KQMX (105.7

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, and serving the

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. KQMX is owned by Alfonso De Alba, through licensee The De Alba Family Trust of 2000. It carries a

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known as "Qué Buena 105.7." KQMX is a Class B1 FM station. It has an

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(ERP) of 1,650

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History

In June 2006, Magnolia Radio received a

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to build a new FM station on 99.5 in Lost Hills. The permit was then sold to Deportes y Musíca. The station remained unbuilt until 2010. That's when Grupo Multimedia bought the construction permits for KQMX and KRPH near

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. For nearly a full year, from February 18, 2011, until the following February, KQMX was silent, pending a relaunch of the station by Grupo Multimedia/Deportes y Música. The station came back on the air on . Effective December 30, 2021, Grupo Multimedia sold KQMX to Alfonso De Alba.

References

External links

KQMX on Facebook
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