KXQQ-FM

KXQQ-FM

Henderson, Nevada United States
Broadcast area	Las Vegas, Nevada
Frequency	100.5 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding	Q100.5
Programming
Language(s)	English
Format	Rhythmic hot AC
Subchannels	HD2: Talk radio (KXNT simulcast) HD3: Hip hop "100.5 Jamz"
Affiliations	Compass Media Networks
Ownership
Owner	Audacy, Inc. (Audacy License, LLC, as Debtor-in-Possession)
Sister stations	KLUC-FM KMXB KXNT
History
First air date	October 26, 1981 (1981-10-26)
Former call signs	KMZQ-FM (1981–2005) KKJJ (2005–2010) KXNT-FM (2010–2015)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	12560
Class	C
ERP	100,000 watts
HAAT	357 meters (1,171 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	36°00′30″N 115°00′23″W / 36.0083°N 115.0064°W / 36.0083; -115.0064
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen live (via Audacy)
Website	www.audacy.com/q100vegas

KXQQ-FM (100.5 MHz) is a commercial radio station located in Henderson, Nevada, broadcasting in the Las Vegas, Nevada area. KXQQ-FM airs a rhythmic hot AC format, billed as "Q100.5". Owned by Audacy, Inc., the station's studios are located in the unincorporated Clark County area of Spring Valley, while KXQQ-FM's transmitter is atop Black Mountain in Henderson.

KXQQ-FM broadcasts in HD:

• HD1 is a digital version of the KXQQ-FM over-the-air traditional (analog) broadcast.
• HD2 is a talk format simulcasting sister station KXNT.
• HD3 is a hip hop format known as "100.5 Jamz".^[2]

History

The station signed on October 26, 1981, with the call letters KMZQ-FM. KMZQ went through many changes over its 12-year run. KMZQ was known as "Q-100" and "Klassy 100". From 1995 to 2005, it was known as "Lite 100.5 FM".

On June 24, 2005, at 2 p.m., after playing "Leaving Las Vegas" by Sheryl Crow, KMZQ-FM began stunting with Christmas music; 45 minutes later, the stunt shifted to movie theme songs with the sound of a Roulette wheel in between. At 3 p.m., the stunt ended with the station's new voiceover artist Howard Cogan asking to "please cut the cheesy Roulette wheel sound effect", and declaring that Vegas needed a new radio station, as well as revealing that he was the new "operator" of the station, winning it in a poker match from "some guy named Joel" (most likely a reference to then-CEO of Infinity Broadcasting Joel Hollander). Shortly thereafter, "Lite 100.5" became Jack FM, with a variety hits format. The call letters were quickly changed to KKJJ. The first song on "Jack FM" was The Flying Lizards' cover of "Money (That's What I Want)". KMZQ-FM's call letters would be moved to a station on 99.3 FM in Payson, Arizona, co-owned with KMZQ (670 AM) in Las Vegas Valley.

In July 2010, CBS Radio announced that starting on August 16, 2010, KKJJ would be replaced with a simulcast of sister station KXNT.^[3] On August 16, at 5:03 p.m., after playing "Talk Talk" by Talk Talk, KKJJ began simulcasting KXNT. With the change, the station changed call letters to KXNT-FM.^[4][5]

On September 4, 2015, at 9 a.m., after stunting for an hour with songs from multiple genres and liners redirecting KXNT listeners to 840 AM, KXNT-FM flipped to rhythmic hot AC as "Q100.5".^[6] The first song on "Q100.5" was "This Is How We Do It" by Montell Jordan.^[7] The station changed to its current KXQQ-FM call sign on September 28, 2015.

On February 2, 2017, CBS Radio announced it would merge with Entercom.^[8] The merger was approved on November 9, 2017, and was consummated on November 17.^[9][10]

References

External links

• Official website
• Facility details for Facility ID 12560 (KXQQ) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• KXQQ in Nielsen Audio's FM station database

This page was last edited on 13 June 2024, at 21:49