KHOT-FM

KHOT-FM

Paradise Valley, Arizona
Broadcast area	Phoenix, Arizona
Frequency	105.9MHz
Branding	Qué Buena 105.9 y 105.1
Programming
Format	Regional Mexican
Ownership
Owner	Uforia Audio Network (Univision Radio Illinois, Inc.)
Sister stations	KOMR,KQMR,KHOV-FM Television stationsKTVW&KFPH
History
First air date	July 19, 1996(July 19, 1996)(as KXLL)
Former call signs	KXLL (1992–1996) KBUQ (1996–1998)
Call signmeaning	HOT(In reference to former Rhythmic Oldies format and the extreme weather climate in the Phoenix area)
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	59422
Class	C2
ERP	36,000watts
HAAT	176 meters (577 ft)
Repeater(s)	105.1KHOV-FM(Wickenburg)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen live
Website	Que Buena Online

KHOT-FM(105.9MHz) is acommercialradio stationlicensedtoParadise Valley, Arizona,and serving thePhoenix metropolitan area.It airs aregional Mexicanradio format,and is owned byTelevisaUnivision,calling itself "Que Buena 105.9 y 105.1."

KHOT-FM has aneffective radiated powerof 36,000watts.It also transmits on a 7,000-wattbooster stationat 105.9 inGlendale.Programming issimulcastonKHOV-FMat 105.1 MHz inWickenburg.

History

KXLL/KBUQ

The stationsigned onthe air on July 19, 1996(July 19, 1996).It carried acountry musicformat known as "Young Buck Country".Before the station was on the air, the call sign was KXLL. The call sign was changed shortly after sign-on to KBUQ to complement the "Young Buck Country" branding.

Attempts to put this station on the air had been ongoing for years prior to the 1996 sign-on. It was originally owned by Scottsdale Talking Machine and Wireless Co., Inc., and its primary quandary was where to put a tower in one of the Valley's richest areas. The new station desired to place its tower on Mummy Mountain, which met with aesthetic challenges. At one point, it proposed covering its antenna and tower in a fiberglass housing designed to look like a cactus,which was rejected by residents.The station ultimately signed on from a tower inFountain Hills.

KHOT-FM

On October 10, 1997, the format changed toUrban Adult Contemporary,known as "Hot 105.9".The station then changed its call sign to KHOT-FM, which moved from 100.3 FM in 1997. At that time, the station was owned by New Century Arizona Broadcasting.

KHOT-FM dropped most of its current R&B hits to focus more on aRhythmic Oldiesdirection, playing mostly 1970s and 1980s R&B and Disco, which most similarly-formatted stations at that time were doing. In 1999, KHOT-FM was sold to Hispanic Broadcasting Corporation and flipped to its current format on April 5 of that year. The 105.3 frequency was added in 2001, creating a simulcast.

KHOT-FM during this time carriedPiolín Por La Mañana("Tweety in the Morning"), hosted byEddie "Piolín" Sotelo.The program originated fromLos Angeles-based sister stationKSCAand was popular among Spanish-speaking Hispanics in Phoenix. Univision Radio dismissed Piolín in 2013.

The PM drive show is known asEl Show Del Gatillero Del La Tarde.

Logo before simulcasting onKHOV-FM

In March 2016, KHOT-FM rebranded as "Qué Buena 105.9".

On May 24, 2023, KHOT-FM resimulcasted with former simulcast partnerKHOV-FM,which beforehand simulcasted with Latin Pop sister stationKQMR,and rebranded as "Qué Buena 105.9 y 105.1".Both of these stations have full coverage of the Phoenix area, with KHOV-FM covering the western parts or areas of Phoenix, while KHOT-FM covers most of the Greater Phoenix area and its eastern parts.

External links

• Que Buena's website
• Facility details for Facility ID 59422 (KHOT-FM)in theFCCLicensing and Management System
• KHOT-FMinNielsen Audio's FM station database