KMXA (AM)

Last updated
KMXA
Broadcast area Denver metropolitan area
Frequency 1090 kHz
BrandingTUDN Radio Denver
Programming
Language(s)Spanish
Format Sports
Affiliations TUDN Radio
Ownership
Owner
KJMN, KXPK
History
First air date
September 12, 1972 (1972-09-12) (as KAAT)
Former call signs
  • KAAT (1972–1979)
  • KLDR (1979–1984)
  • KLSZ (1984–1985)
  • KLSC (1985–1987)
  • KYBG (1987–1996)
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 10057
Class B
Power
  • 50,000 watts day
  • 500 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
 39°39′53″N104°39′24″W / 39.66472°N 104.65667°W / 39.66472; -104.65667
Links
Public license information

KMXA (1090 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Aurora, Colorado, and serving the Denver metropolitan area. It broadcasts a Spanish-language sports format and is owned by Entravision Communications Corporation.

Contents

KMXA broadcasts at 50,000 watts by day, the maximum power for FCC-licensed AM radio stations. Because AM 1090 is a clear channel frequency, reserved for Class A stations KAAY in Little Rock, WBAL in Baltimore and XEPRS in Tijuana, KMXA must reduce power at night to 500 watts to avoid interference. It uses a directional antenna at all times.

History

On September 12, 1972, the station went on the air as KAAT, originally licensed to Denver. [2] It was powered at 50,000 watts, but was a daytimer, and was owned by the Colorado Radio Corporation.

In 1978, Colorado Radio Corporation sold KAAT to Leo Payne Broadcasting. On January 2, 1979, KAAT became KLDR. The station's format was current and oldies top 40, with the playlist totally determined by listeners' requests. It promoted itself as "Colorado's all-request station". KLDR also carried broadcasts of Colorado State Rams football.

KLDR became KLSZ in 1984, and KLSC on September 25, 1985. In 1987, KLSC became KYBG (known as "KBIG"), the first all-sports radio station west of the Mississippi River, which was on air in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Irv Brown was an early host on the station as well.

On December 29, 1995, KYBG dropped the sports format and began simulcasting KQKS. [3]

In August 1996, after being sold to EXCL Communications (which later became Entravision), KYBG flipped to Spanish-language programming as KMXA.

In 2009, the station began simulcasting sister station KXPK 96.5 FM. Later, the station broadcast the 'Jose' Spanish Oldies format.

Up until the 2012 season, KMXA carried live play-by-play of the Colorado Rockies of Major League Baseball.

On June 3, 2015, the station flipped to Entravision's "Super Estrella" Spanish CHR format.

On January 10, 2018, as part of a company-wide change, KMXA dropped the "Super Estrella" format (KJMN would also drop the "Jose" format) and flipped to an 1980s/1990s Spanish adult contemporary hits format as "La Suavecita." [4]

On January 21, 2019, KMXA split from its simulcast with KJMN and switched to ESPN Deportes Radio Spanish sports. [5] Over the weekend of August 31, 2019, the station dropped ESPN Deportes Radio ahead of the network's September 8 closure. The station played ranchero and Norteño music as "José 1090AM". It has since returned to Spanish sports with programming from TUDN Radio as of August 2020.

Related Research Articles

WQXI is an AM radio station licensed to Atlanta, Georgia. The station has a power of 28,000 watts in the daytime, and 1,000 watts at night. WQXI's signal is non-directional during the daytime, and directional at night. As of 2009, the station broadcast in the IBiquity HD Radio AM hybrid digital mode during daytime hours.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">KXKL-FM</span> Classic hits radio station in Denver

KXKL-FM is a classic hits station serving the Denver metropolitan area. This station is licensed to Denver, Colorado and broadcasts with an ERP of 100 kW and is under ownership of Stan Kroenke's KSE Radio Ventures. Its studios are located on Colorado Boulevard in Glendale, and the transmitter is located on Mt. Morrison.

WJFK is a commercial AM radio station broadcasting a sports gambling radio format. Licensed to Morningside, Maryland, and serving the Washington metropolitan area, the station is owned by Audacy, Inc. The radio studios are in Southeast DC in the Navy Yard neighborhood. Programming is supplied by the co-owned BetQL Network and Infinity Sports Network.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">WSKW</span> Radio station in Maine, United States

WSKW is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Skowhegan, Maine. It is owned by J. Hanson Company and it carries a radio format of sports from Infinity Sports Network. The studios and offices are in the Lee Farm Mall in Augusta.

WTNT is a Spanish hits AM radio station licensed to Alexandria, Virginia and serving the Washington metro area. WTNT is owned and operated by Metro Radio. 730 kHz is a Canadian and Mexican clear-channel frequency.

