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KXQQ-FM
Broadcast areaLas Vegas, Nevada
Frequency100.5 MHz (HD Radio)
BrandingQ100.5
Programming
Language(s)English
FormatRhythmic adult contemporary
SubchannelsHD2: Talk radio (KXNT simulcast)
AffiliationsCompass Media Networks
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
October 26, 1981 (1981-10-26)
Former call signs
  • KMZQ-FM (1981–2005)
  • KKJJ (2005–2010)
  • KXNT-FM (2010–2015)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID12560
ClassC
ERP100,000 watts
HAAT357 meters (1,171 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
36°00′30″N 115°00′23″W / 36.0083°N 115.0064°W / 36.0083; -115.0064
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live (via Audacy)
Websitewww.audacy.com/q100vegas

KXQQ-FM (100.5 MHz) is a commercial radio station located in Henderson, Nevada, broadcasting in the Las Vegas, Nevada area. KXQQ-FM airs a rhythmic adult contemporary format, billed as "Q100.5". Owned by Audacy, Inc., the station's studios are located in the unincorporated Clark County area of Spring Valley, while KXQQ-FM's transmitter is atop Black Mountain in Henderson.

KXQQ-FM broadcasts in HD:

  • HD1 is a digital version of the KXQQ-FM over-the-air traditional (analog) broadcast.
  • HD2 is a talk format simulcasting sister station KXNT.
  • HD3 was a hip hop format known as "100.5 Jamz".[2]

History

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The station signed on October 26, 1981, with the call letters KMZQ-FM. KMZQ went through many changes over its 12-year run. KMZQ was known as "Q-100" and "Klassy 100". From 1995 to 2005, it was known as "Lite 100.5 FM".

On June 24, 2005, at 2 p.m., after playing "Leaving Las Vegas" by Sheryl Crow, KMZQ-FM began stunting with Christmas music; 45 minutes later, the stunt shifted to movie theme songs with the sound of a Roulette wheel in between. At 3 p.m., the stunt ended with the station's new voiceover artist Howard Cogan asking to "please cut the cheesy Roulette wheel sound effect", and declaring that Vegas needed a new radio station, as well as revealing that he was the new "operator" of the station, winning it in a poker match from "some guy named Joel" (most likely a reference to then-CEO of Infinity Broadcasting Joel Hollander). Shortly thereafter, "Lite 100.5" became Jack FM, with a variety hits format. The call letters were quickly changed to KKJJ. The first song on "Jack FM" was The Flying Lizards' cover of "Money (That's What I Want)". KMZQ-FM's call letters would be moved to a station on 99.3 FM in Payson, Arizona, co-owned with KMZQ (670 AM) in Las Vegas Valley.

Logo as KXNT-FM

In July 2010, CBS Radio announced that starting on August 16, 2010, KKJJ would be replaced with a simulcast of sister station KXNT.[3] On August 16, at 5:03 p.m., after playing "Talk Talk" by Talk Talk, KKJJ began simulcasting KXNT. With the change, the station changed call letters to KXNT-FM.[4][5]

On September 4, 2015, at 9 a.m., after stunting for an hour with songs from multiple genres and liners redirecting KXNT listeners to 840 AM, KXNT-FM flipped to rhythmic hot AC as "Q100.5".[6] The first song on "Q100.5" was "This Is How We Do It" by Montell Jordan.[7] The station changed to its current KXQQ-FM call sign on September 28, 2015.

On February 2, 2017, CBS Radio announced it would merge with Entercom.[8] The merger was approved on November 9, 2017, and was consummated on November 17.[9][10]

References

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  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KXQQ-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ http://hdradio.com/station_guides/widget.php?id=38 Archived September 14, 2016, at the Wayback Machine HD Radio Guide for Las Vegas
  3. ^ "KXNT/Las Vegas to Launch FM Simulcast".
  4. ^ Bornfield, Steve (January 20, 2010). "AM stations try to seduce FM listeners via simulcasts". Las Vegas Journal-Review. Retrieved January 20, 2011.
  5. ^ "The last of 100.5 JACK FM Las Vegas". YouTube. Archived from the original on December 5, 2021.
  6. ^ KXNT-FM Becomes Q100.5
  7. ^ "100.5 KXNT-FM Las Vegas Flips To Rhythmic Hot AC Q100.5" RadioInsight, September 4, 2015.
  8. ^ CBS Radio to Merge with Entercom
  9. ^ "Entercom Receives FCC Approval for Merger with CBS Radio". Entercom. November 9, 2017. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
  10. ^ Venta, Lance (November 17, 2017). "Entercom Completes CBS Radio Merger". Radio Insight. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
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