KRMS-FM
![]() Soft AC "98.7 The Cove" | |
Affiliations | Compass Media Networks |
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Ownership | |
Owner | Viper Communications, Inc. |
KRMS, KRMS-LD | |
History | |
First air date | April 1964 (as KRMS-FM)[1] |
Former call signs | KRMS-FM (1964–1980) KYLC (1980–1998) KRMS-FM (1998–2006) KMYK (2006–2021)[2] |
Call sign meaning | Robert M. Smith, original owner of the AM |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 35553 |
Class | C2 |
ERP | 39,000 watts |
HAAT | 168 meters (551 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 38°09′52″N 92°36′12″W / 38.16444°N 92.60333°W |
Translator(s) | 104.9 K285ER (Osage Beach, relays HD2) 98.7 K254BE (Osage Beach, relays HD4) |
Links | |
Webcast | Listen Live Listen Live (HD2) Listen Live (HD4) |
Website | 935rocksthelake.com classiccountry1049.com (HD2) 987thecove.com (HD4) |
KRMS-FM (93.5
Programming
KRMS-FM broadcasts a classic rock format to the Lake of the Ozarks region.[3] In addition to its usual music programming, KRMS-FM broadcasts the high school football games of the Camdenton Lakers and the National Football League games of the Kansas City Chiefs.
History
KRMS-FM was established in April 1964 as an FM sister station to KRMS (1150 AM). Both stations were owned by Central Missouri Broadcasting Company under the co-ownership of James L. Risner and Ella Mae Risner.[1] In October 1979, the Risners agreed to transfer the broadcast license and the station's assets to Lakcom, a limited partnership with Alfred C. Sikes as General Partner. This deal was approved by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on January 10, 1980, and consummated on January 16, 1980.[4] The new owners had the FCC change the station's call sign to KYLC on July 4, 1980.[2]
The station was once known as "Lake 94" in the 1980s with an
In September 1997, license holder Mahaffey Enterprises, Inc. reached an agreement to sell KRMS to Viper Communications, Inc. The deal gained FCC approval on October 30, 1997, and the transaction was consummated on November 13, 1997.
On December 20, 2021, Viper once again restored 93.5's original call letters KRMS-FM, releasing the KMYK call letters that were in place since 2006.
HD Radio
In February 2018, KRMS-FM launched a classic country format on its HD2 subchannel, branded as "Classic Country 104.9" (simulcast on translator K285ER Osage Beach).[10]
KRMS-FM also airs a simulcast of news/talk-formatted KRMS 1150 AM Osage Beach on its HD3 subchannel and airs an adult standards format on its HD4 subchannel, branded as "98.7 The Cove".
References
- ^ a b "Directory of Radio Stations in the United States and Canada". Broadcasting Yearbook 1976. Washington, DC: Broadcasting Publications, Inc. 1976. p. C-115.
- ^ a b c "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database. Retrieved September 3, 2010.
- ^ "Station Information Profile - Summer 2010". Arbitron. Retrieved September 3, 2010.
- ^ "Application Search Details (BAL-19791031GY)". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database. January 10, 1980. Retrieved September 3, 2010.
- ^ "Application Search Details (BAL-19860417FO)". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database. June 11, 1986. Retrieved September 3, 2010.
- ^ Koenig, Robert L. (May 21, 1988). "Taking Stock: Danforth Among Richest in Senator's Disclosures". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. p. 18. Retrieved September 3, 2010.
[...]an interest of $5000 to $15000 in radio stations KRMS and KYLC in Osage Beach, Mo.
- ^ "Application Search Details (BTC-19900221EE)". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database. April 2, 1990. Retrieved September 3, 2010.
- ^ Carnahan, Robin. "Business Name History". Missouri Secretary of State. Retrieved September 3, 2010.
- ^ "Application Search Details (BAL-19970905EB)". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database. November 13, 1997. Retrieved September 3, 2010.
- ^ Classic Country 104.9 Debuts in Osage Beach Radioinsight - February 21, 2018