KQQB-FM
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KGZG-FM is a radio station
licensed
to serve the community of Newport, Washington
, USA. The station is owned by Pendleton Broadcasting and broadcasts to the greater Spokane, Washington
, area. The station's programming is also rebroadcast in Spokane on a booster, KGZG-FM1.
in 1990, this station was assigned the KQQB-FM call letters by the Federal Communications Commission
on December 21, 2005
.
KQQB-FM was one of two Rhythmic Contemporary
outlets serving the Spokane area when it signed on in December 2005 (KEZE
was the other). In December 2006 they re-imaged themselves as "Live 104.5" and shifted away from their Rhythmic lean for a somewhat more mainstream direction. In June 2008, the station fell silent for nearly a full year.
On June 5, 2008, the on-line website All Access reported that KQQB and KAZZ
were taken off the air. No reason was given for the abrupt sign-off, but whatever issue took the stations dark is now "in court," although there are no details as to what those issues are. According to messages posted at Radio-Info.com, there were issues detailing the sale of both stations that resulted in former owners Radio Station KMJY, LLC going to court to regain control after Proactive Communications defaulted on paying the final $1 million of a six million deal. Radio Station KMJY, LLC then obtained a court order to seize the equipment from the studio and the station tower.
According to the FCC database, the station went silent on June 4, 2008, and on June 16, 2008, applied for special temporary authority to "remain silent" which was granted on August 27, 2008. The reason given in the application was "A secured creditor has seized transmitting equipment necessary to the operation of the station." This special temporary authority was scheduled to expire on February 24, 2009. The FCC accepted an application for an extension of this stay-silent authority on February 2, 2009. Per the FCC notification, the broadcast license of KQQB-FM would have automatically expired as a matter of law if broadcast operations did not resume by 12:01 a.m. on June 5, 2009.
In September 2009, the station returned to the air with a rhythmic contemporary
music format branded as "Cube 104.5".
KGZG-FM is currently under a lease management and purchase agreement with Pendleton Broadcasting. KMJY and Pendleton entered the agreement in May 2010. Pendleton relaunched its Rhythmic CHR format as "104.5 JAMZ" on June 1, 2010. The stations call letters changed to KGZG-FM on June 16, 2010. The station is noted for having a wide variety of music, including breaking new music that other Rhythmic stations in the country wouldn't play, as well as having no on-air personalities or specialty shows.
Proactive Communications, the station's licensee at the time this station went silent, also owned and operated 1970s Oldies
-formatted KAZZ
which was in the same studio in downtown Spokane.
In July 2008, Proactive Communications, Inc., reached an agreement to return the broadcast license for this station to Radio Station KMJY, LLC. The deal was approved by the FCC on September 10, 2008, and the transaction was consummated on the same day.
Radio station
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licensed
City of license
A city of license or community of license, in American and Canadian broadcasting, is the community that a radio station or television station is officially licensed to serve by that country's broadcast regulator....
to serve the community of Newport, Washington
Newport, Washington
Newport is a city in, and the county seat of, Pend Oreille County, Washington. The population was 2,126 at the 2010 census.-History:Newport was given its name in 1890 because it was selected as a landing site for the first steamboat on the Pend Oreille River. Newport was officially incorporated on...
, USA. The station is owned by Pendleton Broadcasting and broadcasts to the greater Spokane, Washington
Spokane, Washington
Spokane is a city located in the Northwestern United States in the state of Washington. It is the largest city of Spokane County of which it is also the county seat, and the metropolitan center of the Inland Northwest region...
, area. The station's programming is also rebroadcast in Spokane on a booster, KGZG-FM1.
Launch
Originally assigned KMJY-FM in 1989 and receiving its broadcast licenseBroadcast license
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in 1990, this station was assigned the KQQB-FM call letters by the Federal Communications Commission
Federal Communications Commission
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on December 21, 2005
2005 in radio
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.
