KYYK

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KYYK
Simulcasts KCKL, Malakoff
KYYK logo.png
Broadcast area Jacksonville-Tyler area
Frequency 98.3 MHz
BrandingKick 98.3
Programming
Format Country
Texas Country
Affiliations Dallas Cowboys
High Plains Radio Network
Ownership
Owner
  • Tiffany Spearman and Kristi Spearman
  • (Zula Com, LLC)
History
First air date
November 18, 1981
Former call signs
KYYK (1981-1987)
KNET-FM (1987)
Call sign meaning
"Kick" (branding)
Technical information
Facility ID 72838
Class C3
ERP 5,000 watts
HAAT 222.0 meters (728.3 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
31°55′33.00″N95°38′48.00″W / 31.9258333°N 95.6466667°W / 31.9258333; -95.6466667
Repeater(s) 95.9 KCKL (Malakoff)
1470/98.5 KWRD ( Henderson)
Links
Webcast Listen live
Website Official website

KYYK (98.3 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a hybrid Classic country format, with an emphasis on Texas Country artists. [1] Licensed to Palestine, Texas, United States, the station serves the Tyler-Jacksonville area. KYYK simulcasts programming with sister stations KCKL and KWRD under the umbrella of the "E-Tex Radio Network". The station is currently owned by Tiffany Spearman and Kristi Spearman, through licensee Zula Com, LLC, and is an affiliate of the High Plains Radio Network. [2]

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History

The station was assigned the call sign KYYK on 1981-11-18. On 1987-07-01, the station changed its call sign to KNET-FM and on 1987-09-21, back to the current KYYK. [3]

On April 6, 2022, KYYK shifted its playlist to mostly classic country and Texas/Red Dirt country. [4]

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References

  1. "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Summer 2009. Retrieved 2009-08-22.
  2. "KYYK Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved 2009-08-22.
  3. "KYYK Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved 2009-08-22.
  4. "KNET Flips To Classic Hits". RadioInsight. Retrieved 2022-04-07.