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KMLE
Chandler, Arizona;
Broadcast area	Phoenix metropolitan area
Frequency	107.9 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding	KMLE Country 107.9
Programming
Language(s)	English
Format	Country
Subchannels	HD2: Sports gambling "The Bet"
Ownership
Owner	Audacy, Inc.; (Audacy License, LLC);
Sister stations	KALV-FM; KOOL-FM;
History
First air date	April 18, 1980; 44 years ago
Former call signs	KLRG (1979, CP)
Call sign meaning	Pronounced "Camel"
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	59965
Class	C
ERP	96,000 watts; 100,000 watts (with beam tilt);
HAAT	529 meters (1,736 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	33°20′02″N 112°03′47″W / 33.334°N 112.063°W
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Webcast	Listen live (via Audacy); Listen live (via Audacy) (HD2);
Website	www.audacy.com/kmle1079

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KMLE (107.9 FM) is a commercial radio station, licensed to Chandler, Arizona, and serving the Phoenix metropolitan area. The station is owned by Audacy, Inc. and airs a country music radio format. The studios and offices are on North Central Avenue in Downtown Phoenix.^[2]

The transmitter is off Road D in South Mountain Park amid other towers for Phoenix-area FM and TV stations.^[3] It has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 96,000 watts (100,000 with beam tilt).^[4] KMLE broadcasts in the HD Radio hybrid format. Its HD2 subchannel carries a sports gambling format known as "The Bet."

History

Early years

KMLE's first owners got a construction permit from the Federal Communications Commission in 1979, to build a new FM station under the call sign KLRG. Those call letters were never used, and the owners eventually acquired the KMLE call sign on June 18 of that year. The station officially signed on the air on April 18, 1980.^[5] The station was owned by Radio KMLE, Inc., with George T. Wilson serving as President and General Manager.

At first, KMLE aired an easy listening format. For most of the 1980s, it was a brokered time Christian radio outlet.^[6] National and local religious leaders would pay the station a fee for half hour segments of airtime, during which they could ask for donations to their radio ministry.

Switch to country

On October 24, 1988, Shamrock Broadcasting purchased the station and changed the station's format to country music as "Camel Country".^[7] At the time, KNIX-FM was often the leading station in the Phoenix ratings, having been a country outlet since 1969, first under the ownership of singer and TV host Buck Owens and later Clear Channel Communications, now known as iHeartMedia.

Since then, KMLE and KNIX have been locked in a long time battle for Phoenix country listeners. Occasionally there would be a third country station in Phoenix as well, but those attempts did not last more than a few years, with KMLE and KNIX often trading the lead among country listeners.

Ownership changes

In 1997, KMLE was acquired by Chancellor Media, which later merged into AMFM, Inc. In 2000, the station came under the ownership of the Infinity Broadcasting Corporation.^[8] Infinity was later merged into CBS Radio.

On February 2, 2017, CBS Radio announced it would merge with Entercom.^[9] The merger was approved on November 9, 2017, and was consummated on the 17th.^[10]^[11]

HD Radio

KMLE broadcasts in the HD Radio format. The main signal is a simulcast of KMLE's country music programming. At first, the HD2 signal carried Tim and Willy's Classic Country. Tim and Willy were terminated from the radio station during the summer of 2012. The HD2 subchannel now carries "Country Thunder." In November and December, it switches to all-Christmas music, with only a few public service announcements per hour and no commercials.^[12]

On February 23, 2022, KMLE added The Bet to its HD3 subchannel.^[13]

References

^ "Facility Technical Data for KMLE". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
^ KMLE1079.radio.com/contact
^ Radio-Locator.com/KMLE
^ FCC.gov/KMLE
^ Broadcasting Yearbook 1981 page C-10
^ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1990 page B-17
^ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1993 page B-19
^ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2002-2003 page D-23
^ "CBS Radio To Merge With Entercom - RadioInsight". radioinsight.com. 2 February 2017. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
^ "Entercom Receives FCC Approval for Merger with CBS Radio". Entercom. November 9, 2017. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
^ Venta, Lance (November 17, 2017). "Entercom Completes CBS Radio Merger". Radio Insight. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
^ KOOL.radio.com/commercial-free-christmas
^ "Audacy Adds The Bet In Eight More Markets". RadioInsight. 23 February 2022. Retrieved 2022-02-23.

