KPRK

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KPRK
Image:KPRK logo.png
City of license Livingston, Montana
Broadcast area Bozeman, Montana
Branding Classic Hits AM1340
Slogan "Classic Hits on the banks of the Yellowstone"
Frequency 1340 kHz
First air date 1946
Format Classic Hits
Power 1,000 watts (unlimited)
Class C
Facility ID 37816
Transmitter Coordinates 45°40′21″N, 110°32′21″W
Callsign meaning PaRK County
Owner GAPWEST Broadcasting
(Gap Broadcasting Bozeman License, LLC)
Sister stations KISN, KMMS (AM), KMMS-FM, KXLB, KZMY
Website kprk1340am.com

KPRK (1340 AM, "Classic Hits AM1340") is a radio station licensed to serve Livingston, Montana. The station is owned by GAPWEST Broadcasting and licensed to Gap Broadcasting Bozeman License, LLC.[1] It airs a Classic Hits music format.[2]

The station was assigned the KPRK call letters by the Federal Communications Commission.[3]

[edit] Ownership

In February 2008, Colorado-based GAPWEST Broadcasting completed the acquisition of 57 radio stations in 13 markets in the Pacific Northwest-Rocky Mountain region from Clear Channel Communications.[1] The deal, valued at a reported $74 million, included six Bozeman stations, seven in Missoula and five in Billings. Other stations in the deal are located in Shelby, Montana, and in Casper and Cheyenne, Wyoming, plus Pocatello and Twin Falls, Idaho, and Yakima, Washington.

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Richardson, Dave. "GAPWEST closes deal for Bozeman radio stations; Goodbye Clear Channel, Hello GAPWEST", Bozeman Daily Chronicle, 2008-02-15. 
  2. ^ Station Information Profile. Arbitron.
  3. ^ Call Sign History. FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.

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