KEMP

KEMP
Simulcast of KVGQ, Las Vegas
Broadcast area
Phoenix metropolitan area
Frequency99.3 MHz
Branding106.9 The Bomb
Programming
FormatClassic hip hop
Ownership
Owner
  • Kemp Broadcasting & Digital Media
  • (Kemp Communications, Inc.)
History
First air date
2005 (2005)
Former call signs
  • KSXX (2005)
  • KMZQ (2005–2008)
  • KMZQ-FM (2008–2014)
Call sign meaning
Owner Kemp Communications
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
164203
ClassC2
ERP50,000 watts
HAAT140 meters (460 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
34°11′4″N 111°20′16″W / 34.18444°N 111.33778°W / 34.18444; -111.33778
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
Websitewww.thebomblv.com

KEMP (99.3 MHz) is a commercial FM radio station broadcasting a classic hip hop format. Licensed to Payson, Arizona, United States, the station is owned by Kemp Broadcasting & Digital Media. It broadcasts to the Phoenix metropolitan area, and it simulcasts with KVGQ in the Las Vegas metropolitan area.

The station has a construction permit to increase it signal strength to 50,000 watts effective radiated power (ERP) and increase its tower height above average terrain (HAAT) to 459 feet (140 meters).

History

The station was assigned call sign KSXX on May 2, 2005. On August 31, 2005, the station changed its call sign to KMZQ, on July 30, 2008, to KMZQ-FM, and on August 19, 2014, to the current KEMP.

In 2014, KEMP began simulcasting sister station KVGQ in Overton, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas radio market.

References

  1. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for KEMP". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ↑ "KEMP Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. ↑ "KMZQ-FM Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
  4. ↑ Radio-Locator.com/KEMP
  5. ↑ "KEMP Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.