KSQT (89.7 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a variety format. Licensed to Prunedale, California, United States, the station is owned by Natural Bridges Media.
Swap to Educational Media Foundation
Prunedale Educational Association announced it would be swapping the then-KLVM and its five translators to Educational Media Foundation (EMF) for KARW Salinas.[1][2] The transaction was consummated on December 19, 2017. EMF changed the station's call sign to KNVM on January 22, 2018. In 2019, EMF flipped KNVM to its Radio Nueva Vida programming.
2023 sale and format change
On February 5, 2023, Natural Bridges Media, owner of KSQD in Santa Cruz, California, announced that it would acquire KNVM 89.7 FM and the 89.5 K208GE translator in Monterey from EMF. The sale closed on June 8, 2023, and on June 17, KNVM flipped to a simulcast of KSQD in order to reach the Monterey-Salinas area, which is poorly covered by the original KSQD signal. The station changed its callsign to KSQT on June 24, 2023.[3][4]
References
- ^ Venta, Lance (June 23, 2017). "Station Sales Week Of 6/23". RadioInsight. Retrieved June 23, 2017.
- ^ "FCC Daily Digest pages 1-3" (PDF). Federal Communications Commission. June 23, 2017. Retrieved June 26, 2017.
- ^ "K-Squid to celebrate expanded reach to listeners in the Monterey Bay area". Monterey Herald. 2023-06-09. Retrieved 2023-06-20.
- ^ "K-Squid Launches In Monterey/Salinas - RadioInsight". 2023-06-18. Retrieved 2023-06-20.
External links
- KSQT in the FCC FM station database
- KSQT in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
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