KSMM (1470

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, United States. The station is owned by Monte and Doris Miller, through licensee Rocking M Media, LLC, and airs an

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format as a

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. The transmitter, tower, and studio were just south of Highway 54 on the east side of town.

History

The station was assigned the call sign KLIB by the

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on July 20,

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. The station changed the call sign to KILS on March 1, 1985, then to KYUU on October 4, 1988, when it was part of the "LS Network" of Kansas radio entrepreneur

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"Radio station to expand coverage,"
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OCR text, July 26, 2020 The format in 1984/1985 was adult contemporary, and personalities on the air at that time included Paul Maldanado, Tim Malone, and John Jenkinson. Max Libby was the General Manager. The call sign changed to KSMM on February 13, 2008. As part of owner Rocking M Media's bankruptcy reorganization, in which 12 stations in Kansas would be auctioned off to new owners, it was announced on October 31, 2022 that Pittsburg-based MyTown Media was the winning bidder for KSMM for $20,000. While the bankruptcy court has approved the purchase, the sale must be filed to the FCC for approval.Rocking M Auction Opens Window to Kansas Broadcasters to Grow Their Reach
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References

External links

Official websiteFCC Public Inspection File for KSMMFCC History Card for KSMM
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