KSKY

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KSKY (660

kHzBranding660 AM The AnswerProgrammingFormatConservative talk radioAffiliationsCompass Media Networks
Genesis Communications Network
Salem Radio Network
Townhall Radio NewsOwnershipOwner
KLTY, KTNO, KWRD-FMHistory
First air date
September 28, 1941 (1941-09-28)
Call sign meaning
Former slogan: "From the skyroof of the Hotel Stoneleigh"Technical informationFacility ID6591ClassBPower7,200 watts day
600 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
33°02′27″N 96°56′51″W / 33.04083°N 96.94750°W / 33.04083; -96.94750Repeater(s)94.9 KLTY-HD2 (Arlington)LinksWebcastListen LiveWebsite660amtheanswer.com

KSKY broadcasts by day at 7,200

Fort Worth. KSKY is also heard on KLTY's secondary HD Radio
signal at 94.9 HD2.

Programming

KSKY airs mostly

conservative talk hosts on its weekday schedule. One local program is heard in morning drive time, hosted by Mark Davis. The rest of the line up includes Hugh Hewitt, Mike Gallagher, Dennis Prager, Eric Metaxas, Charlie Kirk, Jay Sekulow, Sebastian Gorka and This Morning, America's First News with Gordon Deal
.

Weekends feature shows on money and health, some of which are paid brokered programming. There are also repeats of weekday shows. Most hours begin with world and national news from co-owned Townhall Radio News.

History

On September 28, 1941, KSKY first

conservative talk
.

KSKY was sold to Salem in mid-2000. KSKY was also originally a

daytime-only station until the recent[when?] format change and city of license change from Dallas to Balch Springs. KSKY applied for an FM frequency at 106.9 in 1948, then turned down a chance to buy the 98.7
frequency in 1957, and was awarded 91.3 in the 1960s (but no proof that it ever signed on has ever been found, with 91.3 has become a part of the non-commercial band.)

During the station's early days, notables such as Jackie Gleason, Skitch Henderson, Vincent Price, Jane Russell, Jack Webb and Charlton Heston visited the station in person and performed live on KSKY.

Salem Media announced on May 29, 2012, that KSKY would be rebranded as The Answer, with the return of radio personality Mark Davis (previously on WBAP). Salem Communications Corporation’s Director of Spoken Word Format Phil Boyce explained the reason for the rebranding: “This station will truly be an answer for so many things going on in the Metroplex and the world, with smart hosts who know how to help you understand all of those things, not to mention great news, traffic, weather, and information.”[2] Most sister stations with similar conservative talk programming in Salem's portfolio were also eventually rebranded as "The Answer".

On January 1, 2014, KSKY began airing the Sean Hannity show 2–5 pm CT, in a move also from crosstown WBAP.

References

  1. ^ "KSKY-AM 660 kHz – Balch Springs, TX".
  2. ^ As Mark Davis makes leap to AM 660, KSKY says it now has ‘The Answer’ Archived June 2, 2012, at the Wayback MachineThe Dallas Morning News (released May 29, 2012).

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