KAYD-FM

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KAYD-FM
KAYD-FM logo.png
Broadcast area Beaumont-Port Arthur
Frequency 101.7 MHz
BrandingKD 101.7
Programming
Language(s) English
Format Country
Affiliations Westwood One
Ownership
Owner
KBED, KIKR, KQXY, KTCX-FM
History
First air date
December 10, 1979;44 years ago (1979-12-10) (as KWDX)
Former call signs
KWDX (1979–2000)
KLOI (2000–2002)
Call sign meaning
KAYD (station branding; spoken as "Kay-Dee")
Technical information
Facility ID 31109
Class C3
ERP 10,500 watts
HAAT 153.2 meters (503 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
 30°6′54″N93°59′56″W / 30.11500°N 93.99889°W / 30.11500; -93.99889
Links
Webcast Listen live
Website kayd.com

KAYD-FM (101.7 MHz; "KD 101.7") is a radio station broadcasting a country music format. [1] Licensed to Silsbee, Texas, United States, the station serves the Beaumont-Port Arthur area. The station is currently owned by Cumulus Media. [2] Its studios are located on South Eleventh Street in Beaumont and its transmitter is located in Vidor, Texas.

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History

KAYD was one of the oldest FMs in Texas. It began broadcasting March 1, 1948, on 99.5 MHz as KRIC [3] and continued on that frequency in the 1950s until interference to viewers trying to watch KGUL (now KHOU) TV in Galveston caused the FCC to swap frequencies with Lake Charles, Louisiana, and put KRIC on 97.5 FM. Later the callsign was changed to KAYD to match its AM counterpoint, 1450 KAYC when it was acquired by Texas Coast Broadcasters, David H. Morris, President. Later, the callsign was changed to KFNC and a new 2,000-foot tower was built for the 97.5 frequency near Winnie, Texas so it could try to move to the Houston market in 2001. The callsign KAYD was moved to 101.7, licensed to Silsbee, Texas. 101.7 was assigned the call letters KWDX on December 10, 1979. On February 11, 2000, the station changed its call sign to KLOI; & on April 10, 2002 to the current KAYD. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Summer 2009. Retrieved 2009-08-24.
  2. ↑ "KAYD-FM Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved 2009-08-24.
  3. ↑ "KRIC-FM at Beaumont Is Launched on 99.5 mc" (PDF). Broadcasting. March 22, 1948. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
  4. ↑ "kayd Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved 2009-08-24.


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