KQMS-FM
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| City | Shasta Lake, California |
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| Broadcast area | Northern California |
| Branding | KQMS NewsTalk 1670 AM & 99.3 FM |
| Frequency | 99.3 MHz |
| First air date | 1989 (as KNNN) |
| Format | News/Talk |
| Power | 1,600 watts |
| HAAT | 465 meters |
| Class | C2 |
| Facility ID | 54039 |
| Callsign meaning | K Quality Music Station (taken from the AM station's former music format) |
| Former callsigns |
KCIB (1988-1989, CP) KNNN (1989-2010) |
| Affiliations | Fox News Radio |
| Owner |
Mapleton Communications (Mapleton License of Redding, LLC) |
| Sister stations | KQMS-AM, KRDG-FM, KNNN-FM, KSHA-FM |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | kqms.com |
KQMS-FM (99.3 FM) is an American commercial radio station in Shasta Lake, California, serving the Northern California, area.
For over a decade, KNNN aired a CHR music format branded as "Mix 99.3". From its inception until the "Mix 99.3" brand was introduced, the station was known as "K-9 FM", and played a pop-based Adult Contemporary format. The original "K-9" AC format was the result of a listener voting process following a months-long format testing experiment, where a different format was played every hour of the day. In January 2007 Mix 99.3 changed formats to country and rebranded it "99.3 HANK FM."
Change to KQMS-FM
On September 20, 2010, KNNN changed their call letters to KQMS-FM and changed their format to news/talk, simulcasting KQMS 1400 AM (now 1670 AM). Hank-FM moved to the LP audio of TV channel 6 which is now heard on most FM receivers at 87.7 FM; effectively providing the Redding area with a popular country radio format.
News team/on-air talent
- Steve Gibson
- Kelly Frost Sr.
- Kelly Frost Jr.
External links
- KQMS Website
- Query the FCC's FM station database for KQMS
- Radio-Locator information on KQMS
- Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for KQMS
Coordinates: 40°39′14″N 122°31′16″W / 40.654°N 122.521°W