KCAP (defunct)
| City | Helena, Montana |
|---|---|
| Slogan | "Informing Helena Since 1949" |
| Frequency | 1340 kHz |
| First air date | October 1949 |
| Last air date | 2014 |
| Format | Defunct, was News/Talk |
| Power | 1,000 watts (unlimited) |
| Class | C |
| Facility ID | 50355 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 46°36′43″N 112°03′13″W / 46.61194°N 112.05361°W |
| Owner |
Cherry Creek Radio (CCR-Helena IV, LLC) |
| Sister stations | KBLL, KBLL-FM, KBMI-FM, KHGC, KZMT |
KCAP (1340 AM) was a radio station licensed to serve Helena, Montana. The station was owned by Cherry Creek Radio and licensed to CCR-Helena IV, LLC. It aired a News/Talk format.[1]
The station was assigned the KCAP call letters by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).[2] It went on the air in October 1949.[3] On October 30, 2014, KCAP's license was surrendered by Cherry Creek Radio to the FCC, who subsequently cancelled it;[4] the station's programming moved that November to KMTX (950 AM), which Cherry Creek Radio is in the process of acquiring from Montana Radio Company. The KCAP call sign was then transferred to KMTX.[5]
Ownership
In August 2000, a deal was reached for KCAP to be acquired by Commonwealth Communications LLC from STARadio Corp. as part of a 9 station deal with a total reported sale price of $7.5 million.[6]
In October 2003, a deal was reached for KCAP to be acquired by Cherry Creek Radio from Commonwealth Communications LLC as part of a 24 station deal with a total reported sale price of $41 million.[7]
References
- ↑ "Winter 2008 Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
- ↑ "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
- ↑ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1999 (PDF). 1999. p. D-268. Retrieved November 5, 2014.
- ↑ "Station Search Details". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved November 5, 2014.
- ↑ Knauber, Al (November 3, 2014). "Cherry Creek Radio acquires 950 KMTX-AM". Independent Record. Retrieved November 5, 2014.
- ↑ "Combos 8/7/2000". Broadcasting & Cable. 2000-08-07.
- ↑ "Changing Hands 10/27/2003". Broadcasting & Cable. 2003-10-27.