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| Broadcast area | El Paso metropolitan area |
| Frequency | 99.9MHz (HD Radio) |
| Branding | Sunny 99.9 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Adult contemporaryChristmas music (Seasonal) |
| Subchannels | HD2: Beatles and Friends (oldies) |
| Affiliations | Premiere Networks |
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| KHEY,KHEY-FM,KPRR,KTSM | |
| History | |
First air date | June 18, 1962; 63 years ago (1962-06-18) |
Call sign meaning | Tri-State Media (original owner) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 67762 |
| Class | C |
| ERP | |
| HAAT | 555 meters (1,821 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 31°48′19″N106°29′00″W / 31.80516°N 106.48322°W /31.80516; -106.48322 |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live HD2:Listen Live |
| Website | sunny999fm.iheart.com |
KTSM-FM (99.9MHz, "Sunny 99.9") is acommercialradio station inEl Paso, Texas. It airs anadult contemporaryradio format and is owned byiHeartMedia, Inc. The studios and offices are on North Mesa Street (Texas State Highway 20) in West Central El Paso. Evenings feature thesyndicatedDelilah call-in and request show. On Sunday mornings,Dave Koz hosts asmooth jazz show. The rest of the schedule features localDJs.
Thetransmitter is located off Scenic Drive in El Paso, in theFranklin Mountains, at one of the highest sites in the state ofTexas. The signal covers parts of Texas,New Mexico and theMexican state ofChihuahua.[2] KTSM-FM has aneffective radiated power (ERP) of 87,000watts (100,000 withbeam tilt).[3] The station broadcasts in theHD Radio hybrid format. Its HD2 subchannel airs anoldies format known as "The Beatles and Friends."
On June 18, 1962, KTSM-FM firstsigned on.[4] It was the FM counterpart toAM 1380KTSM, owned by the Tri-State Broadcasting Company, along withchannel 9 on the television side. Tri-State referred to the states it covered, Texas, New Mexico and the Mexican state ofChihuahua. From the start, KTSM-FM was programmed separately from the AM station'smiddle of the road format. KTSM-FM airedbeautiful music, fifteen minute sweeps of instrumentalcover versions of popular songs with minimal talk and news.
Over time, some vocals were added to theplaylist. At first it was a few per hour. But as the station saw its audience's age increase, it made a move to give the station a younger feel by including some softer vocal songs from theTop 40. By 1990, the station had eliminated theeasy listening instrumentals, completing its evolution tosoft adult contemporary music.[5] Some hours, it made use of theTranstar Radio Networks' "Format 41," a satellite-delivered soft AC service.
In 1998,San Antonio-basedClear Channel Communications bought KTSM-AM-FM as well asAM 690KHEY and 96.3KHEY-FM.[6] Clear Channel had already acquired 102.1KPRR in 1996. Under Clear Channel management, KTSM-FM increased the tempo of itsplaylist, transitioning to a mainstream AC sound. In 2014, Clear Channel changed its name toiHeartMedia, Inc.
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