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| Broadcast area | Northwest Arkansas |
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| Frequency | 92.1MHz |
| Branding | 92.1 The Ticket |
| Programming | |
| Format | Sports |
| Affiliations | Infinity Sports Network NFL on Westwood One Arkansas Razorbacks Network |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| KAMO-FM,KFAY,KKEG,KMCK-FM,KRMW,KYNG | |
| History | |
First air date | October 16, 1964 (60 years ago) (1964-10-16) (as KFAY-FM) |
Former call signs | KFAY-FM (1964–1970) KKEG (1970–2009) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 16569 |
| Class | C3 |
| ERP | 7,600watts |
| HAAT | 162 meters (531 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 36°7′38″N93°59′23″W / 36.12722°N 93.98972°W /36.12722; -93.98972 |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live Listen Live via iHeart |
| Website | 921theticket.com |
KQSM-FM (92.1MHz) is acommercialradio station inFayetteville, Arkansas, known as "92.1 The Ticket". It is owned byCumulus Media and broadcasts asportsformat. It has been the #1 rated sports radio station inNorthwest Arkansas in every ratings book (Arbitron andNielsen) in total listeners and average share since its inception in June 2009.
KQSM-FM has aneffective radiated power (ERP) of 7,600watts. Itstransmitter is off Pug Gayer Road in Fayetteville.[2] Thestudios and offices are on Frontage Road, off North College Road (U.S. Route 71 Business) in Fayetteville.
Program Director Josh Bertaccini hosts "The Red Zone with JB" during weekday morningdrive time. He also hosts "Razorback Recap" afterArkansas Razorbacks football games and “Double OT” after Arkansas Razorback basketball games.The Jim Rome Show, based inLos Angeles, airs during middays.The Paul Finebaum Show, focusing onSoutheastern Conference (SEC) college sports, is heard weekday afternoons. Nights and weekends, KQSM-FM carriesInfinity Sports Network.
KQSM-FM broadcasts allUniversity of ArkansasRazorbacks football,basketball andbaseball games. In addition, The Ticket carriedNorthwest Arkansas Naturalsminor league baseball broadcasts for 10 years. The Naturals are the Double A affiliate of theKansas City Royals. 92.1 The Ticket is also the exclusive radio home forNFL on Westwood One broadcasts in Northwest Arkansas as well. Co-ownedKYNG1590 AM Ticket 2 runs CBS Sports Radio, sometimes picking up play-by-play games from KQSM-FM.
On October 16, 1964 (60 years ago) (1964-10-16), the station firstsigned on the air.[3] It was originallyKFAY-FM, thesister station ofKFAY1250 AM. The two stations mostlysimulcast acountry 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 aneasy listening format, separate from the AM station.
In 1970, it switched toAlbum Oriented Rock as "92.1 The Keg" with thecall signKKEG. Ten years later in 1980, the station dropped AOR and flipped to aTop 40 format for only seven years. During its seven years as a Top 40 station, KKEG downgraded its Top 40 formula from mainstream to rock-leaned in late 1986 shortly after formeradult contemporary stationKCIZ-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 byCumulus Media in 1999.[4]
On June 11, 2009, the KKEG call sign and rock music format were moved to 98.3 FM inBentonville, Arkansas. The KQSM-FM call sign that had previously been on 98.3 FM was then transferred to 92.1 FM and branded as "Sports Radio 92.1 The Ticket.” In June 2011, PD Josh Bertaccini was hired and “The Red Zone with JB” debuted that summer. In January 2013, parent company Cumulus Media entered into a partnership with the newCBS Sports Radio Network. Over 150 Cumulus sports stations around the U.S., including KQSM-FM, switched their network affiliation to CBS Sports Radio.