KPKY

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KPKY
Broadcast area
Frequency 94.9 MHz
Branding94.9 & 104.5 The Pick
Programming
Format Classic rock
Affiliations Compass Media Networks
United Stations Radio Networks
Utah Jazz Radio Network
Ownership
Owner
  • Rich Broadcasting
  • (Rich Broadcasting Idaho LS, LLC)
History
First air date
1975 (1975) (as KSIH)
Former call signs
KSIH (1975–1980)
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 30246
Class C
ERP 100,000 watts
HAAT 306 meters (1,004 ft)
Repeater(s) 104.5  KZKY (Ucon)
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen Live
Website pickidaho.com

KPKY (94.9 FM, "94.9 & 104.5 The Pick" [2] [ verification needed ]) is a commercial radio station located in Pocatello, Idaho. [3] [4] KPKY airs a classic rock music format.[ citation needed ]

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Ownership

In October 2007, a deal was reached for KPKY to be acquired by Gap Broadcasting II LLC (Samuel Weller, president) from Clear Channel Communications as part of a 57 station deal with a total reported sale price of $74.78 million. [5] What eventually became GapWest Broadcasting was folded into Townsquare Media on August 13, 2010; [6] Townsquare, in turn, sold its Idaho Falls–Pocatello stations to Rich Broadcasting in 2011. [7]

History

Through the later 1980s, KPKY was branded as “95 Alive” [3] [ verification needed ]with a Top 40 format.[ citation needed ]By 1991, the station rebranded as “The New Y95”[ citation needed ] and then changed to “Oldies 94.9” by 1993. [8] [ verification needed ]By the late 1990s, the station had rebranded as “Kool 94.9” with a Classic Hits format.[ citation needed ]In the earlier 2000s[ citation needed ], the station became simply known as “94 Nine” with Classic Rock. [4] [ verification needed ] In 2018 the station rebranded to 94.9 & 104.5 The Pick.

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References

  1. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for KPKY". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ↑ joshtielor. "Home". 94.9 & 104.5 The Pick. Retrieved August 9, 2021.
  3. 1 2 "Idaho Airchecks". web.nmsu.edu. Retrieved August 9, 2021.
  4. 1 2 "Listen to The Rock on TuneIn". TuneIn. Retrieved August 9, 2021.
  5. ↑ "Deals". Broadcasting & Cable. June 19, 2006. Archived from the original on November 13, 2007.
  6. ↑ "Townsquare Media completes roll-up of GAP". Radio Business Report. August 13, 2010. Archived from the original on January 21, 2011. Retrieved August 15, 2010.
  7. ↑ "Townsquare spins six in Idaho". Radio & Television Business Report. January 24, 2011. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Dinner With Larry Lewis Moves to KPKY 94.9". Idaho State University Athletics. August 18, 2003. Archived from the original on August 9, 2021. Retrieved August 9, 2021.

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