KSSE, KSSD, and KSSC are commercial FM radio stations serving Southern California at the 107.1 MHz frequency. KSSE is licensed to Arcadia, California and broadcasts to the Los Angeles metropolitan area, KSSD is licensed to Fallbrook, California and serves northern San Diego County and KSSC is licensed to Ventura, California, with its signal covering Ventura County. These three stations trimulcast with KLYY in Riverside, airing a Spanish adult hits format known as "José 97.5 y 107.1". KSSC formerly aired a separate Spanish adult contemporary format branded as "La Suavecita 107.1". From 1991 to 2019, the three stations formed a same-channel trimulcast covering Southern California from Ventura to San Diego. As of December 31, 2019, KSSC in Ventura switched to José, reforming the trimulcast on 107.1.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">KLYY</span> Radio station in Riverside, California

KLYY is a commercial radio station licensed to Riverside, California, and broadcasting to the Inland Empire, High Desert and Greater Los Angeles areas. It is owned by Entravision Communications and it airs a Spanish language adult hits radio format. It operates from studios in Los Angeles. Programming is simulcast on KSSE Arcadia, KSSD Fallbrook and KSSC Ventura, all on 107.1 FM.

KRRN is a commercial FM radio station licensed to Moapa Valley, Nevada, and serving the Las Vegas metropolitan area. It broadcasts a Bilingual Rhythmic Contemporary format and is owned by Entravision Communications. The studios and offices are on East Pilot Road in Las Vegas, near Harry Reid International Airport.

KJMN is a radio station broadcasting a Spanish-language adult hits format licensed to Castle Rock, Colorado, United States, serving the Denver-Boulder area. The station is owned by Entravision Communications. Its studios are located in Denver near Sports Authority Field at Mile High, and the transmitter is west of Castle Rock.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">KVOQ (FM)</span> Radio station in Greenwood Village–Denver, Colorado

KVOQ is a public radio station licensed to Greenwood Village, Colorado, and serving the Denver metropolitan area. KVOQ broadcasts an Album Adult Alternative (AAA) radio format known as "Indie 102.3" under the ownership of Colorado Public Radio. It is listener supported and airs no commercials. On-air fundraisers are conducted several times each year.

KBMB is a commercial radio station licensed to Black Canyon City, Arizona, and serving the Phoenix metropolitan area. Owned by Entravision Communications, it last broadcast a Spanish-language sports format. Most programming came from the TUDN Radio Network. It is currently silent.

KAMM is a commercial AM radio station licensed to University Park, Texas, serving the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. It is owned by Richard Witkovski, through licensee North Texas Radio Group, L.P., and is operating at the reduced power of 100 watts under special temporary authority BSTA20230405AAC under authority of the Federal Communications Commission.

KHHM is a commercial FM radio station licensed to Shingle Springs, California, and serving the Sacramento metropolitan area. It is owned by Entravision Communications and airs a Bilingual Rhythmic CHR radio format branded as "Fuego 101.9". KHHM, along with sister stations KNTY, KRCX-FM, and KXSE have their radio studios and offices on Auburn Blvd in Sacramento.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">KXSE</span> Radio station in Davis, California

KXSE is a commercial FM radio station licensed to Davis, California, and serving the Sacramento metropolitan area. The Entravision Communications-owned outlet broadcasts with an ERP of 3,400 watts. The station airs a Spanish-language adult hits radio format, one of the stations in "La Suavecita" radio network. The studios and offices are in North Sacramento. The transmitter is off Route 102, near Woodland Community College in Woodland, California.

WTLT is a commercial radio station licensed to Maryville, Tennessee, and serving the Knoxville radio market. It airs an urban contemporary radio format and is owned by Loud Media and operated by One Major Media LLC under via LMA.

KONO is a commercial AM radio station in San Antonio, Texas. The station is owned by Cox Media Group, and airs a business news/talk radio format. KONO's studios are located in Northwest San Antonio near the South Texas Medical Center complex. The transmitter site with two towers is located on Creekview Drive, near the Salado Creek Greenway and Interstate 35.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">KLOB</span> Radio station in Thousand Palms, California

KLOB is a Spanish language Soft AC radio station licensed to Thousand Palms, California, and serving the Palm Springs area. The station is currently owned by Entravision Communications. Its studios are in Palm Desert, while the transmitter is near North Palm Springs.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">KTSE-FM</span> Radio station in Patterson, California

KTSE-FM is a radio station broadcasting a Spanish CHR format. Licensed to Patterson, California, United States, it serves the Modesto area. The station is currently owned by Entravision Communications. Prior to 2009 It was an Adult Hits Station branded as Jose 97.1 until 2018 when the station flipped to the La Suavecita Network, and to simulcast on Sister station KCVR-FM 98.9 FM until the simulcast on 98.9 ended, and flipped to Country Music in 2019 and then to the Top 40 Fuego format to match its distant sister stations including KDVA in Phoenix AZ, KINT-FM in El Paso TX, KJMN in Denver CO, KLOB in Palm Springs CA, KNVO in the Rio Grande Valley, and KSEH in Brawley.

KCVR-FM is a radio station licensed to Columbia, California, and broadcasting to the Central Valley cities of Modesto and Stockton, in addition to the Sierra Nevada foothills surrounding Columbia, where the transmitter site is located. The station is owned by Entravision Communications.

KTCR is an AM radio station licensed to Selah, Washington. Owned by Stephens Media Group, it broadcasts an oldies format.

References

  1. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for KMXA". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ↑ Broadcasting Yearbook 1973 page B-31
  3. ↑ "'KBIG' the loser in sports talk war; New owners to change focus", The Denver Post, December 30, 1995.
  4. ↑ Entravision Brings La Tricolor To Los Angeles; Suavecita To 11 Markets
  5. ↑ ESPN Deportes Returns to Denver Radioinsight - January 21, 2019
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.