This broadcast tower and frequency used to belong to Eldon Missouri radio station KBMX-FM. That station had its license suspended and then canceled by the FCC after the station's owner license holder was convicted of child sexual abuse allegations in 2001.
Five years later, new and unrelated owners bought the former KBMX frequency and tower, and created KZWV-FM, which went on the air later in 2006. See Wikipedia: (
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"KBMX (Missouri)
KBMX
Eldon, Missouri
Frequency 101.9 MHz
Ownership
Owner Lake Broadcasting, Inc.
History
First air date October 1, 1988; 34 years ago
Last air date October 4, 2001; 21 years ago
Former call signs
KKNO (1987–1988)
Technical information
Facility ID 36262
Class A
ERP 2,250 watts
HAAT 166 meters
Transmitter coordinates 36°16'49?N 92°35'07?W
KBMX was a radio station on 101.9 FM in Eldon, Missouri, which broadcast between 1988 and 2001.
KBMX went off the air when its licensee, Lake Broadcasting, Inc., had all of its licenses cancelled in response to a Federal Communications Commission investigation. The frequency was reactivated October 2, 2006 by a new and unrelated station, KZWV.
History
KBMX signed on October 1, 1988. The station carried a soft adult contemporary format through its entire history.
The president of Contemporary Media was Michael S. Rice. In 1994, Rice was convicted of sexually abusing five teenagers in Missouri. The next year, the Federal Communications Commission opened a hearing to revoke the licenses of all of the stations owned by Contemporary Media and its sister companies, Contemporary Broadcasting and Lake Broadcasting. Together, the companies also owned KFMZ in Columbia, as well as two additional unbuilt stations in the state and a cluster of three stations in Terre Haute, Indiana.
In 1997, an FCC administrative law judge ruled that the licenses should be revoked. The FCC affirmed the decision in March 1998. Rice appealed, losing in federal appeals court. In March 2001, the Supreme Court refused to hear the case. All Contemporary stations ceased operations by FCC order on October 4, 2001, including KBMX, which closed with an unbuilt construction permit to increase its power to 47,500 watts."
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"KZWV-FM 101.9 MHz
Eldon, Missouri
"101.9 The Wave"
Station Format: Adult Contemporary
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Station Owner:
Zimmer Radio of Mid-Missouri, Inc
Station Address:
1081 Osage Beach Road
Osage Beach, MO 65065
Phone: 573-746-7873
Fax: 573-746-7874
KZWV-FM Technical Details:
Station Status Licensed Class C2 FM Station
Digital Status Analog only
Effective Radiated Power 43,000 Watts
Height above Avg. Terrain 161 meters (528 feet)
Height above Ground Level 140.5 meters (461 feet)
Height above Sea Level 398.4 meters (1307 feet)
Antenna Pattern Non-Directional
Transmitter Location 38° 16' 46" N, 92° 35' 07" W
License Granted October 23 2008
License Expires February 01 2029
Last FCC Update February 23 2021"