KMPT (930AM) is aradio station licensed to serveEast Missoula, Montana. The station is owned byTownsquare Media. It airs atalk radioformat.^[2] Currently branded as "930 AM KMPT," the station operates as a conservative talk leader in Missoula, featuring syndicated programming from networks such as Salem and Premiere. The station serves as a local affiliate for the Bobcat Radio Sports Network, providing live coverage ofMontana State University athletics to listeners in Western Montana.^[3]

The station first signed on the air on June 27, 1959, under the original call letters KYSS.^[4] It was established by Treasure State Broadcasting, which had previously secured the construction permit for the station under the temporary designation KDOO in 1958.^[5] During its early decades, the station was a pioneer in local music broadcasting, launching its FM counterpart (KYSS-FM) in 1969 to expand its reach in the Missoula market.^[6]

KYSS-FM was started by the station in 1969. In 1984, the station rebranded as KLCY, adopting a nostalgia and adult standards format that it maintained for over two decades.^[7] In late 2007, Gap Broadcasting II LLC, led by Erik Hellum, reached an agreement to acquire the station from Clear Channel Communications as part of a 57-station transaction valued at $74.78 million.^[8] Following this acquisition, the station officially transitioned to its current KMPT call letters on January 1, 2008.^[9]

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.^[10] What eventually becameGapWest Broadcasting was folded intoTownsquare Media on August 13, 2010.^[11] The merger, finalized on August 13, 2010, was technically a "roll-up" of three separate entities—Townsquare Media, GAP Radio Broadcasting, and GAP West Broadcasting—all of which were already majority-owned by the private equity firm Oaktree Capital Management.^[12] This consolidation expanded Townsquare's reach to 171 radio stations across 36 markets, making it the fourth-largest radio owner in the United States at the time.^[13]

The Missoula radio market saw further disruption on June 17, 2022, when Townsquare Media acquired Cherry Creek Media for $18.75 million.^[14] To comply with FCC ownership caps following this massive addition, Townsquare was required to divest several stations, including KMPT’s sister station KENR-FM, to Anderson Broadcasting and other local non-profits.^[15]

• Official Website
• Facility details for Facility ID 71754 (KMPT) in theFCC Licensing and Management System
• KMPT inNielsen Audio's AM station database
• Facility details for Facility ID 202318 (K259DD) in theFCC Licensing and Management System
• K259DD at FCCdata.org

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