KSPW
KSPW
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| City | Sparta, Missouri |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Springfield, Missouri |
| Branding | Power 96-5 |
| Slogan | "The #1 Hit Music Station" |
| Frequency | 96.5 MHz |
| First air date | February 21, 1988 |
| Format | Top 40 (CHR) |
| ERP | 50,000 watts |
| HAAT | 150 meters |
| Class | C2 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 36°57′16″N 93°17′22″W / 36.95444°N 93.28944°W / 36.95444; -93.28944Coordinates: 36°57′16″N 93°17′22″W / 36.95444°N 93.28944°W / 36.95444; -93.28944 |
| Callsign meaning | Springfield's PoWer |
| Owner | SummitMedia (SM-KSPW, LLC) |
| Sister stations | KRVI, KSGF, KSGF-FM, KTTS-FM |
| Website | www.power965.com |
KSPW (96.5 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a Top 40 (CHR) format. Licensed to Sparta, Missouri, United States, it serves Springfield, Missouri. The station is owned by SummitMedia.
Contents
1 Station history
2 Programming
3 DJs
4 References
5 External links
Station history[edit]
KSPW debuted on the air on February 21, 1988 as KJLR. By July 1988 it adopted an AC format as KLTO, which lasted until 1999 and changed calls to KMXH. In April 2001, KMXH flipped to Rhythmic Top 40 and adopted the KSPW calls. The station patterned the format after sister station KQCH/Omaha. And like KQCH, KSPW would evolve to Top 40/CHR by 2003 and has been in this direction since then.
On August 29, 2012; Midwest Family Broadcasting Classic Hits “Star 92.9” KOSP dropped to a Rhythmic CHR “92.9 The Beat“. This makes KSPW in direct competition with KOSP.[1]
Journal Communications and the E. W. Scripps Company announced on July 30, 2014 that the two companies would merge to create a new broadcast company under the E.W. Scripps Company name that owned the two companies' broadcast properties, including KSPW. The transaction was completed in 2015, pending shareholder and regulatory approvals.[2] Scripps exited radio in 2018; the Springfield stations went to SummitMedia in a four-market, $47 million deal completed on November 1, 2018.[3]
Programming[edit]
Known in the area as Power 96.5, KSPW is a favorite media destination for many around the Ozarks. With Fotsch and Sarah in the Morning and the Old School Lunch Hour with Scott On Power, Afternoons with the Ginge and Nights with Mason. The station has branded itself into a market that traditionally favors the country music genre. In addition, the station has recently branched out in the community giving back with Request-A-Thons that benefit the Children's Miracle Network.
Power 96.5 is home to Springfield's, Fotsch and Sarah in the Morning. On air for almost 2 years together, Fotsch and Sarah have become the metro area's alarm clock in the morning. They had A TV show with Fox 5 (KRBK) until Fox 5 was sold to the owners of KOLR and the show was canceled but you can still hear them on Power 96.5.
DJs[edit]
- Mornings: Fotsch and Sarah
- Middays & Afternoons: The Ginge
References[edit]
^ "92.9 KOSP Springfield Has A Beat". Radioinsight.com. 2012-08-18. Retrieved 2012-08-29..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ "E.W. Scripps, Journal Merging Broadcast Ops". TVNewsCheck. July 30, 2014. Retrieved July 31, 2014.
^ "Scripps Completes Two More Pieces Of Radio Division Sale". Inside Radio. November 2, 2018. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
External links[edit]
- Query the FCC's FM station database for KSPW
- Radio-Locator information on KSPW
- Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for KSPW
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- Radio stations in Missouri
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- Radio stations established in 1988
- Missouri radio station stubs
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