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Coordinates:47°50′8″N110°39′10″W / 47.83556°N 110.65278°W /47.83556; -110.65278
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Yellowstone Public Radio station in Fort Benton, Montana

KYPZ
Broadcast areaGreat Falls, Montana
Frequency96.1MHz (HD Radio)
BrandingYellowstone Public Radio
Programming
FormatPublic radio
Ownership
OwnerMontana State University Billings
History
First air date
2009 (as KJCD at 95.9)
Former call signs
KJCD (2008–2013)
KVMO (2013–2017)
Former frequencies
95.9 MHz (2008–2014)
96.3 MHz (2014–2017)
Call sign meaning
KYellowstonePublic RadioZ
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID164087
ClassC1
ERP100watts
HAAT−1 meter (−3.3 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
47°50′8″N110°39′10″W / 47.83556°N 110.65278°W /47.83556; -110.65278
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Public license information

KYPZ (96.1FM) is apublicradio station licensed toFort Benton, Montana, USA. It is owned byMontana State University Billings as part of itsYellowstone Public Radio network. It was previously owned by Montana Radio Company as a commercialclassic country station, but was divested as part of a multi-station transaction with Cherry Creek Radio.

History

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TheFederal Communications Commission issued aconstruction permit for the station to Advance Acquisition, Inc. on June 8, 2005.[2] The station was assigned the KJCD call sign on June 5, 2008,[3] and was granted itslicense to cover on July 2, 2008.[4] Just prior to the license being issued, Advance assigned the station's construction permit to Sovereign City Radio Services, LLC at a purchase price of $1,447,462. Included in the purchase were additional construction permits for stations in Socorro, New Mexico (nowKYRN), Duluth, Minnesota (not yet licensed at 750 AM), Lake City, Florida (not yet licensed at 1450 AM), Bemidji, Minnesota (not yet licensed at 1400 AM), Ironwood, Michigan (permit since cancelled), and Houghton, Michigan (permit since cancelled).[5] On October 31, 2008, Sovereign assigned the license to Montana Christian Radio Association by way of a donation valued at $500,000.[6]

Montana Christian Radio sold KJCD to Kevin Terry's The Montana Radio Company, LLC for $20,000; the transaction was consummated on August 5, 2013.

The station changed its call sign to KVMO on September 17, 2013.[7]

On November 9, 2014, KVMO changed its format to classic country, branded asMo Legends 96.3, a spin-off fromKIMO.[8]

In April 2017, it was reported that KVMO would be divested toYellowstone Public Radio as part of a larger transaction with Cherry Creek Media (who would acquire KVMO's translator K280GG).[9] The sale was completed on July 28, 2017.[10]

On September 19, 2017, KVMO changed its call letters to KYPZ.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^"Facility Technical Data for KYPZ".Licensing and Management System.Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^"Application Search Details".United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. RetrievedJuly 29, 2009.[dead link]
  3. ^"Call Sign History".United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. RetrievedJuly 29, 2009.[dead link]
  4. ^"Application Search Details".United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. RetrievedJuly 29, 2009.[dead link]
  5. ^"Application Search Details".United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. RetrievedJuly 29, 2009.[dead link]
  6. ^"Application Search Details".United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. RetrievedJuly 29, 2009.[dead link]
  7. ^"Call Sign History".United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. RetrievedNovember 11, 2013.[dead link]
  8. ^"Mo legends Expands to Great Falls; Big Stack Launches".Radio Inight. November 9, 2014.
  9. ^Jesse Chaney (April 5, 2017)."Local business to acquire Colorado company's Helena radio stations".Independent Record. RetrievedApril 7, 2017.
  10. ^Lance Venta (August 9, 2017)."Butte/Great Falls/Helena Swap Completed With Multiple Format Changes".Radio Insight. RetrievedAugust 10, 2017.

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