K273BH

History2010(serially assigned)Technical informationFacility ID140150ClassDERP250 wattsHAAT235.9 m (774 ft)LinksWebcastListen LiveWebsitehttps://hot1025.iheart.com/

K273BH (102.5 FM, "Hot 102.5") is a translator broadcasting the mainstream urban format of the HD3 subcarrier of iHeartMedia's KTCZ-FM. Licensed to Fridley, Minnesota, it serves the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area inside the I-494/I-694 beltway. The station is currently owned by iHeartMedia, through licensee iHM Licenses, LLC. All the offices and studios are located in St. Louis Park and the transmitter is atop the IDS Center in downtown Minneapolis.

History

In 2010, the translator signed on carrying KDWB-FM's HD2 sub-channel, which aired a dance music format known as "The Party Zone." In 2013, this would be dropped for a relay of the Air 1 network, which was carried on KTCZ-HD2 at the time. The relay would move to W225AP (92.9 FM) and K249ED (97.7 FM).

On June 5, 2015, at 3 p.m., after stunting for an hour with songs with the word "hot" in the name, KTCZ-HD3/K273BH launched with a classic hip hop format, branded as "Hot 102.5".^[1][2] The format would shift to urban on February 12, 2018, while retaining the "Hot" branding.^[3]

On August 7, 2019, iHeartMedia subsequently announced its intent to acquire the station outright, citing EMF's discomforts of allowing an urban contemporary format on stations the organization owns.^[4] This acquisition was part of a complex swap deal, which would see EMF buying K244FE. The deal was consummated on March 31, 2020.

References

External links

• Hot 102.5
• ‹The template FMQ is being considered for deletion.› KTCZ in the FCC FM station database
• KTCZ in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
• ‹The template FMQ is being considered for deletion.› K273BH in the FCC FM station database
• K273BH at FCCdata.org

44°58′33.9″N 93°16′20.8″W / 44.976083°N 93.272444°W / 44.976083; -93.272444