KSMM (AM)
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| Frequency | 1470 kHz |
|---|---|
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| History | |
First air date | September 15, 1960 (as KLIB) |
Former call signs | KLIB (1960–1985) KILS (1985–1988) KYUU (1988–2008)[1] |
| Technical information[2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 36752 |
| Class | D |
| Power | 1,000 watts day 170 watts night |
Transmitter coordinates | 37°03′55″N 100°51′59″W / 37.06528°N 100.86639°W |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
KSMM (1470 kHz) is an AM radio station licensed to serve the community of Liberal, Kansas, United States. The station is owned by My Town Media.[3] The transmitter, tower, and studio are just south of Highway 54 on the east side of town.
History
[edit]The station was assigned the call sign KLIB by the Federal Communications Commission on July 20, 1960. The station changed the call sign to KILS on March 1, 1985, then to KYUU on October 4, 1988,[1] when it was part of the "LS Network" of Kansas radio entrepreneur Larry Steckline.[4]
The format in 1984/1985 was adult contemporary, and personalities on the air at that time included Paul Maldanado, Tim Malone, and John Jenkinson. Who really cares, because this was one two-year period of a station that's been broadcasting for 64 years. Max Libby was the General Manager at one point (?).
The call sign changed to KSMM on February 13, 2008.[1]
As part of owner Rocking M Media's bankruptcy reorganization, in which 12 stations in Kansas would be auctioned off to new owners, it was announced on October 31, 2022, that Pittsburg-based MyTown Media was the winning bidder for KSMM for $20,000. The sale to MyTown Media was approved by the FCC on March 29, 2023, and was consummated on May 12 of that year.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for KSMM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
- ^ Harris News Service: "Radio station to expand coverage," December 16, 1988, Salina Journal, retrieved from Newspapers.com OCR text, July 26, 2020.
- ^ "Draft Copy « Licensing and Management System « FCC". Archived from the original on May 31, 2023. Retrieved November 26, 2025.
External links
[edit]- Official website Archived July 28, 2019, at the Wayback Machine
- FCC Public Inspection File for KSMM
- FCC History Card for KSMM
- Something that got deleted, reasons unknown
- Facility details for Facility ID 36752 (KSMM) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- KSMM in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
  | This article about a radio station in Kansas is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
| Frequency | 1470 kHz |
|---|---|
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
|
| History | |
First air date | September 15, 1960 (as KLIB) |
Former call signs | KLIB (1960–1985) KILS (1985–1988) KYUU (1988–2008)[1] |
| Technical information[2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 36752 |
| Class | D |
| Power | 1,000 watts day 170 watts night |
Transmitter coordinates | 37°03′55″N 100°51′59″W / 37.06528°N 100.86639°W / 37.06528; -100.86639 |
| Links | |
Public license information |
|
KSMM (1470 kHz) is an AM radio station licensed to serve the community of Liberal, Kansas, United States. The station is owned by My Town Media.[3] The transmitter, tower, and studio are just south of Highway 54 on the east side of town.
History
The station was assigned the call sign KLIB by the Federal Communications Commission on July 20, 1960. The station changed the call sign to KILS on March 1, 1985, then to KYUU on October 4, 1988,[1] when it was part of the "LS Network" of Kansas radio entrepreneur Larry Steckline.[4]
The format in 1984/1985 was adult contemporary, and personalities on the air at that time included Paul Maldanado, Tim Malone, and John Jenkinson. Who really cares, because this was one two-year period of a station that's been broadcasting for 64 years. Max Libby was the General Manager at one point (?).
The call sign changed to KSMM on February 13, 2008.[1]
As part of owner Rocking M Media's bankruptcy reorganization, in which 12 stations in Kansas would be auctioned off to new owners, it was announced on October 31, 2022, that Pittsburg-based MyTown Media was the winning bidder for KSMM for $20,000. The sale to MyTown Media was approved by the FCC on March 29, 2023, and was consummated on May 12 of that year.[5]
References
- ^ a b c "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for KSMM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
- ^ Harris News Service: "Radio station to expand coverage," December 16, 1988, Salina Journal, retrieved from Newspapers.com OCR text, July 26, 2020.
- ^ "Draft Copy « Licensing and Management System « FCC". Archived from the original on May 31, 2023. Retrieved November 26, 2025.
External links
- Official website Archived July 28, 2019, at the Wayback Machine
- FCC Public Inspection File for KSMM
- FCC History Card for KSMM
- Something that got deleted, reasons unknown
- Facility details for Facility ID 36752 (KSMM) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- KSMM in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
  | This article about a radio station in Kansas is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |