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KXQQ-FM

Henderson, Nevada United States
Broadcast area	Las Vegas, Nevada
Frequency	100.5 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding	Q100.5
Programming
Language(s)	English
Format	Rhythmic adult contemporary
Subchannels	HD2: Talk radio (KXNT simulcast)
Affiliations	Compass Media Networks
Ownership
Owner	Audacy, Inc. (Audacy License, LLC)
Sister stations	KLUC-FM KMXB KXNT
History
First air date	October 26, 1981 (1981-10-26)
Former call signs	KMZQ-FM (1981–2005) KKJJ (2005–2010) KXNT-FM (2010–2015)
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	12560
Class	C
ERP	100,000 watts
HAAT	357 meters (1,171 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	36°00′30″N 115°00′23″W / 36.0083°N 115.0064°W / 36.0083; -115.0064
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen live (via Audacy)
Website	www.audacy.com/q100vegas

KXQQ-FM (100.5 MHz) is a commercial radio station located in Henderson, Nevada, broadcasting in the Las Vegas, Nevada area. KXQQ-FM airs a rhythmic adult contemporary format, billed as "Q100.5". Owned by Audacy, Inc., the station's studios are located in the unincorporated Clark County area of Spring Valley, while KXQQ-FM's transmitter is atop Black Mountain in Henderson.

KXQQ-FM broadcasts in HD:

• HD1 is a digital version of the KXQQ-FM over-the-air traditional (analog) broadcast.
• HD2 is a talk format simulcasting sister station KXNT.
• HD3 was a hip hop format known as "100.5 Jamz".

History

The station signed on October 26, 1981, with the call letters KMZQ-FM. KMZQ went through many changes over its 12-year run. KMZQ was known as "Q-100" and "Klassy 100". From 1995 to 2005, it was known as "Lite 100.5 FM".

On June 24, 2005, at 2 p.m., after playing "Leaving Las Vegas" by Sheryl Crow, KMZQ-FM began stunting with Christmas music; 45 minutes later, the stunt shifted to movie theme songs with the sound of a Roulette wheel in between. At 3 p.m., the stunt ended with the station's new voiceover artist Howard Cogan asking to "please cut the cheesy Roulette wheel sound effect", and declaring that Vegas needed a new radio station, as well as revealing that he was the new "operator" of the station, winning it in a poker match from "some guy named Joel" (most likely a reference to then-CEO of Infinity Broadcasting Joel Hollander). Shortly thereafter, "Lite 100.5" became Jack FM, with a variety hits format. The call letters were quickly changed to KKJJ. The first song on "Jack FM" was The Flying Lizards' cover of "Money (That's What I Want)". KMZQ-FM's call letters would be moved to a station on 99.3 FM in Payson, Arizona, co-owned with KMZQ (670 AM) in Las Vegas Valley.

In July 2010, CBS Radio announced that starting on August 16, 2010, KKJJ would be replaced with a simulcast of sister station KXNT. On August 16, at 5:03 p.m., after playing "Talk Talk" by Talk Talk, KKJJ began simulcasting KXNT. With the change, the station changed call letters to KXNT-FM.

On September 4, 2015, at 9 a.m., after stunting for an hour with songs from multiple genres and liners redirecting KXNT listeners to 840 AM, KXNT-FM flipped to rhythmic hot AC as "Q100.5". The first song on "Q100.5" was "This Is How We Do It" by Montell Jordan. The station changed to its current KXQQ-FM call sign on September 28, 2015.

On February 2, 2017, CBS Radio announced it would merge with Entercom. The merger was approved on November 9, 2017, and was consummated on November 17.

References

1. "Facility Technical Data for KXQQ-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
2. http://hdradio.com/station_guides/widget.php?id=38 Archived September 14, 2016, at the Wayback Machine HD Radio Guide for Las Vegas
3. "KXNT/Las Vegas to Launch FM Simulcast".
4. Bornfield, Steve (January 20, 2010). "AM stations try to seduce FM listeners via simulcasts". Las Vegas Journal-Review. Retrieved January 20, 2011.
5. "The last of 100.5 JACK FM Las Vegas". YouTube. Archived from the original on December 5, 2021.
6. KXNT-FM Becomes Q100.5
7. "100.5 KXNT-FM Las Vegas Flips To Rhythmic Hot AC Q100.5" RadioInsight, September 4, 2015.
8. CBS Radio to Merge with Entercom
9. "Entercom Receives FCC Approval for Merger with CBS Radio". Entercom. November 9, 2017. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
10. Venta, Lance (November 17, 2017). "Entercom Completes CBS Radio Merger". Radio Insight. Retrieved November 17, 2017.

External links

• Official website
• Facility details for Facility ID 12560 (KXQQ) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• KXQQ in Nielsen Audio's FM station database

• HD Radio stations
• Radio stations in the Las Vegas Valley
• Rhythmic adult contemporary radio stations
• Rhythmic contemporary radio stations in the United States
• Mass media in Henderson, Nevada
• Radio stations established in 1982
• 1982 establishments in Nevada
• Audacy, Inc. radio stations