KMOQ
{{for|the radio station licensed to Columbus, Kansas that held the call sign KMOQ at 107.1 FM from October 1988 to January 2008|KJML}}
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{{Infobox radio station
| name = KMOQ
| logo =
| city = Columbus, Kansas
| area = Joplin, Missouri
| branding = Classic Rock 105.3
| frequency = 105.3 MHz
| airdate = 1985 (as KSSC)
| format = Classic rock
| erp = 13,600 watts
| haat = 93 meters
| class = C3
| facility_id = 408
| coordinates = {{coord|37|7|58|N|94|41|38|W|region:US-KS_type:landmark}}
| callsign_meaning =
| former_callsigns = KSSC (1985–1987)
KSSC-FM (1987–1990)
KOCD (1990–1997)
KJML (1997–2008)
| affiliations =
| owner = American Media Investments, Inc.
| licensee =
| sister_stations =
| webcast = {{listen live|https://www.classicrockdoneright.com}}
| website = [https://www.classicrockdoneright.com classicrockdoneright.com]
| licensing_authority= FCC
}}
KMOQ (105.3 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a classic rock format. Licensed to Columbus, Kansas, United States, the station serves the Joplin area. The station is currently owned by American Media Investments, Inc.{{cite web|url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=KMOQ |title=KMOQ Facility Record |work=United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division }}
History
On April 3, 1985, the station was assigned the call sign KSSC which was modified to KSSC-FM on May 7, 1987. The call sign was changed to KOCD on January 12, 1990, and then to KJML on August 15, 1997.
On January 18, 2008, the KJML call sign along with the Active Rock format was swapped with the KMOQ call sign and contemporary hit format that had been broadcast on 107.1 FM in Columbus.{{cite web|url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=408&Callsign=KMOQ |title=KMOQ Call Sign History |work=United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division }}
On October 18, 2010, KMOQ changed formats to contemporary Christian, branded as "New Life Radio".
In January 2022, KMOQ changed formats from contemporary Christian to classic rock, branded as "Classic Rock 105.3".[https://radioinsight.com/headlines/219103/multiple-recent-changes-in-joplin-pittsburg/ Multiple Recent Changes In Joplin/Pittsburg] Radioinsight - January 27, 2022
References
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External links
{{FM station data|408|KMOQ}}
{{Joplin Radio}}
{{Pittsburg Radio}}
{{Classic Rock Radio Stations in Kansas}}
Category:Radio stations established in 1985
Category:1985 establishments in Kansas
Category:Classic rock radio stations in the United States
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