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KMMS-FM

Coordinates: 45°40′24″N 110°52′2″W / 45.67333°N 110.86722°W / 45.67333; -110.86722
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KMMS-FM
Broadcast areaBozeman, Montana
Frequency94.7 MHz
BrandingThe Moose 94.7
Programming
FormatAdult album alternative
Ownership
Owner
KISN, KMMS (AM), KPRK, KXLB, KZMY
History
Former call signs
KUUB, KUUB-FM[1]
Former frequencies
95.1 MHz (1987–2020)
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID24171
ClassC3
ERP5,300 watts
HAAT220 meters (720 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
45°40′24″N 110°52′2″W / 45.67333°N 110.86722°W / 45.67333; -110.86722
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
Websitemooseradio.com

KMMS-FM (94.7 MHz, "The Moose 94.7") is a radio station licensed to serve Bozeman, Montana. The station is owned by Townsquare Media, licensed to Townsquare License, LLC. It airs an adult album alternative music format.[3]

All Townsquare Media Bozeman studios are located at 125 West Mendenhall Street, downtown Bozeman. KXLB, KMMS-FM, KZMY, and KISN all share a transmitter site on Green Mountain, east of Bozeman.

The station was assigned the KMMS-FM call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on May 15, 1991.[1]

After 30 years on the 95.1 frequency, KMMS moved to 94.7 FM at 12 pm MT on May 28, 2020.[4]

Ownership

In February 2008, Colorado-based GAPWEST Broadcasting completed the acquisition of 57 radio stations in 13 markets in the Pacific Northwest-Rocky Mountain region from Clear Channel Communications.[5] The deal, valued at a reported $74 million, included six Bozeman stations, seven in Missoula and five in Billings. Other stations in the deal are located in Shelby, Montana, and in Casper and Cheyenne, Wyoming, plus Pocatello and Twin Falls, Idaho, and Yakima, Washington. GapWest was folded into Townsquare Media on August 13, 2010.[6]

History

KMMS started out as KUUB 95 the Kube, Yellowstone Country's hit music. It was Bozemans home of the original American Top 40. In 1991, the station flipped to a hybrid Rock/Alternative/Adult Rock format. This left Bozeman without a pop music station for ten years until KSCY (KISN) Started transitioning from Adult Contemporary to top 40 in 2002.

Translators

Call sign Frequency City of license FID ERP (W) Class FCC info
K228EN 93.5 FM FM Helena, Montana 22 D

References

  1. ^ a b "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
  2. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KMMS-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ^ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Archived from the original on 2010-03-01.
  4. ^ "The Moose 94.7 FM – Bozeman's Best Rock – Bozeman Rock Radio". The Moose 94.7 FM.
  5. ^ Richardson, Dave (2008-02-15). "GAPWEST closes deal for Bozeman radio stations; Goodbye Clear Channel, Hello GAPWEST". Bozeman Daily Chronicle.
  6. ^ "Townsquare Media completes roll-up of GAP". Radio Business Report. August 13, 2010. Archived from the original on January 21, 2011. Retrieved August 15, 2010.