KQSM-FM
NFL on Westwood One Arkansas Razorbacks Network | |
| Ownership | |
|---|---|
| Owner |
|
| KAMO-FM, KFAY, KKEG, KMCK-FM, KRMW, KYNG | |
| History | |
First air date | October 16, 1964 (as KFAY-FM) |
Former call signs | KFAY-FM (1964–1970) KKEG (1970–2009) |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 16569 |
| Class | C3 |
| ERP | 7,600 watts |
| HAAT | 162 meters (531 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 36°7′38″N 93°59′23″W / 36.12722°N 93.98972°W |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen live Listen Live via iHeart |
| Website | 921theticket.com |
KQSM-FM (92.1
Arbitron and Nielsen
) in total listeners and average share since its inception in June 2009.
KQSM-FM has an
studios and offices are on Frontage Road, off North College Road (U.S. Route 71 Business
) in Fayetteville.
Programming
Program Director Josh Bertaccini hosts "The Red Zone with JB" during weekday morning
The Paul Finebaum Show, focusing on Southeastern Conference (SEC) college sports, is heard weekday afternoons. Nights and weekends, KQSM-FM carries Infinity Sports Network
.
KQSM-FM broadcasts all
Ticket 2 runs CBS Sports Radio, sometimes picking up play-by-play games from KQSM-FM.History
On October 16, 1964, the station first
signed on the air.[2] It was originally KFAY-FM, the sister station of KFAY 1250 AM. The two stations mostly simulcast a country music format and were owned by H. Weldon Stamps. KFAY-FM ran 3,000 watts, less than half of its current output. It later switched to an easy listening
format, separate from the AM station.
In 1970, it switched to
adult contemporary station KCIZ-FM flipped to mainstream Top 40/CHR that same year. The following year in 1987, KKEG dropped its rock-leaned Top 40 format and returned back to its former AOR format. KKEG was acquired by Cumulus Media in 1999.[3]
On June 11, 2009, the KKEG call sign and rock music format were moved to 98.3 FM in
CBS Sports Radio
Network. Over 150 Cumulus sports stations around the U.S., including KQSM-FM, switched their network affiliation to CBS Sports Radio.
References
- ^ Radio-Locator.com/KQSM-FM
- ^ Information from Broadcasting Yearbook 1967 page B-11
- ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 2001 page D-30
External links
- KQSM in the FCC FM station database
- KQSM in Nielsen Audio's FM station database