Gap Broadcasting Group was a group of companies that owned around 116 broadcast stations (including 1 low-power television station and 5 low-power stations) in 23radio markets in northwestern and central southern United States in the late 2000s. Managed byOaktree Capital Management, the group acquired mainly stations from Clear Channel Communications (nowiHeartMedia as of late 2014) in the mid-sized radio markets that Clear Channel was exiting.[1] All Gap Broadcasting Group stations were acquired by Oaktree'sTownsquare Media in August 2010.[2]
As of May 2010, just before being acquired by Townsquare, Gap Broadcasting Group owned the following stations:[4]
| Gap | Band | Call sign | City of license | St. | FacID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West | FM | KBBB | Billings | Montana | 35370 |
| West | AM | KBUL (AM) | Billings | Montana | 16772 |
| West | FM | KCTR-FM | Billings | Montana | 16773 |
| West | FM | KKBR | Billings | Montana | 16774 |
| West | FM | KMHK | Worden | Montana | 1315 |
| West | FM | K236AB | Billings | Montana | 1316 |
| West | FM | KZMY | Bozeman | Montana | 72722 |
| West | FM | KISN (FM) | Belgrade | Montana | 24172 |
| West | FM | KMMS-FM | Bozeman | Montana | 24171 |
| West | AM | KMMS (AM) | Bozeman | Montana | 24170 |
| West | AM | KPRK | Livingston | Montana | 37816 |
| West | FM | KXLB | Livingston | Montana | 30566 |
| West | FM | K254AL | Livingston | Montana | 11009 |
| West | AM | KKTL | Casper | Wyoming | 86873 |
| West | FM | KRVK | Vista West | Wyoming | 7360 |
| West | FM | KRNK | Casper | Wyoming | 88406 |
| West | FM | KTRS-FM | Casper | Wyoming | 26301 |
| West | AM | KTWO (AM) | Casper | Wyoming | 11924 |
| West | FM | KWYY | Midwest | Wyoming | 26300 |
| West | FM | KIGN | Burns | Wyoming | 56234 |
| West | AM | KGAB | Orchard Valley | Wyoming | 30224 |
| West | FM | KLEN | Cheyenne | Wyoming | 5991 |
| West | FM | KKCB | Duluth | Minnesota | 49686 |
| West | FM | KLDJ | Duluth | Minnesota | 53999 |
| West | AM | WEBC | Duluth | Minnesota | 49689 |
| West | FM | KBMX | Proctor | Minnesota | 4588 |
| West | AM | KID (AM) | Idaho Falls | Idaho | 22194 |
| West | FM | KID-FM | Idaho Falls | Idaho | 22195 |
| West | FM | KLLP | Chubbuck | Idaho | 8413 |
| West | FM | KPKY | Pocatello | Idaho | 30246 |
| West | AM | KWIK | Pocatello | Idaho | 35885 |
| West | FM | KEGE | Pocatello | Idaho | 87656 |
| West | FM | K221CE | Lava Hot Springs | Idaho | 30247 |
| West | FM | KCGY | Laramie | Wyoming | 14753 |
| West | AM | KOWB | Laramie | Wyoming | 24700 |
| West | FM | KYSS-FM | Missoula | Montana | 71759 |
| West | AM | KGVO | Missoula | Montana | 71751 |
| West | AM | KMPT | East Missoula | Montana | 71754 |
| West | FM | KBAZ | Hamilton | Montana | 4700 |
| West | AM | KLYQ | Hamilton | Montana | 4699 |
| West | FM | KVWE | Frenchtown | Montana | 166027 |
| West | FM | KENR | Superior | Montana | 88404 |
| West | FM | K252BM | Seeley Lake | Montana | 22911 |
| West | FM | KENR-FM1 | Missoula | Montana | 133545 |
| West | AM | KSEN | Shelby | Montana | 67655 |
| West | FM | KZIN-FM | Shelby | Montana | 68295 |
| West | FM | KEYW | Pasco | Washington | 68846 |
| West | AM | KFLD | Pasco | Washington | 16725 |
| West | FM | KOLW | Basin City | Washington | 51128 |
| West | FM | KORD-FM | Richland | Washington | 16726 |
| West | FM | KXRX | Walla Walla | Washington | 16727 |
| West | FM | KEZJ-FM | Twin Falls | Idaho | 3403 |
| West | AM | KLIX (AM) | Twin Falls | Idaho | 3404 |
| West | FM | KLIX-FM | Twin Falls | Idaho | 3407 |
| West | FM | KSNQ | Twin Falls | Idaho | 87843 |
