KCMX (AM)

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KCMX
Broadcast area Medford-Ashland
Frequency 880 kHz
BrandingNews Radio KCMX
Programming
Format Defunct (was news/talk)
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
KAKT, KBOY-FM, KCMX-FM, KTMT, KTMT-FM
History
First air date
1962;63 years ago (1962) (as KSHA at 860)
Last air date
January 10, 2023;2 years ago (2023-01-10)
Former call signs
  • KMFR (1960–1961)
  • KSHA (1961–1980)
  • KISD (1980–1984)
  • KMFR (1984–1992)
  • KTMT (1992–1999)
Former frequencies
860 kHz (1962–1984)
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 60314
Class B
Power 1,000 watts unlimited
Transmitter coordinates
 42°18′36″N122°48′41″W / 42.31000°N 122.81139°W / 42.31000; -122.81139
Translator(s) 99.5 K258DB (Phoenix)
Repeater(s) 105.1  KAKT-HD3 (Phoenix)
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen Live
Website kcmxam.com

KCMX (880 kHz) was an AM radio station broadcasting a news/talk format. [2] Licensed to Phoenix, Oregon, United States, the station served the Medford-Ashland area. The station was last owned by Stephens Media Group, through licensee SMG-Medford, LLC. [3]

Contents

History

The station was issued an initial construction permit on October 12, 1960, as KMFR, for 1,000 watts daytime-only on 860 kHz. On October 2, 1961, the call sign was changed to KSHA, which was followed by additional call sign changes to KISD on July 21, 1980, back to KMFR on May 3, 1984, and to KTMT in 1992. In 1984 the station moved to 880 kHz.

Expanded band assignment

On March 17, 1997, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced that 88 stations had been given permission to move to newly available "Expanded Band" transmitting frequencies, ranging from 1610 to 1700 kHz, with KTMT authorized to move from 880 to 1650 kHz. [4] However, the station never procured the Construction Permit needed to implement the authorization, so the expanded band station was never built.

Later history

The station call sign was changed to KCMX on January 1, 1999.

Stephens Media Group acquired KCMX, along with 36 other Mapleton Communications stations, in 2019. [5]

KCMX left the air January 10, 2023, [6] due to the failure of its transmitter. [7] Stephens Media Group elected to move the station's programming entirely to translator station K258DB (99.5 FM), rebroadcasting the third HD Radio subchannel of KAKT. [8] The KCMX license was surrendered to the FCC on March 13, 2023, who cancelled it the same day. [9]

Local programming

KCMX simulcast KDOV The Dove's morning programs, Mornings On TheDove and Focus Today with Perry Atkinson from 6am to 9am before the Glenn Beck program. [10]

Translator

KCMX also broadcast on the following FM translator:

Broadcast translator for KCMX
Call sign Frequency City of license FID ERP (W) Class FCC info
K258DB99.5 FM Phoenix, Oregon 6030911D LMS

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References

  1. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for KCMX". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ↑ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Spring 2010. Archived from the original on March 1, 2010. Retrieved December 2, 2010.
  3. ↑ "KCMX Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved December 2, 2010.
  4. ↑ "FCC Public Notice: Mass Media Bureau Announces Revised AM Expanded Band Allotment Plan and Filing Window for Eligible Stations" (FCC DA 97-537), March 17, 1997.
  5. ↑ Venta, Lance (July 5, 2019). "Stephens Media Group Acquires 37 Stations From Mapleton Communications". RadioInsight. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
  6. ↑ Gray, Thomas H. "Request for Silent Authority of an AM Station Application". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission . Retrieved March 20, 2023.
  7. ↑ Venta, Lance (January 15, 2023). "FCC Report 1/15: Breaking Down Station Ownership By Gender & Race". RadioInsight. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
  8. ↑ Venta, Lance (March 19, 2023). "FCC Report 3/19: First Two PIRATE Act Forfeitures Proposed". RadioInsight. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
  9. ↑ Chautin, Joseph C. III (March 13, 2023). "Re: KCMX, Phoenix, Oregon Facility Id. 60314 License Cancellation Request" (PDF). Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission . Retrieved March 20, 2023.
  10. ↑ Program Schedule, KCMX station website


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