KQSW
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| [[Frequency|FrequencTemplate:Pluralize from text]] | 96.5 MHz |
|---|---|
| Branding | 96.5 FM Hot Country |
| Programming | |
| Format | Country music |
| Affiliations | Cumulus Media |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Big Thicket Broadcasting Company of Wyoming, Inc. |
| KSIT, KRKK, KMRZ-FM | |
| History | |
First air date | 1977 |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| 5300 | |
| Class | C |
| ERP | 100,000 watts |
| HAAT | 494 meters (1,621 ft) |
| Links | |
Public license information | Template:FCC Licensing and Management System facility |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | https://96kqsw.com/ |
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KQSW (96.5 FM) is a country music formatted radio station broadcasting from Rock Springs, Wyoming, United States, serving southwestern Wyoming. The station is owned by Big Thicket Broadcasting of Wyoming, who identifies themselves as WyoRadio, which includes local sister stations KSIT, KMRZ-FM, and KRKK.
History
The station signed on the air in 1977. Its first owner was Media West.[2] The station was relaunched in 1984 by Lifestyles, Inc., a company owned by Dennis Hill and John Walsh.[3][4] In March 1989, Lifestyles, Inc. reached an agreement to sell KQSW to Poster Communications, Inc. for $721,600.[5]
The station has been owned and operated by Big Thicket Broadcasting Company of Wyoming since 1999. Big Thicket consolidated KQSW's operations with sister stations KRKK and KSIT at a central facility on Yellowstone Road in Rock Springs.[6] In the late 1990s, the station shifted its primary branding to "Q-96" and adopted a country music format.[7]
Signal
Like its sister FM station KSIT, KQSW broadcasts from a tower on Aspen Mountain located south of Rock Springs. Although sister stations KQSW and KMRZ-FM are also on Aspen Mountain, the three stations use separate towers. KQSW can be heard throughout Sweetwater County, and in parts of northern Utah. KQSW's tower is 8,647 feet (2,636 m) above sea level atop Aspen Mountain.[8]
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Facility Technical Data for KQSW". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."History cards for KQSW". Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Radio & Records Archive: May 11, 1984" (PDF). World Radio History. May 11, 1984. Retrieved January 21, 2026.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."VHF-UHF Digest: November 1986". Worldwide TV-FM DX Association. November 1986. Retrieved January 21, 2026.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Broadcasting Mar20" (PDF). Broadcasting. March 20, 1989. Retrieved January 21, 2026.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."WyoRadio Big Thicket Broadcasting Member Directory". Rock Springs Chamber of Commerce. Retrieved January 21, 2026.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."VHF-UHF Digest: October 1997". Worldwide TV-FM DX Association. October 1997. Retrieved January 21, 2026.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Sweetwater County Emergency Management - Radio Resources". Sweetwater County Government. Retrieved January 21, 2026.
External links
- Official website
- Template:FCC Licensing and Management System facility
- KQSW in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
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