KIRK (FM)

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KIRK
Captain-header.png
Broadcast area Moberly, Missouri
Frequency 99.9 MHz
Branding99.9 The Captain
Programming
Format Classic hits
Affiliations Westwood One
Ownership
Owner
KRES, KWIX, KTCM
History
First air date
1998 (1998)
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 78275
Class C3
ERP 12,500 watts
HAAT 141 meters (463 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
 39°36′02″N92°34′24″W / 39.60056°N 92.57333°W / 39.60056; -92.57333
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen live
Website centralmoinfo.com

KIRK (99.9 FM, "The Captain") is a radio station licensed to serve Macon, Missouri, United States. The station, established in 1998, is owned by Alpha Media with the broadcast license held by Alpha Media Licensee LLC.

Contents

Programming

KIRK broadcasts a classic hits music format to the greater Moberly, Missouri, area. [2] [3]

History

This station received its original construction permit from the Federal Communications Commission on February 13, 1998. [4] The new station was assigned the KIRK call sign by the FCC on March 17, 1998. [5]

In April 1998, permit holder David L. Shepherd filed an application to transfer control of KIRK to a new company called KIRK, LLC, as part of the multi-station Shepherd Group. The transfer was approved by the FCC on April 30, 1998, and the transaction was consummated on May 6, 1998. [6] KIRK received its license to cover from the FCC on September 28, 1998. [7]

On February 28, 2007, the Shepherd Group announced they had reached an agreement to sell KIRK to Dean Radio.TV (Dean Goodman, president/CEO) through its GoodRadio.TV, LLC, holding company as part of a 16-station deal valued at a reported $30.6 million. [8] [9] The deal was approved by the FCC on May 9, 2007, and the transaction was consummated on August 8, 2007. [10]

The Shepherd Group included KJEL-FM and KBNN in Lebanon; KJFF in Festus; KREI and KTJJ in Farmington; KRES and KWIX in Moberly; KIRK in Macon; KOZQ, KOZQ-FM, KJPW, and KFBD-FM in Waynesville; KAAN and KAAN-FM in Bethany; and KMRN and KKWK in Cameron.

As part of an internal reorganization, Dean Radio.TV applied to the FCC in parallel to transfer the license for KIRK from Good Radio.TV, LLC, to the newly formed Moberly/Macon License Company, LLC. The transfer was approved on May 9, 2007, and the transaction was consummated when the sale from the Shepherd Group was completed on August 8, 2007. [11] At the time of the sale, KIRK broadcast an Adult Top 40 music format branded as "Energy 99". [8]

On August 1, 2013, KIRK shifted its format from oldies to classic hits.

In December 2013, GoodRadio.TV and its subsidiaries merged into Digity, LLC. Effective February 25, 2016, Digity and its 124 radio stations were acquired by Alpha Media for $264 million.

On May 7, 2024, Alpha Media laid off all the on air talent for all their Missouri stations without warning including KIRK and its sister stations.

Awards and honors

In March 2008, former KIRK/KRES/KWIX program director Brad Boyer was presented a Distinguished Service Award by the Missouri State High School Activities Association. [12] Boyer received the Distinguished Service Award, established by the MSHSAA in 1988, in recognition of his "statewide leadership in the Missouri Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association" and his "lifelong contributions to the ideals of interscholastic activities". [12]

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References

  1. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for KIRK". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ↑ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Retrieved May 21, 2009.
  3. ↑ "KIRK Programming". CentralMoInfo. Archived from the original on September 18, 2010. Retrieved May 21, 2009.
  4. ↑ "Application Search Details (BPH-19951101MB)". FCC Media Bureau. February 13, 1988.
  5. ↑ "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database. Retrieved May 21, 2009.
  6. ↑ "Application Search Details (BAPH-19980417GT)". FCC Media Bureau. May 6, 1998.
  7. ↑ "Application Search Details (BLH-19980625KA)". FCC Media Bureau. September 28, 1998.
  8. 1 2 "Deals - 2007-03-24". Broadcasting & Cable. March 25, 2007.
  9. ↑ Coleman, Kevin (June 2, 2007). "Broadway remodeling extends to alleyway". Columbia Daily Tribune. Moberly-based Shepherd Group recently sold 16 Missouri radio stations, including Moberly stations KRES-FM, KWIX-AM and KIRK-FM, to Florida-based GoodRadio.TV for a reported $30.6 million.
  10. ↑ "Application Search Details (BALH-20070223AGA)". FCC Media Bureau. August 8, 2007.
  11. ↑ "Application Search Details (BAL-20070817ABA)". FCC Media Bureau. August 8, 2007.
  12. 1 2 "MSHSAA Honors Moberly Sports Broadcaster Brad Boyer". Memphis Democrat. March 20, 2008.
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