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| Broadcast area | Albuquerque area |
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| Frequency | 1150kHz |
| Branding | Q102 |
| Programming | |
| Format |
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| Ownership | |
| Owner | Sangre de Cristo Broadcasting Co., Inc. |
| History | |
First air date | 1953; 72 years ago (1953) |
Former call signs |
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Call sign meaning | "New Mexico Music" |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 227 |
| Class | B |
| Power |
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Transmitter coordinates | 35°07′56″N106°37′18″W / 35.13222°N 106.62167°W /35.13222; -106.62167 |
| Translator | K271CP 102.1MHz (Albuquerque) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Website | Facebook page |
KNMM (1150AM and 102.1FM) is a radio station licensed to Sangre de Cristo Broadcasting Co., Inc. inAlbuquerque, New Mexico, United States, the station serves the Albuquerque area.[2] The station switched to 60s and 70sclassic hits format, but continues to playNew Mexico music on Saturdays with someTejano music as well, and syndicatesFox News Radio andKOAT-TV for some news programming. KNMM has also reached a 3-year agreement to air live coverage ofNew Mexico State Aggies football and basketball.[3]
In March 2015, the then-KDEF was granted anFCCconstruction permit to triplex at theKSVA/KRZY transmitter site. The day power will be 1,500 watts and the night power will be 105 watts. On December 1, 2016, the station was licensed to Sangre de Cristo Broadcasting Co., Inc., which owns four stations in theLas Vegas, New Mexico area.
1150 AM is aRegional broadcast frequency in the United States and Canada.
KNMM also airs onFM translator K271CP 102.1 with 99 wattsERP from the same site as the AM station. KNMM began airing on the translator in December 2017 but it has very limited reach as well as signal conflicts with KQUQ-LP broadcasting in theSouth Valley.
| Call sign | Frequency | City of license | FID | ERP (W) | Class | FCC info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K271CP | 102.1 FM | Albuquerque, New Mexico | 144688 | 99 | D | LMS |
In 1976, 1150 beagan an all-news format as KNWZ. It featured both local news as well as news from CBS Radio.[4]
The station became KDRM on February 2, 1981. On March 6, 1981, the station changed its call sign to KDQQ, and on April 1, 1982, to KDEF. The station had aired abig band/nostalgia format throughout the 1980s and early 1990s.
Sports/Talk with live college sports featuring New Mexico State University and local high school games. On air shows featured hosts Henry Tafoya in the morning drive and Dominic Zarella on afternoon drive. Afternoons and live sports was produced and directed by Brian (Douglas) Spieker, who is currently employed by Delicate Thunder Broadcast Audio as a consultant and contracting producer/technical engineer specializing in the News/Talk/Sports and News and Information formats by 5 groups (11 stations) across Minnesota, North Dakota and, Wisconsin.
On July 1, 2000, KDEF began airing the satellite derivedRadio Disney format, which was aimed towards kids,tweens, and younger teens aged 6–14. KDEF continued carrying college and high school games in the evening. The format ended in February 2003, when Radio Disney moved its affiliation in the Albuquerque market toO&O stationKALY.
KDEF flipped to an oldies format and still carries high school and some NMSU sports.[5] The station had gone through various changes in recent years including a Spanish language music format just before flipping back to the sports talk format in early 2012 which featured programming fromYahoo! Sports Radio.
After the station was acquired by Sangre de Cristo Broadcasting the station became KNMM and began airing aNew Mexico music format branded as "K-New Mexico". In early 2021 the station flipped to a 60s and 70s classic hits format branded as "Q102". A weekend countdown of New Mexico music artists continues to air on Saturdays.
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On June 27, 2013, the station filed an application for Suspension of Operations/Request for Silent STA with theU.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The reason given was that it had lost the use of its licensed antenna site and that a new site had been found. It was granted on August 23, 2013. KDEF's license expired on October 1, 2013, for failure to file an application for renewal. It was deleted from the FCC database. The FCC wrote the following letter on September 30, 2013:
Starting October 2, 2013, the FCC database stated "Deleted facility record. Deleted facilities cannot be reactivated. Interested parties must file an application for construction permit during the appropriate AM application filing window". However, on October 24, 2013, the FCC accepted for filing a renewal of the KDEF license. The license was reactivated on October 27, 2016 to Sangre de Cristo Broadcasting, however the station remained off the air.[6] The station changed its call sign to KNMM on May 10, 2017.
Throughout the summer the station had been on air playingoldies with no commercials or announcements only mentioning the legal identification. In late August the station changed to a New Mexico music format.
