KASS
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Broadcast area | Casper, Wyoming |
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| [[Frequency|FrequencTemplate:Pluralize from text]] | 106.9 MHz |
| Branding | Kick 107 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Classic rock |
| Affiliations | Westwood One |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Mt. Rushmore Broadcasting, Inc. |
| KMLD, KHOC, KQLT, KVOC | |
| History | |
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Call sign meaning | Shortening of the term Kick-ass or Casper, Wyoming |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
| 43477 | |
| Class | C |
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| HAAT | 538 meters (1,765 ft) |
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| Website | KASS on FacebookTemplate:Edit at Wikidata |
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KASS (106.9 FM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Casper, Wyoming, United States. KASS airs a classic rock format branded as "Kick 107". The music programming is syndicated by Westwood One. All Mt. Rushmore Casper stations are located at 218 N. Wolcott in downtown Casper.
History
The station signed on October 15, 1990,[1] as KCSP, a contemporary Christian music radio station.[3] On September 22, 1993, the station changed its call letters to KPGM;[4] the KCSP call letters and the contemporary Christian format moved to 90.3 FM, with KPGM airing religious education programming.[5] In November 1993, the station became "Jukebox 107", an oldies station. The station transitioned into the classic rock format in the fall of 1994. By the beginning of 1995 the station would add hard rock and heavy metal to its playlist. In May 1995, the station changed its name to Kick 107; on May 11, 1995, the station took the KASS call sign.[4]
KASS, along with other Casper stations owned by Mt. Rushmore Broadcasting were fined $68,000 for using unlicensed studio transmitter links, which the company had been using for 16 years. The Federal Communications Commission fined the company $68,000 for "willfully and repeatedly" violating the law, giving the stations' owner 30 days to get licenses for its STLs for KASS, and sister stations KMLD, KHOC, and KQLT.[6]
In 2012, station owner Jan Charles Gray was named in a lawsuit by the United States Department of Labor for improperly paying employees. Gray called the claims in the lawsuit "bogus".[7]
In 2013, Gray informed the Casper Star-Tribune that the lawsuit and a $68,000 fine for unlicensed STLs were "a lot of baloney." Gray said if the FCC does not back down, he plans to "sue them on behalf of every radio owner in America that has been wronged by them".[6]
References
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- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1999 (PDF). 1999. p. D-502. Retrieved May 15, 2017.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Facility Technical Data for KASS". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.The Broadcasting Yearbook 1991 (PDF). 1991. p. B-372. Retrieved May 15, 2017.[dead link]
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."KASS Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1994 (PDF). 1994. p. B-419. Retrieved May 15, 2017.[dead link]
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Fugleberg, Jeremy (July 28, 2012). "FCC slaps Casper radio station owner with $68,000 fine". Casper Star-Tribune.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Wolfson, Joshua (November 21, 2012). "Feds Sue Casper Radio Station Owner Over Employee Pay". Casper Star-Tribune.
External links
- KASS on FacebookTemplate:Edit at Wikidata
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- KASS in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
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