KCLY

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KCLY
Frequency 100.9 MHz
BrandingRadio for Grown-Ups
Programming
Format Variety/Full-Service
Affiliations Associated Press Radio Network
Ownership
OwnerTaylor Communications
KFRM AM 550
History
Call sign meaning
Clay Center
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 64650
Class C2
ERP 35,500 watts
HAAT 177 meters
Transmitter coordinates
 39°28′3″N97°3′45″W / 39.46750°N 97.06250°W / 39.46750; -97.06250
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen Live (MP3)
Listen Live (ASX)
Website Official website

KCLY (100.9 FM) is a radio station based out of Clay Center, Kansas, United States. It has operated since 1978 under the ownership of Taylor Communications. [2] [3] KCLY broadcasts local programming, including news, sports and weather. [2] KCLY's sister station is KFRM, also owned by Taylor Communications. [4] [5]

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Content

KCLY markets itself to a "grown-up" audience, playing a variety of contemporary, country, and Christian artists from the 70s, 80s, and 90s. The station also has morning, noon, and evening reporting of local news, weather, and sports, including play-by-play sports coverage during the school year. [2] [4]

KCLY is an affiliate of the Kansas State University Sports Network and Kansas City Chiefs Radio Network, providing game coverage throughout the year. [6] [7]

Community

KCLY has held an annual business expo in the spring since 1981, providing an opportunity for interaction between area consumers and businesses. [8]

Awards

The Kansas Association of Broadcasters (KAB) named KCLY a "Station of the Year" in 1999, [9] 2000, [10] and 2009. [11]

In 2002, KAB awarded KCLY sports director Rocky Downing with the Hod Humiston Award for Sports Broadcasting. [12] [13]

In 2008, KCLY received an award from the Kansas Department of Commerce. [14]

References

  1. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for KCLY". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. 1 2 3 "About KCLY 100.9". Archived from the original on January 29, 2016. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
  3. ↑ "KCLY has new, more powerful tower". Clay Center, Kansas: Clay Center Dispatch. June 15, 2007. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
  4. 1 2 "Audience growth is Downing's challenge". Clay Center Dispatch. April 23, 2008. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
  5. ↑ Patterson, Bobbi (February 24, 2006). "Broacaster finds job here on internet". Clay Center Dispatch. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
  6. ↑ "K-State Sports Network Presented by Learfield Sports". K-State Athletics. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Affiliate Team". Chiefs Radio Network. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
  8. ↑ "KCLY Radio's Spring Fair now in its 31st year". Clay Center Dispatch. April 20, 2011. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
  9. ↑ "1999 Station Award Winners - the Kansas Association of Broadcasters". Kansas Association of Broadcasters. October 6, 1999. Archived from the original (pdf) on May 10, 2017. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
  10. ↑ "2000 Station Award Winners - the Kansas Association of Broadcasters". Kansas Association of Broadcasters. October 9, 2000. Archived from the original (pdf) on May 10, 2017. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
  11. ↑ "2009 Station Award Winners - the Kansas Association of Broadcasters". Kansas Association of Broadcasters. Archived from the original (pdf) on May 10, 2017. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
  12. ↑ "2002 Station Award Winners - the Kansas Association of Broadcasters". Kansas Association of Broadcasters. October 16, 2000. Archived from the original (pdf) on May 10, 2017. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
  13. ↑ "KAB Hod Humiston Award for Sports Broadcasting" (doc). Kansas Association of Broadcasters. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
  14. ↑ "Three businesses to be honored". Clay Center Dispatch. May 15, 2008. Retrieved January 15, 2016.


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