KPKK

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KPKK
Simulcasts KNNR Sparks
Broadcast area Las Vegas Valley
Frequency 101.1 MHz
BrandingRadio Xtasis
Programming
Format Spanish AC
Ownership
OwnerSky Media, L.L.C.
KACP, KRZQ, KACE, KACG, KDJJ, KPVM-LD
History
First air date
August 2, 2000
Former call signs
KPUP (2000–2003)
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID 87384
Class C2
ERP 26,000 watts
HAAT -25 meters
Transmitter coordinates
36°38′26.8″N116°23′56.1″W / 36.640778°N 116.398917°W / 36.640778; -116.398917
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen Live
Website radioxtasis.com

KPKK (101.1 FM) is a radio station licensed to Amargosa Valley, Nevada, United States. The station serves the Las Vegas Valley area. The station is owned by Sky Media, LLC. [2]

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History

The station went on the air as KPUP on August 2, 2000. On July 22, 2003, the station changed its call sign to the current KPKK. [3]

On February 4, 2010, KPKK went silent due to financial reasons. Even when the station resumed transmissions, financial and technical issues continued to dog the station. It went silent again on January 24, 2012, and though it later resumed operations, it cited technical reasons for going silent in 2013 and 2015.

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References

  1. "Facility Technical Data for KPKK". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. "KPKK Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. "KPKK Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.