KEMP

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KEMP
Broadcast areaPhoenix metropolitan area
Frequency99.3 MHz
Branding106.9 Da Bomb
Programming
FormatRhythmic Classic Hits (simulcast of KVGQ)
Ownership
Owner
  • Kemp Broadcasting & Digital Media
  • (Kemp Communications, Inc.)
KMZQ
KVEG
KVGQ
History
Former call signs
KSXX (2005–2005)
KMZQ (2005–2008)
KMZQ-FM (2008–2014)
Call sign meaning
KEMP Communications
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID164203
ClassC2
ERP50,000 watts
HAAT140 meters (460 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
34°11′4″N 111°20′16″W / 34.18444°N 111.33778°W / 34.18444; -111.33778
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
Website106.9 Da Bomb

KEMP (99.3 MHz) is a commercial FM radio station broadcasting a Rhythmic Classic Hits format. Licensed to Payson, Arizona, the station is owned by Kemp Broadcasting & Digital Media.[2][3] It broadcasts to the Phoenix metropolitan area and it simulcasts with KVGQ in the Las Vegas metropolitan area.

The station has a construction permit to increase it signal strength to 50,000 watts effective radiated power (ERP) and increase its tower height above average terrain (HAAT) to 459 feet (140 meters).[4]

History[edit]

The station was assigned call sign KSXX on May 2, 2005. On August 31, 2005, the station changed its call sign to KMZQ, on July 30, 2008, to KMZQ-FM, and on August 19, 2014, to the current KEMP.[5]

In 2014, KEMP began simulcasting sister station KVGQ in Overton, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas radio market.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KEMP". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "KEMP Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. ^ "KMZQ-FM Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
  4. ^ Radio-Locator.com/KEMP
  5. ^ "KEMP Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.

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