KQMV
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| City | Bellevue, Washington |
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| Broadcast area | Seattle-Tacoma, Washington |
| Branding | MOViN' 92.5 |
| Slogan | Seattle's #1 Hit Music Station |
| Frequency | 92.5 MHz FM (also on HD Radio) 92.5-3 FM-"Saigon Radio" |
| First air date | 1961 (as KZAM) |
| Format | Top 40 |
| ERP | 60,000 watts |
| HAAT | 698 meters |
| Class | C |
| Facility ID | 4630 |
| Callsign meaning | KQ MoVin' |
| Former callsigns | KZAM (1961-1964) KFKF (1964-1972) KBES (1972-1975) KZAM-FM (1975-1983) KLSY (1983-2006) |
| Owner |
Hubbard Broadcasting, Inc. (Seattle FCC License Sub, LLC) |
| Sister stations | KVRQ, KRWM, KIXI, KKNW |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | movin925.com |
KQMV (92.5 FM), known as "MOViN 92.5," is a Rhythmic-leaning CHR radio station serving the Puget Sound area. The Hubbard Broadcasting, Inc. outlet operates at 92.5 MHz with an ERP of 60,000 watts and its community of license is Bellevue, Washington. Its transmitter is located near Issaquah, Washington on Tiger Mountain, with studios located at Newport Corporate Center in Bellevue.
KQMV signed on the air in 1961 as the original KZAM, with an all-black music format, the first of its kind in Seattle and the Pacific Northwest, and was licensed to Seattle. It was owned by Monty Strohl. In November 1964, after being sold to Kemper Freeman, it became MOR KFKF-FM, became co-owned with 1540 AM, and was re-licensed to Bellevue. In 1972, Freeman sold the stations to Stewart Ballinger, with the station changing call letters to KBES, but retained the MOR format. It flipped to Progressive Rock, again as KZAM-FM, on April 1, 1975. In 1979, Sandusky Newspapers bought the stations (1540 AM would be sold in 1992 to different owners due to Sandusky's acquisition of KIXI from Sunbelt Communications). KZAM flipped on July 18, 1983 to Adult Contemporary as KLSY. The station was challenged numerous times when various stations flipped to Adult Contemporary in the mid-1980s, as it was the most popular format at the time. It became the sister station of KRWM in 1996, which, like KLSY, also airs an adult contemporary format. From 1988 to December 2003, mornings were hosted by Bruce Murdock, Tim Hunter and Alice Porter. On February 1, 2002, at 9 AM, the station altered its format to Adult Top 40 and moniker to "Mix 92-5", but retained the KLSY calls.
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