Media completes roll-up of GAP". Radio Business Report. August 13, 2010. Archived from the original on January 21, 2011. Retrieved August 15, 2010.

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  • **License held by a divestiture trust; sale pending.


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