KFMK
KYLR | |
| History | |
|---|---|
First air date | July 7, 1998 |
Call sign meaning | K Frequency Modulation K |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 3222 |
| Class | C2 |
| ERP | 4,500 watts |
| HAAT | 397 meters (1,302 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 30°19′23″N 97°48′00″W / 30.323°N 97.800°W |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen Live Listen Live (HD2) |
| Website | klove.com |
KFMK (105.9
Station history
As "Jammin 105.9"
KFMK was launched on November 25, 1998 as the
Finally, in 2006, KFMK revamped the playlist and dropped the 60s and 70s music altogether and instead played more music from the 1980s to present, more along the lines of a
In the Fall of 2008, KFMK began playing current Rhythmic fare on weeknights and on weekend afternoons/nights, including current Hip-Hop product, trying to improve ratings. This failed, as the station was ranked #16 overall.
As "105.9 The Beat"
On September 15, 2009, at 5 a.m., after playing "
On May 21, 2010, Clear Channel announced that it planned to move KFMK's
As "Spirit 105.9"
On June 9, 2010, it was announced that CRISTA Broadcasting, a division of
Sale to EMF and switch to K-Love
On September 22, 2020, CRISTA announced that it would sell KFMK to Educational Media Foundation for $6 million. On November 1, 2020, EMF began airing EMF's K-Love satellite format. The deal also included the lease of an HD subchannel on KVLR to air programming from CRISTA for two years after closing.[11] The sale was consummated on November 18, 2020.
References
- ^ "Austin KFMK 105.9 FM sold"
- ^ "Press Release from Crista" Archived 2011-07-25 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/1990s/1998/RR-1998-12-04.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ ""Jammin 105.9" KFMK Austin Becomes "The Beat"". 15 September 2009.
- ^ "Clear Channel/Austin Flips KFMK, KPEZ Frequencies" from All Access (May 21, 2010)
- ^ "More Austin Changes: Beat & River to Swap Frequencies". 21 May 2010.
- ^ "Austin KFMK 105.9 FM sold"
- ^ "Press Release from Crista" Archived 2011-07-25 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Application Search Details".
- ^ "Spirit Shines in Austin". 16 September 2010.
- ^ Educational Media Foundation To Acquire KFMK Austin
External links
- K-Love website
- KFMK in the FCC FM station database
- KFMK in Nielsen Audio's FM station database