KSWG

Last updated

KSWG
Broadcast area Northwest Phoenix metropolitan area
Frequency 96.3 MHz
BrandingReal Country 96.3
Programming
Format Classic Country
Ownership
OwnerBarna Broadcasting LLC
History
First air date
 1992
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 11216
Class C3
ERP 6,400 watts
HAAT 197.0 meters (646.3 ft)
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen Live
Website 963RealCountry.com

KSWG (96.3 MHz) is a commercial FM radio station licensed to Wickenburg, Arizona. It is owned by Barna Broadcasting Company and airs a classic country radio format, using the moniker "Real Country 96.3." The station is considered a rimshot broadcaster because its transmitter is more than 50 miles from downtown Phoenix, Arizona. KSWG's signal is primarily heard in northwest suburbs of the Phoenix market.

Contents

The studios and offices are on West Wickenburg Way in Wickenburg. [2] The transmitter is off South Vulture Mine Road, also in Wickenburg. [3]

History

KFMA, KMEO and KBSZ

Today's KSWG began life in September 1992 on 93.7 MHz as modern rock station KFMA. The station was owned by Harold Shumway alongside KTIM 1250 AM, and as KFMA, it was run by former KUPD/KUKQ general manager Lloyd Melton. However, when KEDJ-FM was born months later, it pushed KFMA, with its partial-market signal, out of the format. Early in 1993 KFMA became KMEO, an easy listening music station using call letters made famous in Phoenix by KMEO-AM-FM (now KIDR and KMXP); Melton sued Shumway in Maricopa County Superior Court. [4] On March 24, 1995, KMEO flipped to new age music as KBSZ "The Breeze". Geoff Stirling, a new age enthusiast and Canadian-American media mogul, had an unspecified stake in the station. [5] KBSZ also made moves to increase its coverage; it picked up use of a translator from KEDJ at 96.3 MHz, improving its signal in metro Phoenix. [6] It also moved its main signal to 94.1 with increased power in March 1996; the KBSZ call letters also turned up on the AM station on March 1, 1996, where they remain today (even though the station has moved across the Valley to Apache Junction). However, low audience turnout for the last concert the station sponsored and low ad sales prompted Circle S to move in a new direction.

KSWG

In July 1996, KBSZ-FM became KSWG "94 Country" with a classic country as KSWG. It was one of two new country stations in the Phoenix market that month, alongside KXLL/KBUQ "Young Buck Country". [7]

In 2006, KSWG relocated from 94.1 to 96.3. The station was sold to Barna Broadcasting in 2012.

In 2017, an interference dispute lodged by KSWG against KXEG translator K241CS (96.1) prompted a counter-filing alleging that the facility on which KSWG was operating was not the one it was licensed for; it was directional toward Phoenix, and the tower was 57 feet (17 m) higher than authorized. [8]

Related Research Articles

KZON is a commercial radio station licensed to Gilbert, Arizona, and broadcasting to the Phoenix metropolitan area. It simulcasts an adult contemporary radio format with co-owned KMVA 97.5 FM Dewey-Humboldt, Arizona, as "Hot 97.5/103.9." The stations are owned by the Riviera Broadcast Group with studios on 7th Street in Midtown Phoenix.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">KOMR</span> Radio station in Sun City, Arizona, United States

KOMR is a commercial FM radio station licensed to Sun City, Arizona, and serving the Phoenix metropolitan area. It is owned by Univision and it airs a Spanish adult contemporary radio format, calling itself "Amor 106.3". The studios are on South 30th Street in Phoenix.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">KMXP</span> Modern adult contemporary radio station in Phoenix

KMXP is a commercial modern adult contemporary radio station in Phoenix, Arizona. It is owned and operated by iHeartMedia, Inc., with studios on East Van Buren Street near Sky Harbor International Airport. KMXP carries the syndicated On Air with Ryan Seacrest show in early afternoons.

KBAQ is a public radio station in Phoenix, Arizona, United States, playing classical music. It is co-owned by the Maricopa County Community College District (MCCCD) and Arizona State University (ASU). The studios are located at MCCCD's Rio Salado College in Tempe, alongside MCCCD-owned KJZZ, while the station broadcasts from a transmitter on South Mountain. In addition to its FM signal, it is broadcast as an audio subchannel (8.5) of ASU-owned KAET television across central, northern, and southwestern Arizona.

KFMA is a commercial FM radio station licensed to Oro Valley, Arizona, and broadcasting to the Tucson metropolitan area. KFMA airs an active rock format and is owned by Lotus Communications. The studios and offices on North Commerce Drive.

KRDX is a commercial FM radio station, licensed to Corona de Tucson, Arizona, and serving the Tucson metropolitan area. It is owned by Ted Tucker, with the license held by Desert West Air Ranchers Corporation. The station airs an oldies radio format, known as "103.7 The Fox."

<span class="mw-page-title-main">KFNX</span> Radio station in Cave Creek, Arizona

KFNX is a commercial radio station licensed to Cave Creek, Arizona, and serving the Phoenix metropolitan area. It airs a talk radio format and is owned by Futures and Options, Inc., headed by William J. Brady.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">KDUS</span> Radio station in Tempe, Arizona

KDUS is a commercial radio station licensed to Tempe, Arizona, and serving the Phoenix metropolitan area. It airs a sports radio format and is an affiliate of the Vegas Stats & Information Network, along with some programming from Fox Sports Radio. It is owned by Hubbard Broadcasting, Inc., with the license held by Phoenix FCC License Sub, LLC. Its studios are on North 52nd Street west of Papago Park.

