| Broadcast area | Missoula, Montana |
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| Frequency | 930kHz |
| Branding | 930 AM 99.7 FM KMPT |
| Programming | |
| Format | Talk |
| Affiliations | |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| KBAZ,KGGL,KGRZ,KGVO,KYSS-FM,KZOQ-FM | |
| History | |
First air date | 1959 (as KYSS) |
Former call signs |
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Call sign meaning | "Missoula's Progressive Talk" (former programming) |
| Technical information[2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 71754 |
| Class | D |
| Power | 5,000watts day 22 watts night |
Transmitter coordinates | 46°51′57″N114°04′57″W / 46.86583°N 114.08250°W /46.86583; -114.08250 |
| Translator | 99.7 K259DD (East Missoula) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | 930kmpt.com |
KMPT (930AM) is aradio station licensed to serveEast Missoula, Montana. The station is owned byTownsquare Media. It airs atalk radioformat.[3]
KYSS signed on the air June 27, 1959.[4] Treasure State Broadcasting signed the station on after having acquired the construction permit, briefly known as KDOO, in 1958.KYSS-FM was started by the station in 1969.
Prior to acquiring the new call sign, KMPT was known as KLCY. The station changed to its current call letters on January 1, 2008.[1]
In October 2007, a deal was reached for the station (then known as KLCY) to be acquired by GAP Broadcasting II LLC (Erik Hellum, president) fromClear Channel Communications as part of a 57 station deal with a total reported sale price of $74.78 million.[5] What eventually becameGapWest Broadcasting was folded intoTownsquare Media on August 13, 2010.[6]
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