| West | FM | KDBL | Toppenish | Washington | 64507 |
| West | FM | KATS | Yakima | Washington | 64397 |
| West | FM | KFFM | Yakima | Washington | 49723 |
| West | AM | KIT (AM) | Yakima | Washington | 64398 |
| West | FM | KQMY | Naches | Washington | 88006 |
| West | AM | KUTI | Yakima | Washington | 49722 |
| West | FM | K232CV | Ellensburg | Washington | 64360 |
| Central | FM | KEAN-FM | Abilene | Texas | 54904 |
| Central | FM | KEYJ-FM | Abilene | Texas | 17804 |
| Central | FM | KFGL | Abilene | Texas | 73681 |
| Central | AM | KSLI (AM) | Abilene | Texas | 54843 |
| Central | FM | KULL | Abilene | Texas | 22158 |
| Central | AM | KYYW | Abilene | Texas | 40997 |
| Central | FM | KATP | Amarillo | Texas | 41433 |
| Central | AM | KIXZ | Amarillo | Texas | 9308 |
| Central | FM | KXSS-FM | Amarillo | Texas | 9306 |
| Central | FM | KMXJ-FM | Amarillo | Texas | 31463 |
| Central | FM | KPRF | Amarillo | Texas | 9307 |
| Central | FM | KHLA | Jennings | Louisiana | 8169 |
| Central | AM | KLCL | Lake Charles | Louisiana | 53646 |
| Central | FM | KJMH | Lake Arthur | Louisiana | 22962 |
| Central | FM | KNGT | Lake Charles | Louisiana | 53643 |
| Central | AM | KJEF | Jennings | Louisiana | 8168 |
| Central | FM | KTSR | DeQuincy | Louisiana | 71555 |
| Central | FM | KLAW | Lawton | Oklahoma | 35045 |
| Central | FM | KVRW | Lawton | Oklahoma | 2894 |
| Central | FM | KZCD | Lawton | Oklahoma | 12791 |
| Central | FM | KFMX-FM | Lubbock | Texas | 60799 |
| Central | AM | KFYO (AM) | Lubbock | Texas | 61151 |
| Central | AM | KKAM | Lubbock | Texas | 60798 |
| Central | FM | KKCL | Lorenzo | Texas | 1721 |
| Central | FM | KQBR | Lubbock | Texas | 60800 |
| Central | FM | KZII-FM | Lubbock | Texas | 61150 |
| Central | FM | KVLL-FM | Wells | Texas | 68130 |
| Central | FM | KYKS | Lufkin | Texas | 25582 |
| Central | FM | KAFX-FM | Diboll | Texas | 18105 |
| Central | AM | KSFA | Nacogdoches | Texas | 11741 |
| Central | FM | KTBQ | Nacogdoches | Texas | 11740 |
| Central | AM | KEEL | Shreveport | Louisiana | 46983 |
| Central | FM | KXKS-FM | Shreveport | Louisiana | 46982 |
| Central | FM | KRUF | Shreveport | Louisiana | 60265 |
| Central | FM | KVKI-FM | Shreveport | Louisiana | 19560 |
| Central | AM | KWKH | Shreveport | Louisiana | 60266 |
| Central | FM | KTUX | Carthage | Texas | 35688 |
| Central | FM | KKYR-FM | Texarkana | Texas | 7066 |
| Central | AM | KOSY (AM) | Texarkana | Arkansas | 7072 |
| Central | FM | KPWW | Hooks | Texas | 65292 |
| Central | FM | KYGL | Texarkana | Arkansas | 12312 |
| Central | FM | KMJI | Ashdown | Arkansas | 7828 |
| Central | FM | KISX | Whitehouse | Texas | 72661 |
| Central | FM | KNUE | Tyler | Texas | 25585 |
| Central | FM | KTYL-FM | Tyler | Texas | 35711 |
| Central | FM | KKTX-FM | Kilgore | Texas | 48952 |
| Central | AM | KDOK | Kilgore | Texas | 48950 |
| Central | FM | KIXS | Victoria | Texas | 25584 |
| Central | FM | KLUB | Bloomington | Texas | 68301 |
| Central | FM | KQVT | Victoria | Texas | 19434 |
| Central | FM | KBZS | Wichita Falls | Texas | 52074 |
| Central | FM | KNIN-FM | Wichita Falls | Texas | 43754 |
| Central | AM | KWFS (AM) | Wichita Falls | Texas | 6639 |
| Central | FM | KWFS-FM | Wichita Falls | Texas | 1722 |
Gap Central also owned low-power television stationKJEF-CA atJennings, Louisiana (Facility ID 53643). It was also in the process of acquiringKTXN-FM atVictoria, Texas (Facility ID 13984), which it programmed under alocal marketing agreement. GapWest programmed stationKLMI atRock River, Wyoming (Facility ID 164207) under a local marketing agreement.[4]