KMGN
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Broadcast area | Flagstaff-Prescott, Arizona |
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Frequency | 93.9MHz |
Branding | 93.9 The Mountain |
Programming | |
Format | Mainstream rock |
Affiliations | United Stations Radio Networks |
Ownership | |
Owner |
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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 ID | 49688 |
Class | C |
ERP | 100,000watts |
HAAT | 460 meters (1,510 ft) |
Links | |
Public license information | |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | 939themountain.gcmaz.com |
KMGN(93.9FM) is an American commercialmainstream rockmusicradio stationinFlagstaff, Arizona,United States, broadcasting to theFlagstaff–Prescott, Arizonaarea.
History
[edit]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
[edit]- ^"Facility Technical Data for KMGN".Licensing and Management System.Federal Communications Commission.
- ^"KSOJ-FM on Air".Arizona Daily Sun.January 11, 1982. p. 10.RetrievedApril 18,2019.
External links
[edit]- 93.9 The Mountain KMGN official website
- Facility details for Facility ID 49688 (KMGN)in theFCCLicensing and Management System
- KMGNinNielsen Audio's FM station database