KMES
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| Network | ESNE Radio |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | El Sembrador Ministries |
| History | |
First air date | January 28, 1925 |
Former call signs |
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| Technical information[2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 35069 |
| Class | B |
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| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Website | ESNE Radio |
KMES (1430
KMES operates at 25,000 watts by day and 5,000 watts at night, using a four-tower array directional antenna. KMES's transmitter is near the Great Salt Lake in Layton, Utah. All four of KMES's towers are different heights, which is unusual.
History
KMES
During the 1960s and 70s, KLO was a
In 2001, KLO flipped to a
In 2012, Capital Broadcasting purchased KJQN
In 2014, 103.1 FM switched to
Sale to El Sembrador
On July 15, 2020, KLO was sold to El Sembrador Ministries for $260,000. El Sembrador filed an FCC Form 302-AM application to change the status of the station from commercial to non-commercial, which was later approved by the FCC. The historic three-letter KLO call letters were excluded from the sale, to be retained by Capital Broadcasting.[12]
On August 31, 2020, it was announced that KSQN would be the new radio home for Weber State football and men's basketball games. Veteran Weber State announcer Steve Klauke will continue to be the voice of the Wildcats for play-by-play, pre-game, and post-game duties.[13][14]
On October 13, 2020, KLO Broadcasting Co. closed on the sale of the station to El Sembrador Ministries.[15] Per the FCC database, the new call letters for the station would be KMES. Programming from El Sembrador Ministries began airing on KLO on October 21, 2020. The call sign change from KLO to KMES became effective on November 3, 2020.[16] KSQN, by then a classic alternative rock station, concurrently returned to the KLO-FM call sign.
References
- ^ FCC History Cards for KMES
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for KMES". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ a b "Ogden Radio Station Tested". Ogden Standard-Examiner. January 29, 1925. p. 8. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
- ^ Larson, Tim; Avery, Robert K. "Utah Broadcasting History". Utah History Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2020-10-25.
- ^ a b "Broadcast History - Salt Lake City Radio".
- ^ "Radio Service Bulletin No. 145" (PDF). United States Department of Commerce Radio Division. p. 12.
- ^ "Standard Examiner Through the Years".
- ^ "Utah" (PDF). Broadcasting Yearbook. 1935. p. 58.
- ^ "KLO(AM)" (PDF). Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook. 2010. p. D-552.
- ^ "Capital Broadcasting buys Salt Lake City FM station". Salt Lake Tribune. June 29, 2012. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
- ^ Venta, Lance (December 12, 2018). "KLO Flipping to Standards". RadioInsight. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
- ^ Venta, Lance (July 22, 2020). "El Sembrador Ministries Acquires KLO". RadioInsight. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
- ^ Hein, Brett (August 31, 2020). "Weber State athletics announces 103.1 FM as new radio home for football, men's basketball broadcasts". Ogden Standard-Examiner. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
- ^ "Weber State Football, Men's Basketball Moving To KSQN (103.1 The Wave)/Salt Lake City". All Access. September 1, 2020. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
- ^ "iHeartMedia Reduces Licensee Subsidiaries From Eight To Two". All Access. October 20, 2020. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
- ^ "Call Sign History (Facility ID: 35069)".
External links
- KMES in the FCC AM station database
- KMES in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- FCC History Cards for KMES (covering 1927-1980 as KLO)