The on-again, off-again KKGQ, 92.3-FM is on again, but Monte Miller apparently does not want to discuss it.
“We put it back on the air is all,” said the owner of Salina-based Rocking M Media.
A reader who was a fan of the former Kansas Country reports the new station is calling itself Sizzlin’ Hot Country 92.3, the Brand.
“I’m not even sure of that,” Miller said before hanging up.
He did not respond to a follow-up text to ask if he’s going to return other former Wichita-area Rocking M stations to the air.
Last year, Have You Heard? followed the saga of Allied Media Partners’ attempt to acquire Rocking M’s six Wichita-area radio stations.
While the purchase was pending, AMP and Rocking M had an agreement for AMP to operate the stations.
At the time, Miller said the deal for a sale fell apart because Allied couldn’t come up with $6.2 million to buy the stations.
AMP CEO Matt Baty said the issue was that Rocking M wouldn’t clear the liens on its assets in order to close the deal.
Amid the dispute, Envision Broadcast Network — the landlord for the stations — took all the stations off the air due to what it called Rocking M’s failure to pay for the KKGQ license.
Envision is involved because of its previous ownership of KKGQ and its status as the licensee.