KQQB-FM was one of two Rhythmic Contemporary
Rhythmic Contemporary
Rhythmic contemporary, also known as rhythmic top 40, rhythmic contemporary hit radio or rhythmic crossover, is a music radio format that includes a mix of EDM, upbeat rhythmic pop, hip-hop and R&B hits. Rhythmic contemporary rarely uses rock music or country music in its airplay, but it may...
outlets serving the Spokane area when it signed on in December 2005 (KEZE
KEZE
KEZE , "Hot 96.9") is a rhythmic contemporary formatted radio station licensed to Spokane, Washington, USA. The Morgan Murphy Media station broadcasts at 96.9 MHz on the FM dial with an effective radiated power of 8.2 kW...
was the other). In December 2006 they re-imaged themselves as "Live 104.5" and shifted away from their Rhythmic lean for a somewhat more mainstream direction. In June 2008, the station fell silent for nearly a full year.
On June 5, 2008, the on-line website All Access reported that KQQB and KAZZ
KAZZ
KAZZ is a radio station licensed to serve Deer Park, Washington, USA. The station is operated by licensee Nancy L. Isserlis, receiver for KAZZ. JP Bzet is the currently running daily operations....
were taken off the air. No reason was given for the abrupt sign-off, but whatever issue took the stations dark is now "in court," although there are no details as to what those issues are. According to messages posted at Radio-Info.com, there were issues detailing the sale of both stations that resulted in former owners Radio Station KMJY, LLC going to court to regain control after Proactive Communications defaulted on paying the final $1 million of a six million deal. Radio Station KMJY, LLC then obtained a court order to seize the equipment from the studio and the station tower.
According to the FCC database, the station went silent on June 4, 2008, and on June 16, 2008, applied for special temporary authority to "remain silent" which was granted on August 27, 2008. The reason given in the application was "A secured creditor has seized transmitting equipment necessary to the operation of the station." This special temporary authority was scheduled to expire on February 24, 2009. The FCC accepted an application for an extension of this stay-silent authority on February 2, 2009. Per the FCC notification, the broadcast license of KQQB-FM would have automatically expired as a matter of law if broadcast operations did not resume by 12:01 a.m. on June 5, 2009.
Service restored
In a June 2009 filing with the FCC, KQQB-FM says that it resumed broadcasting shortly before the deadline but that it began "experiencing program delivery problems" and fell silent again on June 3, 2009. The licensee attests that it is working on an alternative method of program delivery so that it may "return the station to broadcast service". The FCC accepted this new application for authorization to remain silent but as of July 23, 2009, had taken no further action.In September 2009, the station returned to the air with a rhythmic contemporary
Rhythmic Contemporary
Rhythmic contemporary, also known as rhythmic top 40, rhythmic contemporary hit radio or rhythmic crossover, is a music radio format that includes a mix of EDM, upbeat rhythmic pop, hip-hop and R&B hits. Rhythmic contemporary rarely uses rock music or country music in its airplay, but it may...
music format branded as "Cube 104.5".
KGZG-FM is currently under a lease management and purchase agreement with Pendleton Broadcasting. KMJY and Pendleton entered the agreement in May 2010. Pendleton relaunched its Rhythmic CHR format as "104.5 JAMZ" on June 1, 2010. The stations call letters changed to KGZG-FM on June 16, 2010. The station is noted for having a wide variety of music, including breaking new music that other Rhythmic stations in the country wouldn't play, as well as having no on-air personalities or specialty shows.
Ownership
In July 2005, Radio Station KMJY, LLC, reached an agreement to sell this station to Proactive Communications, Inc. The deal was approved by the FCC on September 1, 2005, and the transaction was consummated on September 28, 2005.Proactive Communications, the station's licensee at the time this station went silent, also owned and operated 1970s Oldies
Oldies
Oldies is a term commonly used to describe a radio format that concentrates on music from a period of about 15 to 55 years before the present day....
-formatted KAZZ
KAZZ
KAZZ is a radio station licensed to serve Deer Park, Washington, USA. The station is operated by licensee Nancy L. Isserlis, receiver for KAZZ. JP Bzet is the currently running daily operations....
which was in the same studio in downtown Spokane.
In July 2008, Proactive Communications, Inc., reached an agreement to return the broadcast license for this station to Radio Station KMJY, LLC. The deal was approved by the FCC on September 10, 2008, and the transaction was consummated on the same day.