KXET (AM)
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| Broadcast area | Portland, Oregon |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 1150 kHz |
| Branding | Exitos 93.5 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Spanish Hits |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| KGDD, KOOR, KRYN, KZZR | |
| History | |
First air date | 1954 |
Former call signs | KHFS (1954-1956) KKEY (1956-1998) KKGT (1998-2003) KRMZ (2003-2005) KXMG (2005-2009) KLPM (2009-2011)[1] |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 71752 |
| Class | D |
| Power | 5,000 watts day 47 watts night |
Transmitter coordinates | 45°38′36″N 122°36′51″W / 45.64333°N 122.61417°W |
| Repeater(s) | 93.5 K228EU (Portland) |
| Links | |
| Website | exitos935.com |
KXET (1150 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a Spanish hits format. Licensed to Portland, Oregon, United States, it serves the Portland area. The station is currently owned by Bustos Media of Oregon License, LLC. The station currently has a construction permit from the FCC to increase their daytime power to 10,000 watts and nighttime to 63 watts.
History
From July 4, 1954 when the station first signed on with the call letters KHFS until 1956, then KKEY was owned by the Weagant family of Vancouver, WA. After trying several different formats throughout the 1950s and '60s, in 1971 KKEY went all talk with such hosts as Jack Hurd, Alan Hirsch, Peter Marlon Jones, Jerry Dimmitt, and Rick Miller. Originally a daytime only station, KKEY was granted nighttime authorization in 1988 to operate at 47 watts. KKEY remained with primarily a talk format until the station was sold in 1998. It temporarily went off the air before signing back on as KKGT, again an all talk station.
The station was assigned the KLPM call sign by the Federal Communications Commission on April 14, 2009.[1]
On January 21, 2011, KLPM changed their format to Spanish hits, branded as "Exitos 93.5", which also rebroadcasts on FM translator K228EU 93.5 FM. On January 25, 2011, KLPM changed their call letters to KXET to go with the "Exitos 93.5" branding.
During the weekend of 2011, August 13-14, KXET was taken off the air by theft of equipment in its transmitter site, however, their transmissions are still available on FM via K228EU.[2] As of November 26, 2011 the station is still off the air.
References
- ^ a b "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
- ^ "Thieves gut 1150 AM transmitter site...and no one notices". feedback.pdxradio.com.
External links
- Facility details for Facility ID KXET ({{{2}}}) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- {{{2}}} in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
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