KYAL-FM

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KYAL-FM
Broadcast area Tulsa metropolitan area
Frequency 97.1 MHz
BrandingThe Sports Animal
Programming
Format Sports
Affiliations ESPN Radio
Ownership
Owner
KYAL
History
First air date
January 19, 1984;41 years ago (1984-01-19) (as KRLQ)
Former call signs
  • KRLQ (1984–1990)
  • KKWK (1988–1991)
  • KMMY (1991–2006)
[1]
Technical information [2]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 35141
Class C
ERP 100,000 watts
HAAT 600 meters (1,969 feet)
Transmitter coordinates
 35°15′35″N95°25′52″W / 35.25972°N 95.43111°W / 35.25972; -95.43111
Repeater(s) 96.1  KITO-FM (Vinita, Oklahoma)
101.1  KEOJ (Caney, Kansas)
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen Live
Website sportsanimalradio.com

KYAL-FM (97.1 FM, "The Sports Animal") is a commercial radio station licensed to Muskogee, Oklahoma, and serving the Tulsa metropolitan area. It is owned by Stephens Media Group, and it simulcasts a sports radio format with sister station KYAL 1550 AM. [3] The stations have Oklahoma-based sports shows on weekdays and they air the syndicated The Paul Finebaum Show in the evening. Nights and weekends, KYAL-AM-FM carry ESPN Radio. The studios are at the CityPlex Towers in South Tulsa.

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KYAL-FM has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 100,000 watts, the maximum for most FM stations in the U.S. The transmitter tower is off East 1110 Road in the Shady Grove area of Muskogee. [4]

History

The station signed on the air on January 19, 1984. [5] The original call sign was KRLQ. Later, as KKWK, the station was known as "Quick 97". In 1987, it began airing the syndicated weekend countdown show, American Top 40 .[ citation needed ]

As KMMY, this station was known as "Y97, Today's Hot New Country" and aired a country music format. [6] Notable on-air personalities included disk jockey Gary Walker and weather forecaster Don Woods.[ citation needed ]

The station was assigned the KYAL-FM call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on April 3, 2006. [1] The station flipped from country music to all-sports on April 17, 2006, when the "Sports Animal" format, previously heard on 1550 KYAL only, began to simulcast on sister station KYAL-FM. [7] The AM station and KBIX simulcast this programming as part of the Sports Animal Network. [8] The station made the change to increase the coverage area and improve the signal as part of a drive to improve ratings. [9]

References

  1. 1 2 "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
  2. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for KYAL-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ↑ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Archived from the original on March 1, 2010.
  4. ↑ Radio-Locator.com/KYAL-FM
  5. ↑ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1988 page B-226. Retrieved Aug. 29, 2025.
  6. ↑ Hauser, Glenn (October 24, 2006). "DX Listening Digest 6-158". WorldOfRadio.com. Retrieved May 5, 2008.
  7. ↑ Sittler, Dave (March 28, 2006). "Satisfying a Jones for a little magic". Daily Oklahoman. Retrieved May 5, 2008.
  8. ↑ Bracht, Mel (May 12, 2006). "Pat Jones a radio natural". Daily Oklahoman. Retrieved May 5, 2008.
  9. ↑ Haisten, Bill (February 10, 2006). "Reid remains confident". Tulsa World. Retrieved May 5, 2008.
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