KSPW
KSPW (96.5 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a Top 40 (CHR) format. Licensed to Sparta, Missouri, United States, it serves Springfield, Missouri. The station is owned by SummitMedia.
| City | Sparta, Missouri |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Springfield, Missouri |
| Frequency | 96.5 MHz |
| Branding | Power 96-5 |
| Slogan | "The #1 Hit Music Station" |
| Programming | |
| Format | Top 40 (CHR) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | SummitMedia (SM-KSPW, LLC) |
| Sister stations | KRVI, KSGF, KSGF-FM, KTTS-FM |
| History | |
| First air date | February 21, 1988 |
| Call sign meaning | Springfield's PoWer |
| Technical information | |
| Class | C2 |
| ERP | 50,000 watts |
| HAAT | 150 meters |
| Transmitter coordinates | 36°57′16″N 93°17′22″W |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
Station history
KSPW debuted on the air on February 21, 1988 as KJLR. By July 1988 it adopted an AC format as KLTO, which lasted until 1999 and changed calls to KMXH. In April 2001, KMXH flipped to Rhythmic Top 40 and adopted the KSPW calls. The station patterned the format after sister station KQCH/Omaha. And like KQCH, KSPW would evolve to Top 40/CHR by 2003 and has been in this direction since then.
On August 29, 2012; Midwest Family Broadcasting Classic Hits “Star 92.9” KOSP dropped to a Rhythmic CHR “92.9 The Beat“. This makes KSPW in direct competition with KOSP.[1]
Journal Communications and the E. W. Scripps Company announced on July 30, 2014 that the two companies would merge to create a new broadcast company under the E.W. Scripps Company name that owned the two companies' broadcast properties, including KSPW. The transaction was completed in 2015, pending shareholder and regulatory approvals.[2] Scripps exited radio in 2018; the Springfield stations went to SummitMedia in a four-market, $47 million deal completed on November 1, 2018.[3]
DJs
- Mornings: Fotsch and Sarah
- Middays & Afternoons: The Ginge
References
- "92.9 KOSP Springfield Has A Beat". Radioinsight.com. 2012-08-18. Retrieved 2012-08-29.
- "E.W. Scripps, Journal Merging Broadcast Ops". TVNewsCheck. July 30, 2014. Retrieved July 31, 2014.
- "Scripps Completes Two More Pieces Of Radio Division Sale". Inside Radio. November 2, 2018. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
External links
- KSPW in the FCC's FM station database
- KSPW on Radio-Locator
- KSPW in Nielsen Audio's FM station database