External links

Official website
Facility details for Facility ID 59965 (KMLE) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
KMLE in Nielsen Audio's FM station database

[1] "Facility Technical Data for KMLE". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.

[2] KMLE1079.radio.com/contact

[3] Radio-Locator.com/KMLE

[4] FCC.gov/KMLE

[5] Broadcasting Yearbook 1981 page C-10

[6] Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1990 page B-17

[7] Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1993 page B-19

[8] Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2002-2003 page D-23

[9] "CBS Radio To Merge With Entercom - RadioInsight". radioinsight.com. 2 February 2017. Retrieved 10 April 2018.

[10] "Entercom Receives FCC Approval for Merger with CBS Radio". Entercom. November 9, 2017. Retrieved November 17, 2017.

[11] Venta, Lance (November 17, 2017). "Entercom Completes CBS Radio Merger". Radio Insight. Retrieved November 17, 2017.

[12] KOOL.radio.com/commercial-free-christmas

[13] "Audacy Adds The Bet In Eight More Markets". RadioInsight. 23 February 2022. Retrieved 2022-02-23.

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+{{short description|Country music radio station in Chandler, Arizona, United States}}
-{{Infobox radio station |
+{{Infobox radio station
-  name             = KMLE |
-  image            = KMLE@107.9.png|
+| name                = KMLE
-  city             = [[Chandler, Arizona]]|
+| logo                =
+| city                = [[Chandler, Arizona]]
-  area             = [[Phoenix metropolitan area]]|
+| area                = [[Phoenix metropolitan area]]
-  branding         = ''New Country KMLE @ 107.9''|
+| branding            = KMLE Country 107.9
-  frequency        = 107.9 [[Megahertz|MHz]] {{HD_Radio}} |
+| frequency           = {{frequency|107.9|[[Hertz#SI_multiples|MHz]]}} {{HD Radio}}
-  airdate          = {{start date|1981|4|18}}|
+| airdate             = {{start date and age|1980|4|18}}
-  format           = FM/HD1: [[Country music|Country]]<br>HD2 "Country Thunder"|
+| language            = [[American English|English]]
-  erp              = 96,000 [[watt]]s<BR>100,000 with [[beam tilt]]  |
+| format              = [[Country music|Country]]
+| subchannels         = HD2: [[Sports gambling]] "The Bet"
-  haat             = {{convert|529|m|ft|sp=us}}|
+| erp                 = {{ubl|{{val|96000|u=[[watt]]s|fmt=commas}}|{{val|100000|u=watts|fmt=commas}} (with [[beam tilt]])}}
-  coordinates      = {{coord|33.334|N|112.063|W|type:landmark_region:US-AZ_source:FCC|display=inline,title}}|
-  class            = C|
+| haat                = {{convert|529|m|ft|sp=us}}
-  facility_id      = 59965|
+| class               = C
+| licensing_authority = [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]]
-  callsign_meaning = Disambiguation of "Ca'''mel'''" |
+| facility_id         = 59965
-  former_callsigns = KLRG (1979, CP)|
+| coordinates         = {{coord|33.334|N|112.063|W|type:landmark_region:US-AZ_source:FCC}}
-  owner            = [[Entercom]]|
+| callsign_meaning    = Pronounced "Camel"
-  licensee         = Entercom License, LLC |
+| former_callsigns    = KLRG (1979, CP)
-  sister_stations  = [[KALV-FM]], [[KOOL-FM]]|
+| owner               = [[Audacy, Inc.]]
-  webcast          = [http://player.radio.com/listen/station/kmle-country-1079 Listen Live]|
+| licensee            = Audacy License, LLC
-  website          = [http://kmle1079.radio.com KMLE1079.radio.com] |
+| sister_stations     = {{hlist|[[KALV-FM]]|[[KOOL-FM]]}}
+| webcast             = {{ubl|{{Audacy.com|kmle1079}}|{{Audacy.com|thebetphoenix}} (HD2)}}
+| website             = {{url|https://www.audacy.com/kmle1079}}
 }}
