KFKF-FM
MHz | |
Branding | Country 94.1 KFKF |
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Programming | |
Format | Country |
Ownership | |
Owner |
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KBEQ-FM, KCKC, KMXV | |
History | |
First air date | May 28, 1963 (as KCKN-FM) |
Former call signs | KCKN-FM (1963–1982) |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 34431 |
Class | C0 |
ERP | 100,000 watts |
HAAT | 303 meters (994 ft) |
Links | |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | www |
KFKF-FM (94.1
KFKF-FM has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 100,000 watts. The transmitter site is off East 63rd Street in Kansas City, Missouri, near Interstate 435.[2]
History
Early years as KCKN-FM
The station has been playing country music since it
In 1965, KCKN-AM-FM was acquired by Kaye-Smith Broadcasting, which owned a number of stations in sizable markets, mostly in the West. By the 1970s, KCKN-FM's power was boosted to the current 100,000 watts, but the tower was only 460 feet tall, less than half its current height.[4]
Switch to KFKF-FM
The simulcast ended in 1982, when the AM station became KRKR, a mostly
Sconnix Broadcasting acquired KFKF in 1990.[5] In 1993, KFKF gained an FM competitor, when KBEQ-FM switched from Top 40 hits to a younger-targeting country format.
Ownership changes
Under Infinity ownership, KFKF became co-owned with its chief FM country competitor, KBEQ. KBEQ continued to aim at younger country fans, while KFKF appealed to more middle-aged listeners. In 2003, WDAF switched from AM 610 to FM 106.5, as the AM frequency flipped to sports talk as KCSP. The move gave Kansas City three country music stations on FM.
In 2011, with the market not having any
), Wilks announced that the station, for the first time in its history, would air round-the-clock Christmas music beginning November 25, 2011. The station started playing Christmas music again beginning November 20, 2012. However, when KCKC reverted to AC (and resumed their tradition of airing Christmas music during the holiday season) in 2014, KFKF stopped airing Christmas music.On June 12, 2014, Wilks announced that it was selling its Kansas City cluster, including KFKF, to Pittsburgh-based Steel City Media.[9] The sale was approved on September 26, 2014, and was consummated on September 30.
References
- ^ "Contact - KFKF". kfkf.com. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
- ^ "KFKF-FM 94.1 MHz - Kansas City, Kansas". radio-locator.com. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
- ^ "Broadcasting Yearbook 1965 page B-65" (PDF). americanradiohistory.com. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
- ^ "Broadcasting Yearbook 1974 page B-81" (PDF). americanradiohistory.com. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
- ^ "Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1993 page B-137" (PDF). americanradiohistory.com. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
- ^ https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1996/1996-BC-YB.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1998/1998-BC-YB.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/1990s/1997/RR-1997-09-26.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "Steel City Media Acquires Wilks' Kansas City" from Radio Insight (June 12, 2014)
External links
- Steel City Media Kansas City
- Official website
- KFKF in the FCC FM station database
- KFKF in Nielsen Audio's FM station database