KYAR

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KYAR
Broadcast area Waco, Texas
Frequency 98.3 MHz
BrandingRED-C Catholic Radio
Programming
Format Catholic
Affiliations EWTN, Relevant Radio
Ownership
OwnerRed-C Apostolate
History
First air date
April 10, 1976
Former call signs
KMCS (1976–1982) [1]
KPEP (1982–1988) [2]
KHQS (1988–1989) [2]
KRYL (1989–1999) [2]
KASZ (1999–2003) [2]
KVLZ (2003–2006) [2]
Technical information [3]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 177158
Class A
ERP 4,100 watts
HAAT 121 meters (397 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
 31°24′45″N97°12′40″W / 31.412500°N 97.211111°W / 31.412500; -97.211111
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen Live
Website https://www.redcradio.org/

KYAR (98.3 FM) is a radio station licensed to Lorena, Texas. The station airs a Catholic format and is owned by Red-C Apostolate. [4]

Contents

History

The station began broadcasting on April 10, 1976, [5] as KMCS in Gatesville. [1] It originally aired country and easy listening music and was owned by George W. McClarin alongside KCLW (900 AM). [5] [1] After a 1978 sale attempt to Lowell Duncan was not consummated, [1] McClarin found his buyer in Monarch Communications Systems, which purchased the station for $115,000, plus $10,000 for a non-compete agreement. [6] [1]

By 1981, Monarch was more than $100,000 in debt to McClarin for the purchase of the station, prompting McClarin to seek a default judgment against Monarch in Hamilton County court. The station went off air February 2, 1982, six days before its assets were confiscated. [7] Monarch had filed to change the call letters to KPEP during this time. [2] A receiver was appointed; in September, broadcasting resumed. [8] KPEP aired the same country format as KMCS-FM had. [9] [10] In 1983, the station was sold to C.D.L.R. Communications for $150,000. [11]

On August 22, 1988, its call sign was changed to KHQS. [2] KHQS aired a Christian contemporary format. [12]

In 1989, the station was sold to Gaylon W. Christie for $50,000, [13] and on July 13, 1989, its call sign was changed to KRYL. [2] The station returned to airing a country format. [14] In 1991, it was sold to LDR Broadcasting for $125,000. [15] KRYL adopted a classic rock format in 1998. [16] In 1999, the station was sold to Capstar, [17] [18] and on September 17, 1999, its call sign was changed to KASZ. [2] The station continued to air a classic rock format. [19] [20]

In 2003, the station was sold to Educational Media Foundation for $100,000, and on March 21, 2003 its call sign was changed to KVLZ. [21] [2] It adopted a Christian contemporary format, as an affiliate of K-Love. [22] [23] On February 15, 2006, the station's call sign was changed to KYAR, and it became an affiliate of Air1. [24] [2] In 2010, the station's city of license was changed to Lorena, Texas and its transmitter was moved to a location between Lorena and Hewitt, Texas. [25] [26] [27]

In 2016, KYAR was sold to Red-C Apostolate for $495,000, and it adopted a Catholic format. [28] [29]

Simulcast

RED-C Catholic Radio is also heard on 88.5 KEDC in Hearne, Texas and 107.9 KINF-LP in Palestine, Texas.

Call sign Frequency City of license FID ERP (W) HAAT Class FCC info
KEDC88.5 FM Hearne, Texas 1723412,50056  m (184  ft)A LMS
KINF-LP107.9 FM Palestine, Texas 1931285541 m (135 ft)L1 LMS

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  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Call Sign History, fcc.gov. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
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