KMPT

For the television station in Oklahoma City (1953–1955), see KMPT (TV).

KMPT (930 AM) is a radio station licensed to serve East Missoula, Montana. The station is owned by Townsquare Media. It airs a talk radio format.^[3]

KMPT

East Missoula, Montana
Broadcast area	Missoula, Montana
Frequency	930 kHz
Branding	930 AM 99.7 FM KMPT
Programming
Format	Talk
Affiliations	ABC News Radio Premiere Networks Radio America Salem Radio Network Westwood One
Ownership
Owner	Townsquare Media (Townsquare License, LLC)
Sister stations	KBAZ, KGGL, KGRZ, KGVO, KYSS-FM, KZOQ-FM
History
First air date	1959 (as KYSS)
Former call signs	KYSS (1959–1984) KLCY (1984–2008)[1]
Call sign meaning	"Missoula's Progressive Talk" (former programming)
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	71754
Class	D
Power	5,000 watts day 22 watts night
Transmitter coordinates	46°51′57″N 114°04′57″W
Translator(s)	99.7 K259DD (East Missoula)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	930kmpt.com

History

KYSS signed on the air June 27, 1959.^[4] Treasure State Broadcasting signed the station on after having acquired the construction permit, briefly known as KDOO, in 1958. KYSS-FM was started by the station in 1969.

Former logo before 99.7 translator sign on

Prior to acquiring the new call sign, KMPT was known as KLCY. The station changed to its current call letters on January 1, 2008.^[1]

Ownership

In October 2007, a deal was reached for the station (then known as KLCY) to be acquired by GAP Broadcasting II LLC (Erik Hellum, president) from Clear Channel Communications as part of a 57 station deal with a total reported sale price of $74.78 million.^[5] What eventually became GapWest Broadcasting was folded into Townsquare Media on August 13, 2010.^[6]