KFH-FM
| City | Clearwater, Kansas |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Wichita, Kansas |
| Branding | Sports Radio 1240 AM & 98.7 FM KFH |
| Frequency | 98.7 MHz |
| First air date | 1995 (as KSPG) |
| Format | Sports |
| ERP | 50,000 watts |
| HAAT | 150 meters |
| Class | C2 |
| Facility ID | 23292 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 37°24′11″N 97°35′23″W / 37.40306°N 97.58972°WCoordinates: 37°24′11″N 97°35′23″W / 37.40306°N 97.58972°W |
| Callsign meaning | Taken from their sister station KFH, which stands for "Kansas' Finest Hotel" |
| Former callsigns |
KSQB (3/27/1992-3/22/1993) KSPG (3/22/1993-3/6/2000) KAYY (3/6/2000-6/2/2000) KWSJ (6/2/2000-3/25/2002) |
| Affiliations | CBS Sports Radio |
| Owner |
Entercom Communications (Entercom License, LLC) |
| Sister stations | KDGS, KEYN, KFBZ, KFH, KNSS |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | kfhradio.com |
KFH-FM (98.7) FM is a radio station broadcasting a sports format in Wichita, Kansas. The station is licensed to Clearwater, Kansas and is currently owned by Entercom. The station's studios are located at North Woodlawn and East 21st in Northeast Wichita, while the transmitter is located outside Conway Springs, Kansas.
History
The KFH-FM call letters were reprised from those of the Wichita station that began broadcasting on September 19, 1948, at 100.3 mHz as a simulcast partner of sister station KFH (AM) (1330 kHz). Around 1967, KFH-FM moved to 97.9 MHz and became known as "Channel 97."[1] Channel 97 broadcast with the "progressive rock" music format. It was also affiliated with ABC's American FM Radio Network. In late 1971, KFH-FM dropped the progressive rock format and switched to a "beautiful music" format and the call letters KBRA. (That station is now KRBB, and owned by iHeartMedia, Inc..)
KFH-FM was issued a construction permit on March 27, 1992, issued as KSQB. The station signed on in 1995 with a Country format as KSPG, "The Kansas Pig", and then a 3-month long Hot AC format as KAYY. On June 2, 2000, 98.7 became the new home of Smooth Jazz KWSJ. The format was moved from its temporary frequency at 92.7 and was originally on 105.3 (Now Hot AC KFBZ-FM). KWSJ's Smooth Jazz format was dropped on March 24, 2002, and flipped to a simulcast with AM sister station KFH.[2]
On May 9, 2011, KFH AM and -FM changed their format to sports talk.
In early 2015, the radio station will move to the Ruffin Building at 9111 East Douglas, formerly the Pizza Hut headquarters.[3]
Programming
KFH-FM broadcasts syndicated programs from CBS Sports Radio.
References
- ↑ "Wichita Radio History - 97.9". Kansas City Radio & TV. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
- ↑ http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/2000s/2002/RR-2002-03-22.pdf
- ↑ Entercom Radio to move to Ruffin Building.
External links
- KFH Official Site
- Query the FCC's FM station database for KFH
- Radio-Locator information on KFH
- Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for KFH
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