KYYO (96.9 FM), known as "South Sound Country 96.9 KAYO" is an American radio station broadcasting a country music format in the Olympia/Tacoma area. Licensed to McCleary, Washington, the station is owned by KGY Inc, and broadcasts at 96.9 MHz with an effective radiated power of 11,000 watts. Its transmitter is located near McCleary, Washington on Maxwell Hill, and operates from its studios at the Port of Olympia.
| Broadcast area | Olympia and Tacoma, Washington |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 96.9 MHz (HD Radio) |
| Branding | 96.9 KAYO Country |
| Programming | |
| Format | Country |
| Subchannels | HD2: Classic hits "95.3 KGY" HD3: Classic country "KAYO Legends" |
| Affiliations | Compass Media Networks |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | KGY, Inc. |
| History | |
First air date | 1992 (as KGY-FM) |
Former call signs | KGY-FM (1992–2013) |
Call sign meaning | KAY-YO |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 34485 |
| Class | C2 |
| ERP | 11,000 watts |
| HAAT | 321 meters (1,053 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 47°5′8.00″N 123°11′19.00″W / 47.0855556°N 123.1886111°W |
| Translator(s) | HD2: 95.3 K237FR (Tumwater) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live Listen Live (HD2) Listen Live (HD3) |
| Website | kayofm.com kgyfm.com (HD2) |
Digital subchannel HD3 broadcasts classic country under the brand name "KAYO Legends", while subchannel HD2 broadcasts classic hits under the brand name "Olympia's 95.3 KGY". The latter is simulcast on translator station K237FR in Tumwater on 95.3 FM.
History
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This station signed on the air on March 29, 1992 as Classic Rock 96.9 KGY-FM, by current owner, KGY, Inc. A format change in 1997 featured a shift to Real Country, originally one of the Satellite Music Network stations, with local information and sports, and Washington State Cougars football.[2]
On February 25, 2012, the station changed its format to country, branded as "96.9 KAYO Country", taking the old format and branding of KDDS.[3][4] It had previously been "96.9 The Sound" with "Cool Classics and Hot Hits," and before that, used the Real Country satellite classic country network.[5]
On November 19, 2013, the station took its current KYYO call sign.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Facility Technical Data for KYYO". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "Site of the Week 12/16/11: KGY, Olympia, Washington". 16 December 2011.
- ^ Venta, Lance (February 26, 2012). "KGY-FM Goes Country". RadioInsight. Retrieved 2014-03-07.
- ^ "KGY-F Flips to Country as South Sound Country".
- ^ "Ken's Corner & the Real News… » Blog Archive » KGY FM radio is local country".
- ^ "Media Bureau Call Sign Actions". 13 December 2015.
External links
edit- Official website
- Facility details for Facility ID 34485 (KYYO) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- KYYO in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
- Facility details for Facility ID 140747 (K237FR) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- K237FR at FCCdata.org
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