KZMX-FM

KZMX-FM
City of license Hot Springs, South Dakota
Frequency 96.7 MHz
First air date 1981 (as KOBH-FM)
Format Silent
ERP 1,400 watts horizontal
HAAT 135 meters
Class A
Facility ID 46712
Transmitter coordinates 43°26′34″N 103°27′27″W / 43.44278°N 103.45750°W / 43.44278; -103.45750
Former callsigns KOBH-FM (1981-1986)
Owner Mt. Rushmore Broadcasting, Inc.
Sister stations KZMX (AM)

KZMX-FM (96.7 FM) is a radio station licensed to Hot Springs, South Dakota, USA, the station is owned by Mt. Rushmore Broadcasting, Inc.[1]

History

The station was assigned the call letters KOBH-FM on February 13, 1981. On June 20, 1986, the station changed its call sign to KZMX-FM.[2]

On May 18, 2012, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) fined KZMX-FM and its sister station, KZMX (AM) $21,500 for various violations, including operation of the stations without any staff present, inability to reach the station's staff, and using an incorrect type of antenna for broadcasting.[3]

The station along with others owned by Mt. Rushmore Broadcasting filed for an extension of the special temporary authority in early 2015, due to staffing issues. It was reported that staff had unexpectedly resigned, and there was difficulty finding new employees.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "KZMX-FM Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  2. ↑ "KZMX Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. ↑ FCC Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture, In the Matter of Mount Rushmore Broadcasting, Inc., Licensee of Station KZMX(AM), Hot Springs, SD and Station KZMX-FM, Hot Springs, SD, May 18, 2012.
  4. ↑ http://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/138958/report-wgpa-bethlehem-pa-sold

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