KQMX
| Broadcast area | Bakersfield metropolitan area |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 105.7 MHz |
| Branding | Qué Buena 105.7 FM |
| Programming | |
| Format | Grupera - Regional Mexican |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Agri Care Orchards Inc. |
| History | |
First air date | 2010 |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 166070 |
| Class | B1 |
| ERP | 1,650 watts |
| HAAT | 381 meters (1,250 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 35°26′28.5″N 119°57′19.5″W / 35.441250°N 119.955417°W |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
KQMX (105.7 MHz) is a commercial radio station licensed to Lost Hills, California, and serving the Bakersfield metropolitan area. KQMX is owned by Juan Ayala's Agri Care Orchards Inc. of Tulare. It carries a Grupera and Regional Mexican format known as "Qué Buena 105.7."
KQMX is a Class B1 FM station. It has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 1,650 watts.
History
[edit]In June 2006, Magnolia Radio received a construction permit to build a new FM station on 99.5 in Lost Hills. The permit was then sold to Deportes y Musíca. The station remained unbuilt until 2010. That's when Grupo Multimedia bought the construction permits for KQMX and KRPH near Phoenix, Arizona.
For nearly a full year, from February 18, 2011, until the following February, KQMX was silent, pending a relaunch of the station by Grupo Multimedia/Deportes y Música. The station came back on the air on February 15, 2012.
Grupo Multimedia sold KQMX to Alfonso De Alba for $420,000, effcetive December 30, 2021. In May 2025, Alfonso De Alba, through licensee The De Alba Family Trust of 2000, sold KQMX to Juan Ayala's Agri Care Orchards Inc. for $900,000 plus $100,000 of advertising time[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Facility Technical Data for KQMX". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ https://rbr.com/a-good-change-in-ownership-for-a-rimshot-bakersfield-fm/
External links
[edit]- KQMX on Facebook
- Facility details for Facility ID 166070 (KQMX) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- KQMX in Nielsen Audio's FM station database