KPSA-FM
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| City | Lordsburg, New Mexico |
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| Branding | 97.7 The Planet |
| Frequency | 97.7 MHz |
| First air date | 1986 |
| Format | Classic rock |
| ERP | 250 watts |
| HAAT | −41 meters (−135 ft) |
| Class | A |
| Facility ID | 29027 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 32°20′57″N 108°42′18″W / 32.34917°N 108.70500°W |
| Former callsigns | KXKK (1984–1997) KQTN (1997–2002) |
| Owner | Cochise Media Licenses, LLC |
| Sister stations | KFMR |
| Website | 977theplanet.com |
KPSA-FM (97.7 FM, "97.7 The Planet") is a radio station licensed to serve Lordsburg, New Mexico, USA. The station, established in 1986, is currently owned by Cochise Media Licenses, LLC. The station is a member of the New Mexico Broadcasters Association.
KPSA-FM broadcasts a classic rock music format. In addition to its usual music programming, KPSA-FM broadcasts Major League Baseball games as a member of the Arizona Diamondbacks radio network.
This station received its original construction permit from the Federal Communications Commission on May 22, 1984. The new station was assigned the KXKK call sign by the FCC on August 6, 1984.
In October 1986, permit holders Charles R. Crisler and John W. Krehbiel, doing business as Interstate 10 Broadcasting of New Mexico, applied to the FCC to transfer the permit for the still-under construction KXKK to a new corporation called Interstate 10 Broadcasting of New Mexico, Inc. The transfer was approved by the FCC on June 30, 1987, and the transaction was consummated on August 18, 1987. After several extensions and engineering modifications, KXKK finally received its license to cover from the FCC on September 22, 1989.
In July 1994, after an aborted attempt to sell the station the previous year, Interstate 10 Broadcasting of New Mexico, Inc., reached an agreement to sell this station to Loretta L. Farrier. The deal was approved by the FCC on June 14, 1995, and the transaction was consummated on August 14, 1995. The new owner had the FCC change the station's call sign to KQTN on January 31, 1997.
In May 1998, Loretta L. Farrier, announced a deal to sell KQTN to LuRunn Broadcasting System, LLC. The deal was approved by the FCC on September 1, 1998, and the transaction was consummated on October 20, 1998. In October 1999, LuRunn Broadcasting System owner Phillip H. Runnels applied to transfer control of this station to Dewey Matthew Runnels as part of a multi-station deal valued at $180,000. The transfer was approved by the FCC on December 20, 1999, and the transaction was consummated on January 20, 2000. At the time of the transfer, KQTN's signal was dark. Shortly thereafter, the company changed its name to Runnels Broadcasting System, LLC.
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