KQAV

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KQAV
Broadcast area Antelope Valley, California
Frequency 93.5 MHz
BrandingOld School 93.5
Programming
Format Rhythmic oldies
Ownership
Owner
KCEL, KGMX, KKZQ, KMVE, KOCP, KOSJ, KOSS, KQIE, KUTY, KWIE, KXFM, KZLA
History
First air date
September 1, 1993 (as KLKX)
Former call signs
KPXD (1992–1993, CP)
KLKX (1993–2010)
KGMX (2010)
Call sign meaning
KQuAke Valley (former classic rock format)
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 70879
Class A
ERP 3,000 watts
HAAT 63 meters (207 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
 34°52′27″N118°16′24″W / 34.87417°N 118.27333°W / 34.87417; -118.27333
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen Live
Website oldschool935.com

KQAV (93.5 FM, "Old School 93.5") is a radio station that is licensed to Rosamond, California and serves the Antelope Valley area. The station is owned by High Desert Broadcasting and broadcasts a rhythmic oldies format.

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History

The station originated in a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) construction permit granted in 1992 to KPXD at 93.5 FM, owned by Waremar Communications Inc. and licensed to Rosamond, California. [2] When KPXD finally signed on September 1, 1993, it adopted the KLKX call letters and a classic rock format. [3] In January 1997, Paul Dale Ware sold KLKX and AM sister station KUTY to Point Broadcasting for $1.375 million. [4]

On February 1, 2006, former WLUP-FM (Chicago) on-air personality Mark Zander joined KLKX, branded "93.5 The Quake", as programming director. [5] Zander also produced and hosted The Rockin' '80s, a nationally syndicated rock retrospective program that was distributed by Envision Radio Networks. [6] [7] In August 2007, he assumed the same role for sister modern rock station KKZQ (100.1 The Edge). [8] Zander resigned from High Desert Broadcasting on June 13, 2008, to manage his own radio content production company. [9]

On July 19, 2010, KLKX picked up the KGMX call letters from its sister station on 106.3 FM. Ten days later, on July 29, the two stations swapped call signs, with 93.5 FM becoming KQAV. [10] [11]

On March 9, 2015, High Desert merged the classic rock format of KQAV with the active rock programming of KKZQ into a new mainstream rock station, branded "100.1 The Quake". [12] KQAV simulcast KKZQ for five days, then stunted that weekend with a looped message directing listeners to the latter station at 100.1 FM. KQAV morning show host Gary Crewes moved to middays on the new KKZQ, while The Edge's Mitchell retained his morning drive timeslot. [13] On March 16 at 10:00 a.m., KQAV ended stunting and flipped to rhythmic oldies as "Old School 93.5". The Antelope Valley station is Point Broadcasting's third "Old School" outlet, following KOCP in Oxnard and KQIE in Redlands; [12] KQAV is a partial simulcast of KOCP.

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References

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  2. ↑ "For the Record" (PDF). Broadcasting. Broadcasting Publications Ltd. January 4, 1993. p. 84. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Directory of Radio Stations in the U.S." (PDF). Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook. New Providence, New Jersey: R.R. Bowker. 1994. p. B-47. ISBN   0-8352-3438-X. ISSN   0000-1511. LCCN   71-649524 . Retrieved June 6, 2018.
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  8. ↑ "Mark Zander Adds PD Duties At KKZQ". All Access. All Access Music Group. August 6, 2007. Retrieved January 6, 2019.
  9. ↑ "Zander Leaves High Desert". All Access. All Access Music Group. June 13, 2008. Retrieved January 6, 2019.
  10. ↑ "Call Sign History: KQAV". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database. Federal Communications Commission . Retrieved January 6, 2019.
  11. ↑ "Call Sign History: KGMX". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database. Federal Communications Commission . Retrieved January 6, 2019.
  12. 1 2 Venta, Lance (March 17, 2015). "Old School 93.5 Launches In Antelope Valley After Quake Move". RadioInsight. RadioBB Networks. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
  13. ↑ "KQAV Staffers, Format Merge With Sister KKZQ To Be 100.1 The Quake; Classic Hip-Hop Debuts At 93.5". All Access. All Access Music Group. March 11, 2015. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
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