KSED
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{{Infobox radio station
| name = KSED
| logo =
| logo_size = 150px
| city = Sedona, Arizona
| area = Flagstaff-Prescott, Arizona
| branding = Kolt Country 107.5
| frequency = 107.5 MHz
| airdate = 1994
| format = Country
| erp = 96,000 watts
| haat = {{convert|446|meters}}
| class = C
| facility_id = 55402
| callsign_meaning = SEDona
| affiliations = Premiere Networks
| owner = Stone Canyon Media Group
| licensee = Stone Canyon of Flagstaff, LLC
| sister_stations = KBTK, KFLX, KWMX
| webcast = {{listenlive|https://www.koltcountry.com}}
| website = [https://www.koltcountry.com/ koltcountry.com]
| licensing_authority= FCC
}}
KSED (107.5 FM) is a radio station licensed to Sedona, Arizona, United States, and serving the Flagstaff-Prescott, Arizona area. Owned by Stone Canyon Media Group, the station broadcasts a country music format.
History
Image:KSED 107.5KOLTCountry logo.png
KSED signed on in Spring 1993 by owner Rap Broadcasting of Sedona with a MOR format.{{Cite web| title=Directory of Radio Stations in Arizona (1993) | website=WorldRadioHistory.com |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Annuals/Archive-BC-YB-IDX/90s-OCR-YB/1993-YB/1993-BC-YB-OCR-Page-0170.pdf}} The station was sold in March 1993 to Red Rock Broadcasting for $100,000 with owner Tom Rockler{{Cite web| title=Directory of Radio Stations in Arizona (1994) | website=WorldRadioHistory.com |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Annuals/Archive-BC-YB-IDX/90s-OCR-YB/1994-YB/1994-BC-YB-OCR-Page-0174.pdf}} and the changed to the country format as 107.5 Kolt Country in Spring 1998. Grenax Broadcasting II, LLC purchased KSED and sister stations from Red Rock Broadcasting in January 2006 for $5.025 Million. On September 24, 2018, Grenax Broadcasting II, LLC, announced plans to sell KSED and sister stations KBTK, KFLX, and KWMX to Stone Canyon Media Group—a group including former executives of Cherry Creek Media, Emmis Communications, and Withers Broadcasting.{{Cite web|url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/170796/new-group-of-radio-vets-acquires-flagstaff-cluster/|title=New Group Of Radio Vets Acquires Flagstaff Cluster|date=2018-09-25|website=RadioInsight|language=en-US|access-date=2019-01-11}} the purchase was completed in December.{{Cite web|url=https://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/182758/emf-buys-kmjr-corpus-christi-perry-broadcasting-se|title=EMF Buys KMJR/Corpus Christi; Perry Broadcasting Sells In SW Oklahoma|website=All Access| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190112150055/https://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/182758/emf-buys-kmjr-corpus-christi-perry-broadcasting-se | archive-date=2019-01-12 | url-status=dead | access-date=2019-01-11}}
On January 7, 2019, the station dropped its Kolt Country format, and began stunting with a speaking clock counting down to 6:00 a.m. on January 14, 2019 (at which time the station was expected to introduce a new format or other significant change in operations). The nature of the stunt caused concern among residents, to the point that the Flagstaff Police Department had to release a statement asking residents to stop phoning about the broadcasts, as the countdown was a promotional event with no harm intended.{{Cite web|url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/173638/ksed-counting-down-to-monday/|title=KSED Counting Down To Monday|date=2019-01-11|website=RadioInsight|language=en-US|access-date=2019-01-11}}{{Cite web| author=Angel Mendoza |url=https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona/2019/01/10/radio-stations-eerie-marketing-campaign-stirs-confusion/2533106002/|title='What is going on with 107.5 in Flagstaff?': Radio station's eerie marketing campaign stirs confusion|website=Azcentral.com|language=en|access-date=2019-01-11}}
At the conclusion of the stunt, the station returned to a country format as The New Kolt @ 107.5.{{Cite web|url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/173638/ksed-counting-down-to-monday/|title=KOLT Country 107.5 Flagstaff Revamps As The New KOLT|date=2019-01-15|website=RadioInsight|language=en-US|access-date=2019-01-15}}
References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://www.koltcountry.com}}
- {{FM station data|55402|KSED}}
{{Flagstaff Radio}}
{{Country Radio Stations in Arizona}}
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