KLQT

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KLQT

City of license	Corrales, New Mexico
Broadcast area	Albuquerque, New Mexico
Branding	Channel 95.1
Slogan	All the Hits
Frequency	95.1 (MHz) (also on HD Radio)
First air date	1989 (as KSVA)
Format	Top 40/CHR
ERP	100,000 watts
HAAT	132 meters
Class	C1
Facility ID	39265
Callsign meaning	K LiTe AlbuQuerque (previous format)
Former callsigns	KSVA (1989-1999) KSYU (1999-2010)
Owner	Clear Channel Communications
Sister stations	KABQ (AM), KABQ-FM, KBQI, KPEK, KTEG, KZRR
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	channel951.com

KLQT (95.1 FM, "Channel 95.1") is a commercial radio station located in Corrales, New Mexico, United States, broadcasting to the Albuquerque area. KLQT airs a contemporary hit radio (CHR) music format. It broadcasts at full power from a tower atop Nine Mile Hill west of Albuquerque and is owned by Clear Channel Communications.

Personalities on this station are mostly syndicated by Clear Channel to its various stations airing this format. Mornings feature Johnjay and Rich from KZZP in Phoenix. On Air with Ryan Seacrest moved from KKOB-FM in May 2013 and is featured in late mornings and middays with local personality Janae in afternoons and Billy the Kidd at night. JoJo Wright is featured late nights as well as Sisanie from KIIS-FM Los Angeles in the overnight shift.

History

95.1 was originally contemporary Christian KSVA (which is now a Christian talk outlet on 920 AM) when it signed on in 1989, but by 1999, they would target Albuquerque as an Adult Contemporary outlet as KSYU ("Sunny 95.1"), it was when Clear Channel Broadcasting would enter the Albuquerque market when they would purchase KSVA from Trumper Communications; the format would adapt a rhythmic lean to it as it described as "warm rhythms".

Hot 95.1

After airing an all Christmas music format throughout December in 2002, they would flip to a Urban Adult Contemporary format branded as "Hot 95.1" that was patterned after sister station KHHT/Los Angeles on New Years Day, 2003. Its slogan and format definition was "Old School and Today's R&B". Local morning personalities included Chaz Malibu (now at KABG) from 2003-2006 and Big Benny (now at KIOT) from 2007-2009.

"Move to the music"

On May 1, 2009, KSYU switched directions from Urban AC to an upbeat Dance-flavored Rhythmic Adult Contemporary direction, using the same musical approach as their sister stations in New York, Philadelphia, Miami and Ft. Myers, as "The All New 95-1 - Move To The Music."

Lite 95.1

On May 4, 2010, after a year with the Rhythmic AC format, KSYU changed their format to adult contemporary, branded as "Lite 95.1" and on May 5, 2010 changed calls to KLQT. The final song with the Rhythmic AC format was "Last Dance" by Donna Summer, while the first song on "Lite" was "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now" by Starship. KLQT went head-on with Cumulus Media's KMGA for listeners. The station offered "commercial free Mondays", in which the station did not air commercials for 24 hours. During November and December, it aired holiday music. Despite all this, "Lite" drew very low Arbitron ratings and did not seem to have any impact on the long established KMGA.

Channel 95.1

On May 16, 2012, at Noon, KLQT changed their format to contemporary hits, branded as "Channel 95.1".^[1] The final song on "Lite" was "End of the Road" by Boyz II Men, while the first song on "Channel" was "Starships" by Nicki Minaj. This now adds to a crowded field of contemporary pop stations in the Albuquerque market with KLQT now competing directly with Cumulus Media's KKOB-FM (which has aired the format since late 2002), as well as American General Media's KDLW. There are also two Rhythmic Contemporary stations in the market as well; the long running KKSS from Univision and American General Media's KAGM, and bilingual Latin CHR KKRG.

Former logos

References

↑ http://radioinsight.com/blog/headlines/58214/klqt-changes-the-channel-to-chr/#.T7QpIY4Zy70

External links

KLQT Official Website

Query the FCC's FM station database for KLQT

Radio-Locator information on KLQT

Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for KLQT

v t e Radio stations in the Albuquerque, New Mexico market

By FM frequency	88.3 89.1 89.9 90.7 91.5 92.3 93.3 94.1 94.5 95.1 95.5 95.9 96.3 97.3 97.7 98.1 98.5 99.5 100.3 100.9 101.3 101.7 102.5 102.9 103.3 103.7 104.1 104.7 105.1 105.5 105.9 106.3 106.7 107.1 107.9

By AM frequency	610 730 770 810 840 920 1000 1050 1190 1240 1310 1350 1450 1510 1550 1600

NOAA Weather Radio frequency	162.400 162.550

By callsign	K233CG K240BL K251AU K265CA K279BP KABG KABQ KABQ-FM KAGM KANW KARS KBNM-LP KBQI KBZU KDAZ KDLW KDRF KDSK KDSK-FM KFLQ KHFM KIOT KIVA KJFA KKIM KKNS KKOB KKOB-FM KKRG KKSS KLQT KLVO KLYT KMGA KNKT KNML KOAZ KPEK KQGC KQLV KQRI KQTM KRKE KRST KRZY KRZY-FM KSVA KSWV KTBL KTEG KUNM KXKS KZRR WXJ33 WXJ34

Outer area	88.7 91.1 92.7 98.7

Defunct	KDEF 1150

New Mexico radio markets Albuquerque Las Cruces Other New Mexico radio region Carlsbad Clovis Four Corners area Santa Fe See also List of radio stations in New Mexico

v t e CHR / Top 40 radio stations in the state of New Mexico

By frequency	93.3 94.3 94.5 95.1 95.9 97.1 99.9 103.1 106.3

By callsign	KBCQ-FM KDLW KHQT KKOB-FM KLQT KSSR KXTC KYAT KYEE

By city	Alamogordo Albuquerque Albuquerque Gallup Las Cruces Las Lunas Roswell Santa Rosa Thoreau

See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in New Mexico See also Contemporary Hit Radio Rhythmic KISS-FM MOVin Radio Disney

v t e Clear Channel Communications

Corporate officers	Bob Pittman (CEO, CC Media Holdings, Inc.) John Hogan (Chairman/CEO, Clear Channel Media and Entertainment)

Board of directors	Lowry Mays (Chairman) Irving Azoff B. J. "Red" McCombs J. C. Watts John H. Williams

Radio stations	List of radio stations owned by Clear Channel

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Coordinates: 35°04′05″N 106°46′48″W / 35.068°N 106.780°W / 35.068; -106.780

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