KYCS

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KYCS
KYCSforweb.png
Broadcast area Sweetwater County
Frequency 95.1 MHz
BrandingKicks 95.1
Programming
Format Hot adult contemporary
Affiliations Cumulus Media
Ownership
OwnerWagonwheel Communications Corporation
KUGR, KZWB, KFRZ, KFZE
History
First air date
1986
Call sign meaning
Kicks
Technical information
Facility ID 20482
Class C
ERP 11,500 watts
HAAT 355 meters (1,165 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
41°29′50″N109°20′36″W / 41.49722°N 109.34333°W / 41.49722; -109.34333
Links
Webcast Listen Live
Website theradionetwork.net
KYCS's studios in Green River Theradionetworkstudios.jpg
KYCS's studios in Green River

KYCS (95.1 FM) is a hot adult contemporary station broadcasting from Rock Springs, Wyoming.

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The station signed on in 1986, as the first sister station of KUGR, which had been broadcasting for ten years at the time. Like its sister stations, the station is currently owned by Wagonwheel Communications Corporation. [1]

Music on KYCS is primarily satellite fed. The network, known as Today's Best Hits, hosts numerous DJs throughout the day, including a morning show. The network is part of Cumulus Media, formerly ABC Radio Networks.

KYCS celebrated its twenty first year of broadcasting in 2007. The station often broadcasts local events, such as an annual blood drive between Green River High School, and Rock Springs High School [2] KYCS is one of several local stations that broadcast school closures as well. [3]

Signal

The radio tower for KYCS. KYCStwr.jpg
The radio tower for KYCS.

Like its sister stations, KYCS broadcasts from a tower located on Wilkins Peak, which is just outside Rock Springs. The 11,500 watt signal reaches into parts of northern Utah to the south. To the west, the station reaches Evanston before fading out completely. To the east, Rawlins receives fringe coverage. KYCS can be heard as far north as the Wind River mountain range. The tower for KYCS is 7,638 feet (2,328 m) above sea level on Wilkins Peak. [4]


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References

  1. "KYCS Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved 2010-07-13.
  2. Jayson Klepper (January 31, 2024). "Rock Springs Hosts Green River For Blood Drive Game". SweetwaterNow.
  3. "School Safety". Sweetwater County School District #1. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
  4. "KYCS 95.1 FM Rock Springs, WY". Radio-Locator.com.