KVSP (103.5 FM) is a

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serving

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to Anadarko and owned by the locally based Perry Broadcasting. Its studios are located at Perry Plaza II in the Eastside district of

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and its transmitter is located in

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. The tower the transmitter antenna is located on is the tallest structure in the state of Oklahoma, although Oklahoma City itself is in the "distant" area of the coverage area, according to Radio-Locator.co

This is due to the 103.5 frequency being four spaces away from the KMGL, 104.1 frequency in Oklahoma City, making it difficult to properly cover the market.

History

KRPT-FM went on the air as a

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station in 1981 serving the Anadarko area. The station later changed its calls to KRMP in March 2003 and became known as "Superstar Country 103.5." The station moved to southwest of Oklahoma City from Anadarko in July 2004 and became KVSP "Power 103.5" with a

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format making it Oklahoma City's first Urban station on the FM dial since KAEZ (Now

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) departed in 1985. Meanwhile, KVSP was launched as an

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radio station in 1993 on 1140 AM and was called ''Power Jammin' 1140''. It was the first

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-owned and operated station under Perry Broadcasting's ownership as the Oklahoma radio market was not serving the Black community too well at the time based on Perry's perceptions; Perry would later acquire and launch sister station

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in Tulsa the year after as part of the "Power Jammin' Network". For years KVSP played Hip Hop, R&B, Old School/Classic Soul and Gospel for years, and was the home of the ''

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''. When KVSP relocated to the FM dial position in 2004, it was renamed ''Power 103.5''. Upon the transition, KVSP modified its format to

and began carrying the ''

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Morning Show''. As for the 1140 AM frequency, it is now an

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formatted station as ''Heart & Soul,'' swapped call letters KVSP for

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(previously on 103.5), and aired

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. After

went off the air for good,KVSP replaced it with The Rickey Smiley Morning Show. In January 2020, when The Rickey Smiley Morning Show was sent to Sister Station

when

went off the air for good, KVSP replaced the show with the new syndicated Urban Morning Show The Morning Hustle.

External links

KVSP station websitePerry Publishing and Broadcasting
* VSP Mainstream urban radio stations in the United States {{Oklahoma-radio-station-stub