KXQQ-FM
Radio station in Henderson, Nevada
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KXQQ-FM (100.5 FM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Henderson, Nevada, United States, and serving the Las Vegas Valley. Owned by Audacy, Inc., it features a rhythmic adult contemporary format as "Q100.5". Studios are located in Spring Valley[2] and the transmitter is atop Black Mountain.[3] In addition to a standard analog transmission, KXQQ broadcasts over two HD Radio subchannels and is available online via Audacy; the second subchannel simulcasts KXNT's talk radio format.[4]
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| Broadcast area | Las Vegas metropolitan area |
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| Frequency | 100.5 MHz (HD Radio) |
| Branding | Q100.5 |
| Programming | |
| Language | English |
| Format | Rhythmic adult contemporary |
| Subchannels | HD2: Talk radio (KXNT) |
| Affiliations | Compass Media Networks |
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| History | |
First air date | October 26, 1981 |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 12560 |
| Class | C |
| ERP | 100,000 watts |
| HAAT | 357 meters (1,171 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 36.0083°N 115.0064°W |
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| Webcast | Listen live (via Audacy) |
| Website | www |
History
Klassy, Lite and Jack-FM
The station signed on the air on October 26, 1981.[5] The original call sign was KMZQ-FM and the station was owned by Pargo Broadcating. It aired an easy listening format. KMZQ went through many changes over its 12-year run. At times, KMZQ was known as "Q-100" and "Klassy 100", playing adult contemporary music. From 1995 to 2005, it was known as "Lite 100.5 FM" playing Soft AC.
On June 24, 2005, at 2 pm, after playing "Leaving Las Vegas" by Sheryl Crow, KMZQ-FM began stunting with Christmas music. Then, 45 minutes later, the stunt shifted to movie theme songs with the sound of a Roulette wheel in between. At 3 pm, the stunt ended with the station's new voiceover artist Howard Cogan asking to "please cut the cheesy Roulette wheel sound effect." He declared 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 were moved to a station on 99.3 FM in Payson, Arizona, co-owned with KMZQ (670 AM) in Las Vegas Valley.
Talk and Rhythmic AC
In July 2010, CBS Radio announced that starting on August 16, KKJJ would be replaced with a simulcast of sister station KXNT.[6] On August 16, at 5:03 pm, after playing "Talk Talk" by Talk Talk, KKJJ began simulcasting KXNT. With the change, the station changed call letters to KXNT-FM.[7][8]
On September 4, 2015, at 9 am, 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".[9] The first song on "Q100.5" was "This Is How We Do It" by Montell Jordan.[10] 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.[11] The merger was approved on November 9, and was consummated on November 17.[12][13]