K273BH
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{{Infobox radio station
| name = K273BH
| city = Fridley, Minnesota
| above = Relays KTCZ-HD3, Minneapolis
| logo = KTCZHD3.png
| area = Minneapolis-St. Paul
| branding = "Hot 102.5"
| frequency = 102.5 MHz
| repeater =
| airdate = 2010
| format = Mainstream urban
| erp = 250 watts
| haat = {{convert|235.9|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
| class = D
| facility_id = 140150
| callsign_meaning = (serially assigned)
| former_callsigns =
| affiliations = Premiere Networks
| operator =
| owner = iHeartMedia
| licensee = iHM Licenses, LLC
| sister_stations = {{hlist|K244FE|KDWB-FM|KEEY-FM|KFXN-FM|KQQL|KTCZ-FM|KTLK|W227BF}}
| webcast = [https://www.iheart.com/live/hot-1025-6913/ Listen Live]
| website = [https://hot1025.iheart.com/ https://hot1025.iheart.com/]
| licensing_authority= FCC
}}
K273BH (102.5 FM, "Hot 102.5") is a translator broadcasting the mainstream urban format of the HD3 subcarrier of iHeartMedia's KTCZ-FM. Licensed to Fridley, Minnesota, it serves the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area inside the I-494/I-694 beltway. The station is currently owned by iHeartMedia, through licensee iHM Licenses, LLC. All the offices and studios are located in St. Louis Park and the transmitter is atop the IDS Center in downtown Minneapolis.
History
In 2010, the translator signed on carrying KDWB-FM's HD2 sub-channel, which aired a dance music format known as "The Party Zone." In 2013, this would be dropped for a relay of the Air 1 network, which was carried on KTCZ-HD2 at the time. The relay would move to W225AP (92.9 FM) and K249ED (97.7 FM).
On June 5, 2015, at 3 p.m., after stunting for an hour with songs with the word "hot" in the name, KTCZ-HD3/K273BH launched with a classic hip hop format, branded as "Hot 102.5".[http://radioinsight.com/blog/headlines/netgnomes/92893/a-hot-time-coming-in-minneapolis/ Classic Hip Hop Hot 102.5 Minneapolis Debuts][http://formatchange.com/hot-102-5-debuts/ Hot 102.5 Debuts] The format would shift to urban on February 12, 2018, while retaining the "Hot" branding.[https://radioinsight.com/headlines/134644/hot-102-5-minneapolis-flips-urban/ Hot 102.5 Minneapolis Flips to Urban]
On August 7, 2019, iHeartMedia subsequently announced its intent to acquire the station outright, citing EMF's discomforts of allowing an urban contemporary format on stations the organization owns.{{cite news|last=Venta|first=Lance|url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/179512/iheartmedia-emf-swap-thirteen-translators/|title=iHeartMedia & EMF Swap Thirteen Translators|website=Radio Insight|date=7 August 2019|access-date=8 August 2019}} This acquisition was part of a complex swap deal, which would see EMF buying K244FE. The deal was consummated on March 31, 2020.
References
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External links
- [https://hot1025.iheart.com/ Hot 102.5]
{{FM station data|10142|KTCZ-FM}}
- {{FCC-LMS-Facility|140150|K273BH}}
- {{FXL|K273BH}}
{{Minneapolis-St. Paul Radio}}
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Category:Radio stations in Minnesota
Category:IHeartMedia radio stations
Category:Mainstream urban radio stations in the United States
Category:Radio stations established in 2010
Category:2010 establishments in Minnesota
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