KTEG
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| City | Santa Fe, New Mexico |
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| Broadcast area | Albuquerque, Santa Fe and Northern New Mexico |
| Branding | 104.1 The Edge |
| Slogan | Albuquerque's Alternative |
| Frequency | 104.1 (MHz) (also on HD Radio) 104.1 HD-2 unknown |
| First air date | 1983 (as KLSK) |
| Format | Alternative rock |
| ERP | 100,000 watts |
| HAAT | 572 meters (1878 ft.) |
| Class | C |
| Facility ID | 53652 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 35°46′50″N 106°31′35″W / 35.78056°N 106.52639°WCoordinates: 35°46′50″N 106°31′35″W / 35.78056°N 106.52639°W |
| Callsign meaning | K The EdGe |
| Former callsigns | KLSK (1983-2002) KBAC (2002-2003) KABQ-FM (2003-2007) |
| Owner |
iHeartMedia, Inc. (Citicasters Licenses, Inc.) |
| Sister stations | KABQ AM & FM, KBQI, KOLZ, KPEK, KZRR, K251AU, K265CA |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | 1041theedge.com |
KTEG (104.1 FM, "The Edge") is a radio station broadcasting a modern rock format. Licensed to Santa Fe, New Mexico, it serves the Albuquerque, Santa Fe and Northern New Mexico metropolitan area. The station is currently owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. (formerly Clear Channel Communications). Its studios are located in Northeast Albuquerque and the transmitter tower is located west of Los Alamos, New Mexico.
KTEG is licensed by the FCC to broadcast in the HD digital format.
This station first began broadcasting in 1983 under the call sign KLSK with a classical music format that would later feature various other forms of music such as jazz and new age. At the beginning of 1991 it would change to a classic rock format becoming the first station in Albuquerque to feature that format full-time. In 1992 KLSK became a cluster mate with KZRR "94 Rock" that would be called "Twin Peaks Radio" with studios on San Pedro NE north of Menual. Both stations were purchased by Trumper Communications in 1996 along with KTEG 107.9 and KHTZ 100.3 and two AM stations. By the mid-1990s KLSK would see a great deal of competition from other stations. Several programming changes would take place over the years including re-branding as "Eagle 104" in 1998. The format on 104.1 ended in late June 2002 moving to 98.1 in Santa Fe. The long-time KLSK call sign was first moved to the Las Vegas station vacated by KBAC but was dropped when the KBAC calls were moved back. They are now being used on an FM station in Great Falls, Montana.
Clear Channel had attempted to do Adult Album Alternative on this frequency as well when they had moved Santa Fe's KBAC to 104.1 in 2002. That station started out with an eclectic format but attempts to make changes came at the protest of Santa Fe listeners which would result in KBAC moving back to Santa Fe and a more mainstream version of AAA called "World Class Rock" would launch on 104.1 under new callsign KABQ-FM in late 2003 only to generate similar results.
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