KQUS-FM

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KQUS-FM
Us97logo.png
Broadcast area Hot Springs, Arkansas
Frequency 97.5 MHz
BrandingUS97
Programming
Format Mainstream Country
Ownership
Owner US Stations, LLC
KZNG, KLXQ, KLBL, KLAZ
History
First air date
February 7, 1969
Former call signs
KWBO (1982–1986)
Call sign meaning
K QUS 97
Technical information
Facility ID 16572
Class C1
ERP 100,000 watts
HAAT 264 meters
Links
Webcast Listen Live
Website myhotsprings.com

KQUS-FM (97.5 FM), known as "US97", is a Mainstream Country formatted radio station located in Hot Springs, Arkansas. It broadcasts with an ERP of 100,000 Watts from its broadcast tower on Mount Riante, south of Hot Springs in Garland County, Arkansas, where it shares tower space with sister station KLXQ.

KQUS is owned and operated by US Stations, LLC, a local company that also owns KZNG, KLXQ and KLAZ in Hot Springs, Arkansas and KLBL in Malvern, Arkansas.

With a 13.0 share (12+), US97 was ranked #1 of 21 in Arbitron Ratings Data for Spring of '11.

Notable weekday on-air programming includes mornings with the "US97 Wake-Up Crew" with Vicki Parker & Jarrett Jackson, mid-days with Tom Duke and afternoons with Pat O'Briant.

Studio location

The US Stations broadcast studio is in the former KVTH-TV Channel 26 building near the Hot Springs Mall. The previous US97 studio was in the upstairs part of the television studio, but has since moved to a new addition built in late 2006.

KQUS shares a building with sister stations KZNG, KLXQ, KLBL and KLAZ.

34°24′14″N93°07′16″W / 34.404°N 93.121°W / 34.404; -93.121

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