KMPK

{{Infobox radio station

| name = KMPK

| logo =

| city = McPherson, Kansas

| area =

| branding = Mix 96.7

| frequency = 96.7 MHz

| airdate =

| format = Adult contemporary

| erp = 6,000 watts

| haat = 75 meters

| class = A

| facility_id = 15841

| coordinates = {{coord|38|20|30|N|97|40|12|W|region:US-KS_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}

| callsign_meaning = McPherson, Kansas

| former_callsigns = KNEX-FM (1973–1984)
KBBE (1984–2022)

| affiliations = Westwood One

| owner = Chris Shank

| licensee = Ad Astra per Aspera Broadcasting, Inc.

| sister_stations = KLBG, KMCP

| webcast =

| website = [https://www.adastraradio.com/kmpk adastraradio.com/kmpk]

| licensing_authority= FCC

}}

KMPK (96.7 FM) is a radio station broadcasting an adult contemporary format. Licensed to McPherson, Kansas, United States, the station is currently owned by Ad Astra per Aspera Broadcasting, Inc.{{cite web|url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=KMPK |title=KMPK Facility Record |work=United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division }}

History

The station was first licensed as KNEX-FM on July 17, 1975. On January 1, 1984, the station changed its call sign to KBBE.{{cite web|url=http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=15841&Callsign=KMPK |title=KMPK Call Sign History |work=United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division }}Bob Curtright, "ABC's 'Nightline' Will Return to Half-Hour Format", The Wichita Eagle-Beacon, January 4, 1984.

In April 2022, Davies Communications, which had owned KBBE and sister station KNGL since 1985, announced they would sell the station to Hutchinson-based Ad Astra per Aspera Broadcasting. Upon closing of the sale on May 31, KBBE's classic hits format moved to KNGL and its FM translator K255DK (98.9 FM); concurrently, KBBE flipped to adult contemporary as "Mix 96.7".{{Cite web |title=Sale Closing Leads To Double Flip In Central Kansas |url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/228797/sale-closing-leads-to-double-flip-in-central-kansas/ |access-date=2022-06-15 |website=RadioInsight |date=15 June 2022 |language=en-US}} On June 14, KBBE changed call letters to KMPK. Mornings on the station are locally hosted by Tammie Henson, with programming for the remainder of the day coming from Westwood One's "Adult Contemporary" format.https://www.adastraradio.com/ad-astra-radio-acquires-mcpherson-radio-stations-from-davies-communications{{Dead link|date=December 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

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Category:Radio stations established in 1975

Category:1975 establishments in Kansas

Category:Mainstream adult contemporary radio stations in the United States