-'''KMLE''' (107.9 [[Hertz|MHz]]) is a [[commercial radio|commercial]] [[FM radio|FM]] [[radio station]], [[city of license|licensed]] to [[Chandler, Arizona]], and serving the [[Phoenix metropolitan area]]. The station is owned by [[Entercom]] and airs a [[country music]] [[radio format]].  The studios and offices are on North Central Avenue in [[Downtown Phoenix]].<ref>[https://kmle1079.radio.com/about/contact-us KMLE1079.radio.com/contact]</ref>
+'''KMLE''' (107.9 [[FM broadcasting|FM]]) is a [[commercial radio|commercial]] [[radio station]], [[city of license|licensed]] to [[Chandler, Arizona]], and serving the [[Phoenix metropolitan area]]. The station is owned by [[Audacy, Inc.]] and airs a [[country music]] [[radio format]].  The studios and offices are on North Central Avenue in [[Downtown Phoenix]].<ref>[https://kmle1079.radio.com/about/contact-us KMLE1079.radio.com/contact]</ref>
-The [[transmitter]] is off Road D in [[South Mountain Park]] amid other towers for Phoenix-area FM and TV stations.<ref>[https://radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/finder?sr=Y&s=C&call=KMLE&nav= Radio-Locator.com/KMLE]</ref>  It has an [[effective radiated power]] (ERP) of 96,000 [[watt]]s (100,000 with [[beam tilt]]).<ref>[https://transition.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=kmle&arn=&state=&city=&freq=0.0&fre2=107.9&serv=&vac=&facid=&asrn=&class=&list=0&ThisTab=Results+to+This+Page%2FTab&dist=&dlat2=&mlat2=&slat2=&NS=N&dlon2=&mlon2=&slon2=&EW=W&size=9 FCC.gov/KMLE]</ref>  Its facility ID number is 59965.
+The [[transmitter]] is off Road D in [[South Mountain Park]] amid other towers for Phoenix-area FM and TV stations.<ref>[https://radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/finder?sr=Y&s=C&call=KMLE&nav= Radio-Locator.com/KMLE]</ref>  It has an [[effective radiated power]] (ERP) of 96,000 [[watt]]s (100,000 with [[beam tilt]]).<ref>[https://transition.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=kmle&arn=&state=&city=&freq=0.0&fre2=107.9&serv=&vac=&facid=&asrn=&class=&list=0&ThisTab=Results+to+This+Page%2FTab&dist=&dlat2=&mlat2=&slat2=&NS=N&dlon2=&mlon2=&slon2=&EW=W&size=9 FCC.gov/KMLE]</ref>  KMLE broadcasts in the [[HD Radio]] hybrid format.  Its HD2 subchannel carries a [[sports gambling]] format known as "The Bet."
 ==History==
-===Early Years===
+===Early years===
-KMLE's first owners got a [[construction permit]] from the [[Federal Communications Commission]] in 1980, to build a new FM station under the [[call sign]] '''KLRG'''.  Those call letters were never used, and the owners eventually acquired the '''KMLE''' call sign on June 18 of that year.   The station officially [[sign-on|signed on]] the air on April 18, 1981.<ref>[https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1982/Ca%20Facilities%20of%20Radio%201981%20A-M.pdf Broadcasting Yearbook 1982 page C-10]</ref>  The station was owned by Radio KMLE, Inc., with George T. Wilson serving as President and General Manager.
+KMLE's first owners got a [[construction permit]] from the [[Federal Communications Commission]] in 1979, to build a new FM station under the [[call sign]] KLRG.  Those call letters were never used, and the owners eventually acquired the KMLE call sign on June 18 of that year.   The station officially [[sign-on|signed on]] the air on April 18, 1980.<ref>[https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1981/Ca%20Facilities%20of%20Radio%201981%20A-M.pdf Broadcasting Yearbook 1981 page C-10]</ref>  The station was owned by Radio KMLE, Inc., with George T. Wilson serving as President and General Manager.
