KVSP
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| KVSP | |
| City of license | Oklahoma City, OK |
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| Branding | Power 103.5 |
| Slogan | "#1 For Blazin' Hip-Hop and R&B!" |
| First air date | 1981 as KRPT-FM (Anadarko, OK); 1994 as KVSP on 1140 AM |
| Frequency | 103.5 MHz |
| Format | Mainstream Urban |
| ERP | 100 kw |
| Class | C |
| Owner | Perry Broadcasting |
| Website | http://www.kvsp.com |
KVSP (Power 103.5) is a Mainstream Urban station serving the Oklahoma City area and Central Oklahoma. It is owned by Perry Broadcasting of Southwest Oklahoma and its transmitter is located in Alfalfa, Oklahoma.
[edit] History
The KRPT-FM went on the air as a country station in 1981 serving the Anadarko, OK area. The station later changed its calls to KRMP in March of 2003 and became known as "Superstar Country 103.5." The station moved to southwest of Oklahoma City from Anadarko, OK in July 2004 and became KVSP "Power 103.5" with an Mainstream Urban format making it Oklahoma City's first Urban station on the FM dial since KAEZ departed in 1985.
Meanwhile, KVSP was launched as an Urban Contemporary radio station in 1993 on 1140 AM and was called Power Jammin' 1140. It was the first African American-owned and operated station under Perry Broadcasting's ownership as the Oklahoma radio market was not serving the Black community too well at the time based on Perry's perceptions; Perry would later acquire and launch sister station KJMM in Tulsa the year after as part of the "Power Jammin' Network". For years KVSP played Hip Hop, R&B, Old School/Classic Soul and Gospel for years, and was the home of the Tom Joyner Morning Show. When KVSP relocated to the FM dial position in 2004, it was renamed Power 103.5. Today it is ranked one of the highest rated "Urban" radio stations in Oklahoma City Metroplex -- despite a rimshot signal in the eastern segment of the market. Upon the transition, KVSP modified its format to Mainstream Urban and began carrying the Doug Banks Morning Show. As for the 1140 AM frequency, it is now an Urban Adult Contemporary formatted station as The Touch, a division of ABC Radio, swapped call letters KVSP for KRMP (previously on 103.5), and still airs Tom Joyner in the Mornings. As a station playing Hip Hop, KVSP's main and only competitor is KKWD.
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| FM Radio Stations in the Oklahoma City (Arbitron #48) |
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