KQLA
MHz (HD Radio) | |
| Branding | Q Country 103.5 |
|---|---|
| Programming | |
| Format | Country |
| Subchannels | HD2: Country Rewind 92.7 (Classic country) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Eagle Communications |
| History | |
First air date | February 14, 1986 |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 33565 |
| Class | C2 |
| ERP | 41,000 watts |
| HAAT | 95 meters (312 ft) |
| Translator(s) | HD2: 92.7 K224EX (Manhattan) |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen Live Listen Live (HD2) |
| Website | www 927countryrewind |
KQLA (103.5 FM "Q Country 103.5") is a radio station licensed to Ogden, Kansas. It broadcasts to the Junction City-Manhattan-Fort Riley area broadcasting with an ERP of 41,000 watts. The station is owned by Eagle Communications, which also owns stations KJCK and KJCK-FM, as well as 25 radio stations throughout Kansas, Nebraska and Missouri.
History
KQLA went on the air on the evening of February 14, 1986, with a Top 40 format, and competed against (now sister station)
KQLA was the local affiliate for "Intelligence for Your Life" with
On October 6, 2011, Platinum Broadcasting announced it was ceasing operations and that KQLA, along with its sister stations, would be sold to Hays-based Eagle Communications, pending FCC approval.[1] The sale was approved on December 15, 2011.
On July 25, 2013, KQLA dropped its Adult Contemporary format and began stunting with Christmas music. On July 29, 2013, at 6 a.m., after playing "The Christmas Song" by Al Jarreau, KQLA flipped to country, branded as "Q Country 103.5."
Currently KQLA-FM airs Bobby Bones in morning. Rick Thomas 10am-2pm. DJ Dan from 2pm-7pm and Kate from 7p to Mid.
HD Radio
In December 2015, Eagle announced it would acquire translator K224EX (92.7 FM) from the University of Kansas, and would activate HD Radio services for KQLA, with the translator being utilized to re-broadcast an HD sub-channel for the station (in this case, KQLA-HD2).[2] On March 16, 2016, Eagle signed on the translator, and began airing an active rock format branded as Q-Rock 92.7. The translator's transmitter is di-plexed with KQLA's transmitter, which is located on Bagdad Hill on the southwest side of Manhattan. The translator signal is slightly nulled to the west to avoid co-channel interference with KZUH in Salina.[3][4][5]
At midnight on April 15, 2019, after playing “
On March 4, 2022, KQLA-HD2/K224EX flipped to classic country as "92.7 Country Rewind". The format focuses on '90s country hits and acts as a flanker for the main frequency's format.[7]
Sister stations
References
- ^ "Home" (PDF).
- ^ "Station Sales Week of 12/24". 24 December 2015.
- ^ http://fccdata.org/?facid=&call=K224EX&ccode=1&city=&state=&country=US&arn=&party=&party_type=LICEN [bare URL]
- user-generated source]
- ^ "Q-Rock Debuts in Manhattan KS". 11 April 2016.
- ^ "Q Rock Becomes Classic Hits Q Prime In Manhattan". RadioInsight. 2019-04-16. Retrieved 2019-04-16.
- ^ Country Rewind Comes to Manhattan
External links
- Official website
- KQLA in the FCC FM station database
- KQLA in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
- K224EX in the FCC FM station database
- K224EX at FCCdata.org