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| Broadcast area | Albuquerque, New Mexico |
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| Frequency | 101.7MHz |
| Branding | ESPN Sports Radio 101-7 The Team |
| Programming | |
| Format | Sports |
| Affiliations | ESPN Radio Dallas Cowboys Los Angeles Dodgers New Mexico Lobos New Mexico United New York Yankees |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Team Broadcasting |
| History | |
First air date | 1984 (as KZIA-FM) |
Former call signs |
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Call sign meaning | K QTeaM |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 65256 |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 3,000watts |
| HAAT | 30 meters (98 ft) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | www |
KQTM (101.7FM, "The Team") is aradio station serving theAlbuquerque, New Mexico, area. They are owned by Team Broadcasting and itscity of license isRio Rancho, New Mexico. The station broadcasts with aneffective radiated power of 3 kW.
The station broadcasts asports format as "The Team" as of August 1, 2008.
101.7 signed on the air in 1984 as talk outletKZIA-FM, a sister to news station 1580 KZIA. KZIA-FM featured the ABC Talkradio network lineup which includedMichael Jackson (English Accented talk show host not musician) Owen Spann, Ira Fistell, Ray Briem.
In 1989 it becameKZKL-FM with a 1950s and 1960soldies format branded as "Kool 102". The station became very popular for much of the 1990s and would last for more than a decade. In 2000 it had rebranded asKQEO, a callsign that had once been used by a local AM top 40 station during the 60's until about the early 1990s. However, by that time it was battlingKABG-FM 98.5.
After 13 years, in May 2002, KZKL flipped tosoft adult contemporary asKOSZ "Cozy 101.7". However, the format lasted just five months as the result of Simmons Media Group selling its FM stations to Hispanic Broadcasting Corporation. The deal closed that November, at which time 101.7 flipped to a Spanish adult contemporary format called "Viva 101.7" under new call lettersKVVF. After underperforming, "Viva" was dropped in April 2004, andsmooth jazz outletKAJZ "The Horizon", which was broadcasting on 105.1, was moved to 101.7 to make way for a newclassic country format on that frequency. But in October 2005, The Horizon was dropped and changed toKQBT.
Initially, KQBT had arhythmic oldies format as "101.7 The Beat" but shifted torhythmic adult contemporary (AC) in the summer of 2006 and re-branding as "B 101.7" adding current rhythmic hits and phasing out most of the pre-1980 songs it had previously played after the format generated low ratings. However it had since returned to playing mostly 1970s and 1980s rhythmic hits and continued to generate low ratings. The slogan used was "Albuquerque JAMZ from back in the day!".
The KQBT call letters originated on anAustin, Texas radio station now calledKUTX, also nicknamed "The Beat".
On May 15, 2008, KQBT was sold to Team Communications, which replaced the rhythmic AC format withsports talk after the deal was completed in August.
KQTM is an affiliate of theESPN Radio network. It is also the local affiliate for theDallas Cowboys,Los Angeles Dodgers (on theLos Angeles Dodgers Radio Network),[2] theNew Mexico State Aggies,New Mexico Lobos baseball, and APS Athletics (local high school). The station broadcastsMajor League Baseball games as a member of the ESPN Radio network. As of spring 2010, the station began broadcasting University of New Mexico baseball games. KQTM is home to Bob Brown and formerUniversity of New Mexico sports broadcaster Mike Roberts.
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