KCMT is a commercial FM radio station licensed to Green Valley, Arizona, and serving the Tucson metropolitan area. It airs a regional Mexican radio format and is owned by Lotus Communications. Its studios are on North Commerce Drive in Tucson. KCMT is often the highest-rated Spanish-language radio station in the Nielsen ratings for Tucson, competing with 105.3 KZLZ, owned by Bustos Media.

KKFR is a commercial radio station that is licensed to Mayer, Arizona, and serves the Phoenix metropolitan area. The station is owned and operated by Riviera Broadcast Group and airs a rhythmic radio format. KKFR broadcasts with an effective radiated power of 41 kW. The station's studios are located on 7th Street in Midtown Phoenix and its transmitter is located in Crown King, Arizona, producing a rimshot signal from 50 miles (80 km) northwest of Phoenix. KKFR is the flagship station of the nationally syndicated program Big Boy's Neighborhood.

KAJM is a commercial rhythmic oldies-formatted radio station in Camp Verde, Arizona, broadcasting to Phoenix, Arizona. Owned by locally based Sierra H Broadcasting, its studios are located on Central Avenue in Midtown Phoenix, and its transmitter is in Crown King.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">KFNN</span> Radio station in Mesa, Arizona, United States

KFNN is a commercial radio station licensed to Mesa, Arizona, and serving the Phoenix metropolitan area. News Talk Radio in Phoenix, it airs a financial news and talk radio format, broadcasting from studios in North Scottsdale. KFNN is owned by CRC Broadcasting Company, Inc., headed by Ronald Cohen. The company also owns sports radio 1580 The Fanatic KQFN, as well as KJJZ 102.7 The Fanatic in the Palm Springs area, and a financial expo called Financial Fest. KFNN has a lineup of local and national money related programs, with some nationally syndicated conservative talk show hosts. KFNN says it had the first full-time financial format of its kind in the U.S., starting in 1988.

KIDR is a radio station in Phoenix, Arizona. KIDR is owned by En Familia, Inc. and airs a Spanish-language Roman Catholic religious radio format. The station's transmitter is off South 23rd Avenue in Phoenix.

KBSZ is a commercial radio station broadcasting a classic rock radio format. Licensed to Apache Junction, Arizona, the station is owned by 1TV.com. The studios and offices are on Broadway in Miami, Arizona.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">KHOV-FM</span> Radio station in Wickenburg, Arizona, United States

KHOV-FM is a radio station on 105.1 MHz in Wickenburg, Arizona, serving the Phoenix metropolitan area. It is owned by TelevisaUnivision through its Uforia brand and carries a simulcast with sister station KHOT-FM, playing the regional Mexican format.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">KQMR</span> Radio station in Globe, Arizona

KQMR is a radio station in Globe, Arizona, United States, owned by TelevisaUnivision and licensed to Univision Radio Illinois, Inc. The station was assigned the KQMR call sign by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on September 16, 2005. It airs a Spanish language Latin pop music format.

KKMR is a non-commercial FM radio station licensed to Arizona City, Arizona, and serving the Phoenix metropolitan area. It is owned by the Educational Media Foundation and it airs a Christian Contemporary radio format, as part of the K-Love network.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">KLRC</span> Radio station in Siloam Springs, Arkansas

KLRC is a non-commercial FM radio station licensed to Tahlequah, Oklahoma. It serves sections of Northwest Arkansas, Eastern Oklahoma and Southwest Missouri. KLRC broadcasts a Christian adult contemporary radio format and is owned by John Brown University. It is simulcast on KLAB at 101.1 MHz in Siloam Springs, Arkansas, as well as FM translators 99.1 K256BG in Bentonville, 101.1 K266BS in Van Buren and 103.5 K278BG in Springdale. KLRC and KLAB use periodic on-air fundraisers to seek support from listeners for the running of the stations.

KFAS was a radio station on 1260 kHz in Casa Grande, Arizona, United States, which operated from December 6, 1956, to at least November 1995. Its FCC license was canceled on February 9, 1997.

KMEO may refer to:

References

  1. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for KSWG". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ↑ 96.3RealCountry.com
  3. ↑ Radio-Locator.com/KSWG
  4. ↑ Newberg, Julie (April 3, 1991). "KMEO appearance: Wickenburg owner sets sights on big city". Arizona Republic. Retrieved June 27, 2019.
  5. ↑ "NL Broadcasting Icon Geoff Stirling Dead at 92". VOCM. December 22, 2013. Archived from the original on December 24, 2013. Retrieved December 22, 2013.
  6. ↑ Newberg, Julie (July 31, 1995). "Make your own waves: Call 'PressLine' to air gripes, sing praises". Arizona Republic. Retrieved June 27, 2019.
  7. ↑ Van Dyke, Charlie (July 27, 1996). "KSWG throws its hat into country-radio ring". Arizona Republic. Retrieved June 27, 2019.
  8. ↑ Jacobson, Adam (April 21, 2017). "Can An FM's Complaints About Translator Interference Be 'Invalid'?". RBR. Retrieved June 27, 2019.

33°55′34″N112°47′42″W / 33.926°N 112.795°W / 33.926; -112.795

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.