KPEK

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Coordinates: 35°12′50″N 106°27′04″W / 35.214°N 106.451°W / 35.214; -106.451
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KPEK
iHeartMedia, Inc.
  • (iHM Licenses, LLC)
    • KABQ (AM), KABQ-FM, KBQI, KTEG, KZRR, K251AU, K265CA
    History
    First air date
    		December 1974 (as KPAR-FM)
    Former call signs
    		KPAR-FM (1974-1980)
    KKJY (1980-1994)
    KHTZ (1994-1996)
    Call sign meaning
    		K PEaK
    Technical information
    Facility ID4704
    ClassC
    ERP22,500 watts
    HAAT1,253 meters (4,111 ft)
    Links
    WebcastListen Live
    Website1003thepeak.iheart.com

    KPEK (100.3

    iHeartMedia, Inc. (formerly Clear Channel Communications), its studios are located in Northeast Albuquerque and the transmitter tower is atop Sandia Crest
    east of the city.

    KPEK broadcasts in the HD Radio format.[1]

    The Peak features Jackie, Tony & Donnie in the morning; local personality Ryan in middays; Randi West, who originates at WMTX in Tampa, Florida in afternoons; and Haze from KMYI in San Diego, California at night.

    History

    100.3 went on the air in 1974 as KPAR-FM.

    In 1979 the station became KKJY with an easy listening format made up of mostly instrumental music branded as "K-Joy". K-Joy lasted for about 15 years and shifted to smooth jazz around 1993.

    In late 1994, KKJY switched from Smooth jazz to 70s oldies.[2] The callsign changed to KHTZ branded as "K-Hits". This format lasted under two years by which time the station was sold to Trumper Communications in 1996.

    In September 1996, "100.3 The Peak" debuted under new KPEK call letters. Initially, KPEK aired a

    AAA format by 2002. By 2003, KPEK would bring on Tony & Jackie, who had been heard on local top 40 stations KKSS, KCHQ, and KKOB-FM
    in past years, for mornings. The Peak would also shift to a Hot AC format, returning it to a pop-based format rather than a rock-based one. The station's slogan throughout the rest of the decade was "80's, 90's and Now". The Peak had often featured a large selection of 80's music that it termed "Tainted 80's" for much of the first 15 years of the station's run. By 2010, the station began to focus more on the 90's, 2000s and current music with less 80's, although a small amount of 80's music has still been featured.

    References

    1. ^ http://www.hdradio.com/station_guides/widget.php?id=70 HD Radio Guide for Albuquerque
    2. ^ Stark, Phyllis (November 5, 1994). "Vox Jox". Billboard. 106 (45): 118.

    External links

    35°12′50″N 106°27′04″W / 35.214°N 106.451°W / 35.214; -106.451

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