KKYR-FM

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KKYR-FM
Broadcast area Texarkana area
Frequency 102.5 MHz
BrandingKicker 102-5
Programming
Languages English
Format Country
Affiliations Compass Media Networks
Performance Racing Network
Ownership
Owner
KMJI, KPWW, KYGL
History
First air date
July 15, 1965(60 years ago) (1965-07-15)
Former call signs
KOSY (1965–1989)
Call sign meaning
Pronounced "Kicker"
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 7066
Class C1
ERP 100,000 watts
HAAT 140 meters (460 ft)
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen Live
Website kkyr.com

KKYR-FM (102.5 MHz, "Kicker 102-5") is a country music-formatted radio station licensed to serve Texarkana, Texas. It is currently under the ownership of Townsquare Media. Studios are located along Arkansas Boulevard on the Arkansas side of the city, and the transmitter is on the Texas side, in the western portions of the city south of Westlawn Drive.

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History

The station first signed on the air on July 15, 1965, as KOSY-FM, airing an automated beautiful music format. Beginning in July 1980, it was a Top 40 format (see WKRP episode 1 for what happened after the format change). In 1982, the field changed to A/C. The format continued throughout the 1980s as "Y102", and was Shreveport's dominant affiliate for Rick Dees Weekly Top 40. KOSY-FM became KKYR in 1989 but retained its adult contemporary format until 1990 when it became the station's current country format.

References

  1. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for KKYR-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.

33°25′48″N94°05′10″W / 33.430°N 94.086°W / 33.430; -94.086


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