KAYQ

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KAYQ
Frequency 97.1 MHz
BrandingThe Lake
Programming
Format Country
Affiliations Dial Global
Ownership
Owner
  • Sticks Media
  • (Sticks Media)
History
First air date
1980
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID 69667
Class A
ERP 6,000 watts
HAAT 73.0 meters
Transmitter coordinates
38°17′19″N93°18′32″W / 38.28861°N 93.30889°W / 38.28861; -93.30889
Links
Public license information
Website www.971thelake.com

KAYQ (97.1 FM, "The Lake") is a radio station broadcasting a Country / Yacht Rock hybrid format, [2] licensed to Warsaw, Missouri, United States. The station was established in 1980 and owned by Valkyrie Broadcasting until February 2025, when Todd Nixon's Sticks Media bought the station for $135,000. [3] [4] KAYQ was the third station to be obtained by Sticks Media.

On March 17th, 2025, Sticks Media fully relaunched 97.1 The Lake's presence in Missouri's Truman Lake region with a new website, dedicated social media pages, a new on-air schedule featuring Kenny Treece (Treecerman) in mornings and Todd Nixon in afternoons, and a musical shift from classic country to country variety with a "yacht" presence. The station's tagline is "Come on in, the music's fine!"

References

  1. "Facility Technical Data for KAYQ". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. "Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
  3. "KAYQ Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  4. https://radioinsight.com/headlines/294581/sticks-media-acquires-kayq/