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| Broadcast area | Las Vegas metropolitan area |
| Frequency | 92.3MHz (HD Radio) |
| Branding | KOMP 92.3 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Active rock |
| Subchannels | HD2:Simulcast ofKKGK (Sports radio) |
| Affiliations | Las Vegas Raiders Radio Network |
| Ownership | |
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| KENO,KKGK,KLAV,KRLV,KWID,KWWN,KXPT | |
| History | |
First air date | September 1, 1966; 59 years ago (1966-09-01) (as KULA) |
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Call sign meaning | Sounds like "comp" |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 38451 |
| Class | C |
| ERP | 25,000watts |
| HAAT | 1,124 meters (3,688 ft) |
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Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | www |
KOMP (92.3MHz) is acommercialFMradio station licensed toLas Vegas, Nevada. KOMP broadcasts anactive rockradio format and is owned byLotus Communications. Itsstudios and offices are on West Flamingo Road inSpring Valley inClark County, using a Las Vegas address.
KOMP has aneffective radiated power (ERP) of 25,000watts as aClass C station. Itstransmitter is onPotosi Mountain inBlue Diamond, southwest of theLas Vegas Valley.[2] KOMP broadcasts usingHD Radio technology.[3] Its HD2digital subchannel carries asimulcast of thesports radio programming of sister stationKKGK.
The stationsigned on the air on September 1, 1966.[4] Its originalcall sign was KULA and it was asister station toKVEG (970 AM) with studios in the Castaways Hotel. Because KVEG was adaytimer, KULAsimulcast itscountry music programming in the daytime and continued it at night when KVEG was off the air.
In the 1970s, AM 970 KVEG began playingoldies while 92.3 FM continued the country sounds as KTRI.[5] It was anaffiliate of theABC Information Network. While the station was powered at 27,000 watts, itstower was only 180 feet (55 m) tall, so it was only heard in and around Las Vegas.
Around 1980, the station becameKENO-FM. It aired the sameTop 40 format asKENO (1460 AM) as management moved the hit music sounds from its AM station to an FM signal. The two stations were affiliated with theABC Contemporary Network. KENO-FM was granted aconstruction permit by theFederal Communications Commission (FCC) to boost its power to 100,000 watts and relocated to a tower at 1,520 feet (460 m).[6]
The format flipped toalbum rock on February 8, 1981. The station's first song in the rock format wasThe Who's "Long Live Rock". The station's new call sign was KOMP and it was known simply as FM92 K-O-M-P.
Some of theDJs from that era included Big Marty and Leslie Blied, Todd Fowler, Dice Martin and Lark Williams. The station's slogan later became "KOMP 92.3 The Rock Of Las Vegas." Other personalities included: Byrd (later withWDRV Chicago), Craig Williams, Scott "So Hot" Jameson, Charlie Morriss, Freddie Woods, Mike Dailey, Mike Culotta and JD Pig.
The station's slogan was updated to "KOMP 92.3, The Rock Station". It is owned byLotus Communications, which also owns KENO,KLAV,KKGK,KRLV,KWID,KWWN, andKXPT. It is theflagship station for theLas Vegas Raiders of theNational Football League alongside KRLV.
In morningdrive time, the wake-up show is "BS in the Morning". The current hosts are Graig and Huff. Graig was born in New York City and has been with the program since 2016. Huff was born inPhoenix and was a KOMP DJ since 2011, originally as nighttime host. Sylvia hosts middays and Gooch is heard in afternoons and evenings.
The station launched "BS in the Morning" in the summer of 2014 with radio host Sparks, who relocated to Las Vegas from Cleveland.[7] The show featured Sparks, Graig Salerno and Izzy.[8] BS in the Morning show routines include The Wheel of Punishment, the BS Drunk Line, and I Heard That. The show had its own official day, August 5, 2019, in the City of Las Vegas as declared byMayor Carolyn Goodman. The now-deceased lead vocalist for Quiet Riot,Kevin DuBrow, co-hosted the morning radio show with long-time morning show host Craig Williams. Other past personalities include Dennis Huff (formerly ofKVGS (107.9 FM)).
Specialty shows include Rock Hard with Kristen, a one-hour metal show Saturday nights at midnight. 92 Minutes of Hair with Mel is heard Sunday mornings. The show was originally 92 minutes, but expanded to two hours of 1980s hair bands. On Sunday nights, Laurie Steele voices The Home Grown Show, a show playing material from up-and-coming local artists.
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