KCHH

KCHH (95.5 FM, "NewsTalk 95.5") is a radio station licensed to Worden, Montana, and serving the Billings, Montana metropolitan area. The station airs a news/talk format, simulcasting KBUL 970 AM. KCHH is owned by Townsquare Media. KCHH also offers a translator at 95.1 (MHz) K236AB broadcasting off the Crown Plaza in Downtown Billings.[4]

For the airport in Manhattan, Kansas assigned the ICAO code KMHK, see Manhattan Regional Airport.
KCHH
CityWorden, Montana
Broadcast areaBillings Metropolitan Area
Frequency95.5 MHz
BrandingNewsTalk 95.5
Programming
FormatNews/Talk
Ownership
OwnerTownsquare Media
(Townsquare Media Billings License, LLC)
History
First air date
1975
Former call signs
KRWS (1975–1978)
KHDN-FM (1978–1984)
KATM (1984[1]–1986)
KBSR-FM (1986[2]–1989)
KKUL-FM (1989[3]–1992)
KGHL-FM (1992–1993)
KDWG (1993–1994)
KBMJ (1994–1996)
KMHK (1996–2010)
Call sign meaning
CHHannel (former name)
Technical information
Facility ID1315
ClassC1
ERP100,000 watts
HAAT152 meters (499 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
45°44′29″N 108°8′19″W
Repeater(s)95.1 K236AB (Billings)
Links
Websitenewstalk955.com

Ownership

In October 2007, a deal was reached for KMHK to be acquired by GAP Broadcasting II LLC (Samuel Weller, president) from Clear Channel Communications as part of a 57 station deal with a total reported sale price of $74.78 million.[5] What eventually became GapWest Broadcasting was folded into Townsquare Media on August 13, 2010.[6]

History

On April 15, 2011 KCHH changed their format from adult hits (as "Channel 95" to news/talk (simulcasting KBUL 970 AM), branded as "News Radio 95".

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References
  1. "For the Record" (PDF). Broadcasting. September 3, 1984. p. 74. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  2. "For the Record" (PDF). Broadcasting. July 14, 1986. p. 71. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  3. "For the Record" (PDF). Broadcasting. May 1, 1989. p. 144. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  4. "KCHH FM 95.5 radio station in Billings Montana - MondoTimes.com". www.mondotimes.com. Retrieved 2021-02-09.
  5. "Deals". Broadcasting & Cable. 2006-06-19.
  6. "Townsquare Media completes roll-up of GAP". Radio Business Report. August 13, 2010. Archived from the original on January 21, 2011. Retrieved August 15, 2010.


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