History
KYKS was first proposed by K.M. Bardield, under the licensee name of Lufkin Broadcasting Corporation in 1972. The facility was proposed to operate with 100 kilowatts non-directional, at 490 meters above average terrain, from a transmission site on Farm to Market Road 2021, 6.5 miles northwest of Lufkin. The specifications for the site gave it the largest FM coverage area in the Lufkin-Nacogdoches area at the time.
The facility was built and received an initial License to Cover on September 29, 1976 as KLUF.
KLUF changed its callsign to the current KYKS on January 1, 1980, formatted as country music station "Kicks 105". The format and branding are currently the longest running continuous FM operation in the Lufkin-Nacogdoches area, only eclipsed by AM station KRBA, which began operations in 1938, and has held a Country format since the 1970s.
Lufkin is the largest city in Angelina County, Texas, United States and is the county seat. The city is situated in Deep East Texas and is 60 mi (97 km) west of the Texas- Louisiana state line. Its population is 34,143 as of 2020.
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KLFZ is a terrestrial American radio station, owned by the Educational Radio Foundation of East Texas, and serving as the flagship of the Fuzíon Radio network of Spanish language Christian stations across east Texas and northwest Louisiana. Licensed to Jacksonville, Texas, United States, KLFZ serves the Tyler metropolitan area and simulcasts programming with its sister stations 103.1 KHFZ Pittsburg serving the Longview area, 97.7 KGFZ Burke, serving Lufkin-Nacogdoches and the Piney Woods of Deep East Texas, and KVFZ Benton, Louisiana, serving Shreveport-Bossier City.
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KHCB is a commercial AM radio station owned by Houston Christian Broadcasters, Inc. It is licensed to League City, Texas, and serves Greater Houston. KHCB airs a Spanish-language Christian radio format. The studios and offices are on South Boulevard in Houston.
KTBQ is a Townsquare Media classic rock formatted radio station serving the Lufkin/Nacogdoches area. Q107 has featured classic rock since 1997, remaining in the format over 25 years.
KVLL-FM is a Townsquare Media classic hits radio station, licensed to Wells, Texas, serving the Lufkin–Nacogdoches area of east Texas.
KGFZ is a terrestrial American radio station, broadcasting a Spanish language Christian based Contemporary Hit Radio music format, in full simulcast with co-owned KLFZ Jacksonville. Licensed to Burke, the station serves the Lufkin-Nacogdoches area. The license is held by the Educational Radio Foundation of East Texas, headquartered in Tyler, Texas.
KSWP is a radio station broadcasting a Contemporary Christian music format. Licensed to Lufkin, Texas, United States, the station serves the Lufkin-Nacogdoches area. The station is currently owned by Lufkin Educational Broadcasting Foundation.
KXXE is a radio station broadcasting a country music format. Licensed to San Augustine, Texas, United States, the station serves the Lufkin-Nacogdoches area. The station is currently owned by Center Broadcasting Company and features programming from Westwood One.
KIVY-FM is a radio station broadcasting a country music format. Licensed to Crockett, Texas, United States, the station serves the areas of Huntsville, Lufkin, Trinity and Palestine. The station is currently owned by Leon Hunt and features programming from Citadel Media and Dial Global.
KUZN is a radio station broadcasting a Spanish Religious music format. Licensed to Centerville, Texas, United States, the station serves the Lufkin-Nacogdoches area. The station is currently owned by Aleluya Christian Broadcasting.
KZXL is a radio station licensed to Hudson, Texas, United States. The station serves the Lufkin-Nacogdoches area. The station is owned by Pentagon Communications.
KYBI is a radio station broadcasting a country format. Licensed to Lufkin, Texas, United States, the station serves the Lufkin-Nacogdoches area. The station features programming from Citadel Media and Dial Global.
KQBB is a radio station broadcasting a Classic Country music format. Licensed to Center, Texas, United States, the station serves the Lufkin-Nacogdoches area. The station is currently owned by Center Broadcasting Company and features programming from Cumulus Broadcasting. The station has obtained a construction permit from the FCC for a power increase to 8,700 watts.
KSML-FM is a radio station broadcasting a Spanish Variety music format. Licensed to Huntington, Texas, United States, the station serves the Lufkin-Nacogdoches area. The station is currently owned by Kasa Family Limited Partnership.
KJCS is an FM radio station broadcasting a classic country music format, featuring songs that charted from the decades of the 1960s through the 1990s. Licensed to Nacogdoches, Texas, United States, the station serves the Lufkin-Nacogdoches area. The station is currently owned by Ben Downs, through licensee Bryan Broadcasting Corporation. KJCS is Bryan Broadcasting's entry into the Lufkin-Nacogdoches area, having purchased the station from Carolyn Vance, through Radio Licensing, Inc.
KTHP is an American radio station broadcasting an 70’s and 80’s-leaning classic country music format. Licensed to Hemphill, Texas, United States, the station serves the Lufkin-Nacogdoches area. The station is currently owned by Baldridge-Dumas Communications and features programming from Westwood One.
KSML is a terrestrial American AM radio station, paired with an FM relay translator, broadcasting an urban contemporary gospel and urban adult contemporary format. Licensed to Diboll, Texas, United States, the station serves the Lufkin-Nacogdoches area. The station is currently owned by Kasa Family Limited Partnership.
KRBA, is a terrestrial American radio station, licensed to Lufkin, Texas, United States. The station is currently owned by Kasa Family Limited Partnership.
