KANS

Last updated
KANS
Broadcast area Lyon County, Kansas and surrounding counties
Frequency 96.1 MHz
Branding96.1 Bob FM
Programming
Format Adult hits
Affiliations Bob FM network
Ownership
Owner
  • Bill Wachter
  • (My Town Media, Inc.)
KEKS, KHDL, KSNP
History
First air date
February 21, 1990 (as KGZF)
Former call signs
KGZF (1990-1997)
KRWV (1997-2003)
KANS-FM (2003)
Former frequencies
99.5 FM (1990-2004)
Call sign meaning
KANSas
Technical information
Facility ID 41542
Class A
ERP 6,000 watts
HAAT 97 meters
Transmitter coordinates
38°24′21″N96°14′13″W / 38.40583°N 96.23694°W / 38.40583; -96.23694
Links
Webcast Listen Live
Website Official website

KANS (96.1 FM) is a radio station broadcasting an adult hits format, licensed to Emporia, Kansas. The station is currently owned by Bill Wachter, through licensee My Town Media Inc. [1]

Contents

History

Former logo as "The Wave" KANS 96 one the Wave logo.png
Former logo as "The Wave"

The station went on the air as KGZF on February 21, 1990. On May 1, 1997, it changed its call sign to KRWV, on August 18, 2003 to KANS-FM, and on September 9, 2003 to the current KANS. [2]

On July 1, 2023, KANS dropped their longtime adult contemporary format (as "96 one The Wave") and flipped to adult hits, airing the "Bob FM" format from G Networks. [3]

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References

  1. "KANS Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  2. "KANS Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. "BOB FM | G Networks".