KABQ-FM
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| City | Bosque Farms, New Mexico |
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| Broadcast area | Albuquerque and central New Mexico |
| Branding | 104.7 KABQ |
| Slogan | Albuquerque's '80s Station Albuquerque's Christmas Station (Nov.-Dec.) |
| Frequency | 104.7 MHz (also on HD Radio) 104.7 HD-2 for KABQ (AM) 1350 (Progressive Talk) |
| First air date | 1985 (as KHBN) |
| Format |
1980s' hits Christmas music (Nov.-Dec.) |
| ERP | 100,000 watts |
| HAAT | 257 meters (844 feet) |
| Class | C1 |
| Facility ID | 65704 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 34°46′12″N 106°51′42″W / 34.77000°N 106.86167°WCoordinates: 34°46′12″N 106°51′42″W / 34.77000°N 106.86167°W |
| Callsign meaning | Dual meaning: AlBuQerque ABQ = Airport code for the Sunport |
| Former callsigns | KHBN (1985-1987) KMXQ (1987-1995) KEXT (1995-2000) KTEG (2000-2007) |
| Owner |
Aloha Station Trust, LLC. (operated by iHeartMedia) |
| Sister stations | KABQ, KBQI, KOLZ, KPEK, KTEG, KZRR, K251AU |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | 1047kabq.iheart.com |
KABQ-FM (104.7 FM) is a radio station licensed to the suburb of Bosque Farms, New Mexico, it serves the Albuquerque metropolitan area. The station is currently operated by iHeartMedia, Inc. (formerly Clear Channel Communications). It is licensed to the Aloha Station Trust since iHeartMedia owns five other full-powered FM stations in the area. Its studios are located in Northeast Albuquerque.
KABQ-FM broadcasts a 100,000-watt signal from a site close to Belen, New Mexico nearly 35 miles south of Albuquerque sending a signal that is a bit weak with some static on many radios (even car radios) in much of the city.
KABQ-FM airs an '80s' hits format branded as "104-7 KABQ The '80s station".
KABQ-FM broadcasts in HD.
This station originated in the Socorro area. It was first assigned the KHBN call sign on January 9, 1985. On October 5, 1987 the call sign was then changed to KMXQ and had a country music format which still airs in Socorro on 92.9 FM. By 1995, it had changed its license to Bosque Farms and moved into the Albuquerque market and on March 6, 1995 the call sign was again changed to KEXT with a Regional Mexican format as "Radio Exitos". KEXT was owned by Contenental Communications and was sold to Clear Channel in early 2000 along with AM stations KXKS 1190 (which they later sold) and KABQ 1350.
On July 25, 2000 the KTEG call sign and Modern rock format that had been launched on 107.9 FM (now KBQI) was moved to 104.7 FM to replace KEXT. In this era of "The Edge", the station started playing heavier rock music from bands that it had not previously played including Metallica and Pantera while dropping bands such as U2 and No Doubt that were frequently heard on the previous frequency. On December 13, 2007, the KTEG call sign and Modern rock format was again moved to 104.1 FM and the KABQ-FM call sign and Smooth Jazz format was moved to 104.7 FM.
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