KIKC-FM

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KIKC-FM
Frequency 101.3 MHz
BrandingKIK Country
Programming
Format Country music
Affiliations CBS News Radio, Westwood One
Ownership
OwnerP&A Media LLC
KIKC (AM)
History
First air date
September 1980 (as KXXE) [1]
Former call signs
KXXE (1980–1986)
Call sign meaning
"KIK Country"
Technical information [2]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 48300
Class C
ERP 100,000 watts
HAAT 308 meters (1,010 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
 46°10′32″N106°24′21″W / 46.17556°N 106.40583°W / 46.17556; -106.40583
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen live
Website web.kikcradio.com

KIKC-FM (101.3 MHz) is a radio station broadcasting a country music format. Licensed to Forsyth, Montana, United States, the station is owned by P&A Media LLC. [3]

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The station went on the air in 1980 as KXXE, a middle of the road station owned by Gold Won Radio Corporation. It has been a country music station since 1985, and became KIKC-FM in 1986; it was simulcast with KIKC (1250 AM) from then until 2001. KIKC-FM was purchased by NEPSK Inc., in 1987; ownership then passed to Stephen Marks in 1996, and P&A Media in 2024.

History

The station began broadcasting in September 1980 as KXXE, airing a middle of the road (MOR) format, and was owned by Gold Won Radio Corporation. [4] [1] By 1985, the station had adopted a country music format. [1] On April 1, 1986, the station's call sign was changed to KIKC-FM, and it began simulcasting the programming of AM 1250 KIKC. [5] [6]

In 1987, the station was sold to NEPSK Inc., along with its AM sister station, for $252,500. [7] NEPSK, which also owned television properties in Maine (WAGM-TV in Presque Isle and cable television systems in Aroostook County), was initially jointly owned by Thomas Shelburne III, Peter Kozloski, and Norman Johnson; [7] in 1991, Kozloski took full control. [8]

In 1996, the KIKC stations were sold to Stephen Marks for $300,000; [9] he owned them through Miles City Forsyth Broadcasting. [10] In June 2001, the AM-FM simulcast ended when AM 1250 adopted an oldies format. [11]

Stephen Marks died on May 11, 2022. [12] Andrew Sturlaugson's P&A Media acquired Marks' Montana and North Dakota radio stations, including the KIKC stations, for $850,000 in 2024. [10]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Broadcasting/Cablecasting Yearbook 1985 , Broadcasting/Cablecasting, 1985. p. B-163. Retrieved April 12, 2019.
  2. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for KIKC-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ↑ "KIKC-FM Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  4. ↑ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1981 , Broadcasting & Cable, 1981. p. C-140. Retrieved April 12, 2019.
  5. ↑ Call Sign History, fcc.gov. Retrieved April 12, 2019.
  6. ↑ Broadcasting/Cablecasting Yearbook 1987 , Broadcasting/Cablecasting, 1987. p. B-173. Retrieved April 12, 2019.
  7. 1 2 "Transactions", Radio & Records . December 11, 1987. p. 11. Retrieved April 12, 2019.
  8. ↑ "For The Record". Broadcasting . April 1, 1991. p. 72.
  9. ↑ "Transactions", Radio & Records . April 5, 1996. p. 8. Retrieved April 12, 2019.
  10. 1 2 Venta, Lance (February 9, 2024). "Station Sales Week Of 2/9". RadioInsight. Retrieved February 8, 2025.
  11. ↑ "Format Changes & Updates", The M Street Journal. Vol. 18, No. 20. June 13, 2001. p. 5. Retrieved April 12, 2019.
  12. ↑ "Marks Media Group President Stephen Marks Passes Away". Inside Radio. May 16, 2022. Retrieved February 8, 2025.
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