KSQT (89.7 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a variety format. Licensed to Prunedale, California, United States, the station is owned by Natural Bridges Media.

KSQT
KSQD simulcast
Broadcast areaMonterey and Salinas, California
Frequency89.7 MHz
BrandingKSQD Community Radio
Programming
FormatVariety
Ownership
OwnerNatural Bridges Media
KSQD
History
First air date
1987 (as KFMP)
Former call signs
KFMP (1987–1988)
KCLM (1988)
KLVM (1988–2018)
KNVM (2018–2023)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID72566
ClassB
ERP450 watts
HAAT715 meters
Transmitter coordinates
36°45′22.00″N 121°30′06.00″W / 36.7561111°N 121.5016667°W / 36.7561111; -121.5016667
Translator(s)89.5 K208GE (Monterey)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
Websiteksqd.org

Swap to Educational Media Foundation

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Prunedale Educational Association announced it would be swapping the then-KLVM and its five translators to Educational Media Foundation (EMF) for KARW Salinas.[2][3] The transaction was consummated on December 19, 2017. EMF changed the station's call sign to KNVM on January 22, 2018. In 2019, EMF flipped KNVM to its Radio Nueva Vida programming.

2023 sale and format change

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On February 5, 2023, Natural Bridges Media, owner of KSQD in Santa Cruz, California, announced that it would acquire KNVM 89.7 FM and the 89.5 K208GE translator in Monterey from EMF. The sale closed on June 8, 2023, and on June 17, KNVM flipped to a simulcast of KSQD in order to reach the Monterey-Salinas area, which is poorly covered by the original KSQD signal. The station changed its callsign to KSQT on June 24, 2023.[4][5]

References

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  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KSQT". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ Venta, Lance (June 23, 2017). "Station Sales Week Of 6/23". RadioInsight. Retrieved June 23, 2017.
  3. ^ "FCC Daily Digest pages 1-3" (PDF). Federal Communications Commission. June 23, 2017. Retrieved June 26, 2017.
  4. ^ "K-Squid to celebrate expanded reach to listeners in the Monterey Bay area". Monterey Herald. 2023-06-09. Retrieved 2023-06-20.
  5. ^ "K-Squid Launches In Monterey/Salinas - RadioInsight". 2023-06-18. Retrieved 2023-06-20.
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