KQMS-FM

KQMS-FM

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City of license	Shasta Lake, California
Broadcast area	Northern California
Branding	KQMS NewsTalk 1400 AM & 99.3 FM
Frequency	99.3 MHz
First air date	1989
Format	News/talk
Power	1,600 watts
HAAT	465 meters
Class	C2
Facility ID	54039
Callsign meaning	K Quality Music Station (taken from the AM station's former music format)
Former callsigns	KNNN-FM (original)
Affiliations	Fox News
Owner	Mapleton Communications (Mapleton License of Redding, LLC)
Sister stations	KQMS-AM, KRDG-FM, KNNN-FM, KSHA-FM
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	www.kqms.com

KQMS-FM (99.3 FM) is an American commercial radio station in Shasta Lake, California, serving the Northern California, area.

For over a decade, KNNN aired a CHR music format branded as "Mix 99.3". From its inception up until the "Mix 99.3" brand was introduced, the station was known as "K-9 FM", and played a pop-based Adult Contemporary format. The original "K-9" AC format was the result of a listener voting process following a months-long format testing experiment, where a different format was played every hour of the day. In January 2007 Mix 99.3 changed formats to country and rebranded it "99.3 HANK FM."

Change to KQMS-FM

On September 20, 2010, KNNN changed their call letters to KQMS-FM and changed their format to news/talk, simulcasting KQMS 1400 AM. Hank-FM moved to the LP audio of TV channel 6 which is now heard on most FM receivers at 87.7 FM; effectively providing the Redding area with a popular country radio format.

News team/on-air talent

• Steve Gibson
• Kelly Frost Sr.
• Kelly Frost Jr.

External links

• KQMS Website
• Query the FCC's FM station database for KQMS
• Radio-Locator information on KQMS
• Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for KQMS