KKYX
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Broadcast area | |
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Frequency | 680 kHz |
Branding | Country Legends KKYX 680 AM & 104.9 FM |
Programming | |
Format | Classic country |
Affiliations | San Antonio Missions |
Ownership | |
Owner |
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History | |
First air date | Fall 1926 |
Former call signs |
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Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 48723 |
Class | B |
Power | 50,000 watts days 10,000 watts nights |
Transmitter coordinates | 29°30′03″N 98°49′54″W / 29.50083°N 98.83167°W |
Translator(s) | 104.9 K285EU (Mendoza) |
Repeater(s) | 100.3 KCYY-HD2 (San Antonio) |
Links | |
Public license information | |
Webcast | Listen live Listen live (via Audacy) |
Website | www |
KKYX (680
By day, KKYX transmits 50,000
History
The station
During this time the local Chamber of Commerce was promoting San Antonio as "America's Playground" for conventions and tourists.[6] Aligning the station with this promotion, in December 1926 station owner Robert Bridge arranged for the call sign to be changed to KTAP, standing for the slogan "Kum to America's Playground".[7][8]
The station's later call signs were KABC, KGBS and KENS, followed in 1962 by KBAT. The current KKYX call sign was adopted on September 4, 1972, and the station has had a country music format ever since. It became a major outlet for country artists from much of South Texas. During the 1970s and early 1980s, KKYX was ranked one of the top ten country music radio stations in the United States.[9]
Former KKYX morning personality Jerry King is a member of the Country DJ Hall Of Fame. King retired from KKYX in 2018 after a 53-year radio career. Of those 53 years, he worked for KKYX for 43 years.
Coverage area
KKYX has a fairly large coverage area, covering a large area of southern Texas, including the entire San Antonio and
Translator
Call sign | Frequency | City of license | FID | ERP (W) | HAAT |
Class | Transmitter coordinates | FCC info |
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K285EU | 104.9 FM | Mendoza, Texas | 87144 | 250 | 61 m (200 ft) | D | 29°30′52″N 98°34′7″W / 29.51444°N 98.56861°W | LMS |
References
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for KKYX". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ Radio-Locator.com/KKYX
- ^ Radio-Locator.com/K285EU
- ^ "New Stations", Radio Service Bulletin, September 30, 1926, page 3
- ^ "KGCM Schedule", San Antonio Express, December 8, 1926, page 25.
- ^ Alamo Antique Convention Name Badge (worthpoint.com)
- ^ "'Kum to America's Playground' Motto of Radio Station", San Antonio Light, page 9-B, December 15, 1926.
- ^ "Official Call Book and Log" (KTAP entry), Radio Digest, November 1929, page 88.
- ^ KKYX 50th Anniversary Belt Buckle San Antonio Radio Memories. Retrieved November 20, 2014.
- ^ "KKYX-AM Radio Station Coverage Map".
External links
- Official website
- KKYX in the FCC AM station database
- KKYX in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- K285EU in the FCC FM station database
- K285EU at FCCdata.org
- FCC History Cards for KKYX