KCYY

KCYY
	San Antonio metropolitan area
Frequency	100.3 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding	Y100
Programming
Language(s)	English
Format	Country music
Subchannels	HD2: Classic country (KKYX simulcast)
Ownership
Owner	Cox Media Group; (CMG NY/Texas Radio, LLC);
Sister stations	KISS-FM; KKYX; KONO; KONO-FM; KSMG; KTKX;
History
First air date	June 25, 1966; 57 years ago
Former call signs	KBER-FM (1966–74); KSAQ (1974–76); KZZY (1976–78); KCCW (1979–81); KLLS (1981–83); KLLS-FM (1983–87)
Call sign meaning	CountrY (music format); Y100 (branding)
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	48718
Class	C0
ERP	100,000 watts
HAAT	300 meters (980 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	29°31′25″N 98°43′25″W / 29.52361°N 98.72361°W
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Webcast	Listen live; Listen live (via Audacy)
Website	www.y100fm.com

KCYY (100.3

Studios and offices are on Datapoint Drive in San Antonio.^[2]

KCYY has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 100,000 watts, the maximum for non-grandfathered FM stations. The transmitter site is on the McCarter Ranch, off Galm Road in the Far West Side of San Antonio, near Government Canyon State Natural Area.^[3]

History

KBER-FM, KSAQ, KCCW

On June 25, 1966, the station

daytime-only

station, its country music programming continued on KBER-FM into the night.

In 1974, KBER-AM-FM were sold to Pacific Western Broadcasting. The

Spanish-language

broadcaster, while the FM station was sold to Radio Alamo. Radio Alamo switched the call letters to KZZY, initially keeping the Top 40 sound. But then it briefly tried a country format as KCCW. The country music lasted less than a year.

Klassy 100

In 1981, Radio Alamo flipped the format to

AM 930 in Terrell Hills (now KLUP) and simulcast both stations, as KLLS and KLLS-FM, "Klassy 100 FM."^[6]

In 1987, Newcity Communications acquired AM 680 and FM 100.3.[7]

Country KCYY

680 KKYX had been owned by Swanson Communications, running a classic country format. So when it was paired with KLLS-FM, Newcity made the decision to also play country music on the FM, but a more contemporary version. The call sign was changed to KCYY, with the CY standing for Country and the additional Y as the moniker of the station, "Y100." San Antonio already had an FM country station that had been doing well in the ratings, 97.3

Tejano KXTN-FM

.

Newcity thought there were enough country fans in San Antonio for two healthy FM country outlets. KCYY premiered by playing 10,000 songs in a row with no commercials. Backed by the commercial-free weeks and TV ads, KCYY became San Antonio's top country station in Spring 1988.

Arbitron ratings

.

Cox Radio acquired KCYY and KKYX in 1997.[9] Since the late 80s, Cox-owned 100.3 KCYY and iHeartMedia-owned 97.3 KAJA have see-sawed in the ratings, with both stations often in the top five in the San Antonio market.

References

^ "Facility Technical Data for KCYY". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
^ "Contact Us Archived 2009-05-24 at the Wayback Machine." Retrieved on April 24, 2009.
^ Radio-Locator.com/KCYY
^ Information from the Broadcasting Yearbook 1968 page B-165
^ Broadcasting Yearbook 1985 page B-271
^ "KCYY Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved April 24, 2009.
^ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1988 page B-282
^ Radio & Records Ratings Report, Fall '88, page 173
^ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2000 page D-451

External links

Official website
KCYY in the FCC FM station database
KCYY in Nielsen Audio's FM station database

[1] "Facility Technical Data for KCYY". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.

[2] "Contact Us Archived 2009-05-24 at the Wayback Machine." Retrieved on April 24, 2009.

[3] Radio-Locator.com/KCYY

[4] Information from the Broadcasting Yearbook 1968 page B-165

[5] Broadcasting Yearbook 1985 page B-271

[6] "KCYY Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved April 24, 2009.

[7] Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1988 page B-282

[8] Radio & Records Ratings Report, Fall '88, page 173

[9] Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2000 page D-451

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