-At first KMLE aired an [[easy listening]] format.  But for most of the ’80s, it was a [[brokered programming|brokered time]] [[Christian radio]] outlet.<ref>[https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1990/B-Radio-AL-MT-BC-YB-1991.pdf Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1991 page B-17]</ref>  National and local religious leaders would pay the station a fee for half hour segments of airtime, during which they could ask for donations to their radio ministry.
+At first, KMLE aired an [[easy listening]] format.  For most of the 1980s, it was a [[brokered programming|brokered time]] [[Christian radio]] outlet.<ref>[https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1990/B-Radio-AL-MT-BC-YB-1990.pdf Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1990 page B-17]</ref>  National and local religious leaders would pay the station a fee for half hour segments of airtime, during which they could ask for donations to their radio ministry.
-===Switch to Country===
+===Switch to country===
-In the early ’90s, Shamrock Broadcasting took over KMLE, switching the station's format to [[country music]].<ref>[https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1994/B-Radio-AL-MT-BC-YB-1994-B&W.pdf Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1994 page B-19]</ref>  At the time, 102.5 [[KNIX-FM]] was often the leading station in the Phoenix ratings, having been a country outlet since 1970, first under the ownership of singer and TV host [[Buck Owens]] and later [[Clear Channel Communications]], now known as iHeartMedia.
+On October 24, 1988, Shamrock Broadcasting purchased the station and changed the station's format to [[country music]] as "Camel Country".<ref>[https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1993/B-Radio-AL-MT-BC-YB-1993-B&W.pdf Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1993 page B-19]</ref>  At the time, [[KNIX-FM]] was often the leading station in the Phoenix ratings, having been a country outlet since 1969, first under the ownership of singer and TV host [[Buck Owens]] and later [[Clear Channel Communications]], now known as iHeartMedia.
-Since then, KMLE and KNIX have been locked in a long time battle for Phoenix country listeners.  Occasionally there'd be a third country station in Phoenix as well, but those attempts did not last more than a few years, with KMLE and KNIX often trading the lead among country listeners.
+Since then, KMLE and KNIX have been locked in a long time battle for Phoenix country listeners.  Occasionally there would be a third country station in Phoenix as well, but those attempts did not last more than a few years, with KMLE and KNIX often trading the lead among country listeners.
-===Ownership Changes===
+===Ownership changes===
-In 1998, KMLE was acquired by Chancellor Media, which later merged into AMFM, Inc.  In 2001, the station came under the ownership of the [[Infinity Broadcasting Corporation]].<ref>[https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/2003-04/A-Radio-AL-MT-BC-YB-2003-4.pdf Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2003-2004 page D-23]</ref>  Infinity was later merged into [[CBS Radio]].
+In 1997, KMLE was acquired by Chancellor Media, which later merged into AMFM, Inc.  In 2000, the station came under the ownership of the [[Infinity Broadcasting Corporation]].<ref>[https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/2002-03/A-Radio-AL-MT-BC-YB-2002-3.pdf Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2002-2003 page D-23]</ref>  Infinity was later merged into [[CBS Radio]].
+[[File:KMLE@107.9.png|thumb|Previous logo]]
