KMZQ (AM)
KMZQ (670 kHz, "AM 670 KMZQ") is a commercial AM radio station in Las Vegas, Nevada. The station airs a conservative talk radio format and is owned and operated by Kemp Broadcasting & Digital Media.[1][2]
| City | Las Vegas, Nevada |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Las Vegas Valley |
| Frequency | 670 kHz |
| Branding | AM 670 KMZQ |
| Slogan | Talk radio, done right. |
| Programming | |
| Format | Conservative talk |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Kemp Broadcasting & Digital Media (Kemp Communications, Inc.) |
| KEMP, KVGQ | |
| History | |
First air date | 2008 |
Former call signs | KSXX (2003–2004) KBTB (2004–2008) |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 122525 |
| Class | B |
| Power | 25,000 watts day 600 watts night |
Transmitter coordinates | 36°23′5″N 115°21′5″W |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | 670kmzq.com |
It was granted by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) with construction permit to decrease its daytime power to 25,000 watts from the original 30,000. It uses a directional antenna by day. Because AM 670 is a clear channel frequency reserved for Class A WSCR Chicago, KMZQ must drastically reduce its nighttime power to 600 watts, using a non-directional antenna. The transmitter is off U.S. Route 95 at Alamo Road in Las Vegas.[3]
History
The station was assigned the call letters KSXX on October 10, 2003. On October 26, 2004, the station changed its call sign to KBTB and on July 29, 2008 to the current KMZQ.[4] It signed on as KMZQ in 2008.
On March 1, 2018, KMZQ changed their format from sports to talk, branded as "The Right Talk".[5]
Local programming and staff
- Heidi Harris, Host of the morning show from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on KMZQ.
- Kevin Wall, Host of Live & Local – Now! on weekday afternoons and evenings from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. on KMZQ.
- News 3 Live at 6:00 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. with Marie Mortera and Jim Snyder on KMZQ.
Previous logo
References
- "KMZQ Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- "KMZQ Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
- Radio-Locator.com/KMZQ
- "KMZQ Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- KMZQ Las Vegas to Flip to Conservative Talk Radioinsight - February 26, 2018
External links
- KMZQ in the FCC's AM station database
- KMZQ on Radio-Locator
- KMZQ in Nielsen Audio's AM station database