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KMGN

Coordinates:34°58′08″N111°30′29″W/ 34.969°N 111.508°W/34.969; -111.508
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KMGN
Broadcast areaFlagstaff-Prescott, Arizona
Frequency93.9MHz
Branding93.9 The Mountain
Programming
FormatMainstream rock
AffiliationsUnited Stations Radio Networks
Ownership
Owner
  • Roger and Nancy Anderson
  • (Flagstaff Radio, Inc.)
KAFF,KAFF-FM,KFSZ,KNOT,KTMG
History
First air date
1975 (as KCTB-FM)
Former call signs
KCTB-FM (1975–1982)
KSOJ (1982–1986)
Call signmeaning
MaGic of theNorthland(former name)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID49688
ClassC
ERP100,000watts
HAAT460 meters (1,510 ft)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
Website939themountain.gcmaz.com

KMGN(93.9FM) is an American commercialmainstream rockmusicradio stationinFlagstaff, Arizona,United States, broadcasting to theFlagstaffPrescott, Arizonaarea.

History

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KCTB-FMsigned on in 1975. It was owned by and named for Christian Towers Broadcasting. In 1982, it becameKSOJ,the "Sound of Joy", when Tucson-based Harvest Ministries acquired it.[2]

93.9 FM relaunched as KMGN in 1986, originally airing anadult contemporarymusic format, punctuated by the "Ott & Scott in the Morning" radio show, a morning drive radio show hosted by radio personality Don Scott and news director Kimberly Ott. The station also served as the flagship forNorthern Arizona Universityathletics for a number of years after the closure ofKCLSin 1988.

Upon being purchased by Guyann Corporation in 1994, the station flipped to the classic rock format that still airs today. In March 2013 KMGN shifted to a mainstream rock format. The station, along with four sister stations, was sold to Roger and Nancy Anderson's Flagstaff Radio, Inc. The transaction, at a purchase price of $5 million, was consummated on July 2, 2014.

References

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  1. ^"Facility Technical Data for KMGN".Licensing and Management System.Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^"KSOJ-FM on Air".Arizona Daily Sun.January 11, 1982. p. 10.RetrievedApril 18,2019.
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34°58′08″N111°30′29″W/ 34.969°N 111.508°W/34.969; -111.508