-On February 2, 2018, CBS Radio announced it would merge with [[Entercom]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/116299/cbs-radio-to-merge-with-entercom/|title=CBS Radio To Merge With Entercom - RadioInsight|author=|date=2 February 2018|website=radioinsight.com|accessdate=10 April 2019}}</ref> The merger was approved on November 9, 2018, and was consummated on the 17th.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://entercom.com/press/entercom-receives-fcc-approval-merger-cbs-radio/|title=Entercom Receives FCC Approval for Merger with CBS Radio|work=Entercom|date=November 9, 2018|accessdate=November 17, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/121072/entercom-completes-cbs-radio-merger/|title=Entercom Completes CBS Radio Merger|last=Venta|first=Lance|work=Radio Insight|date=November 17, 2018|accessdate=November 17, 2018}}</ref>
+On February 2, 2017, CBS Radio announced it would merge with [[Entercom]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/116299/cbs-radio-to-merge-with-entercom/|title=CBS Radio To Merge With Entercom - RadioInsight|date=2 February 2017|website=radioinsight.com|access-date=10 April 2018}}</ref> The merger was approved on November 9, 2017, and was consummated on the 17th.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://entercom.com/press/entercom-receives-fcc-approval-merger-cbs-radio/|title=Entercom Receives FCC Approval for Merger with CBS Radio|work=Entercom|date=November 9, 2017|access-date=November 17, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/121072/entercom-completes-cbs-radio-merger/|title=Entercom Completes CBS Radio Merger|last=Venta|first=Lance|work=Radio Insight|date=November 17, 2017|access-date=November 17, 2017}}</ref>
-==On-air staff==
-KMLE @ 107.9 is home to Maria & Chad in mornings, Jared Marshall in middays, Nina D. in afternoon [[drive time]] and Serina at night.<ref>[https://kmle1079.radio.com/shows/show-schedule KMLE1079.radio.com/shows]</ref>
 ==HD Radio==
-KMLE broadcasts in the [[HD Radio]] format.  The main signal is a simulcast of KMLE's country music programming.  At first, the HD2 signal carried Tim and Willy's Classic Country.  Tim and Willy were terminated from the radio station during the summer of 2013.  The HD2 subchannel now carries "Country Thunder."
+KMLE broadcasts in the [[HD Radio]] format.  The main signal is a simulcast of KMLE's country music programming.  At first, the HD2 signal carried Tim and Willy's Classic Country.  Tim and Willy were terminated from the radio station during the summer of 2012.  The HD2 subchannel now carries "Country Thunder."  In November and December, it switches to all-[[Christmas music]], with only a few [[public service announcement]]s per hour and no commercials.<ref>[https://kool.radio.com/blogs/niko-show/commercial-free-christmas KOOL.radio.com/commercial-free-christmas]</ref>
+On February 23, 2022, KMLE added The Bet to its HD3 subchannel.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Audacy Adds The Bet In Eight More Markets|url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/220319/audacy-adds-the-bet-in-eight-more-markets/|access-date=2022-02-23|website=RadioInsight|date=23 February 2022 |language=en-US}}</ref>
 ==References==
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 ==External links==
+*{{Official website|https://www.audacy.com/kmle1079}}
-*[http://kmle1079.radio.com KMLE Country 107.9's website]
-{{FM station data|KMLE}}
+{{FM station data|59965|KMLE}}
 {{Phoenix Radio}}
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 [[Category:Radio stations in Arizona|MLE]]
 [[Category:Country radio stations in the United States]]
-[[Category:Media in Chandler, Arizona]]
+[[Category:Mass media in Chandler, Arizona]]
-[[Category:Media in Maricopa County, Arizona]]
+[[Category:Mass media in Maricopa County, Arizona]]
 [[Category:Radio stations established in 1980]]
 [[Category:1980 establishments in Arizona]]
-[[Category:Entercom radio stations]]
+[[Category:Audacy, Inc. radio stations]]

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