KAYD-FM

KAYD-FM
Silsbee, Texas;
Broadcast area	Beaumont-Port Arthur
Frequency	101.7 MHz
Branding	KD 101.7
Programming
Language(s)	English
Format	Country
Affiliations	Westwood One
Ownership
Owner	Cumulus Media; (CUMULUS LICENSING LLC);
Sister stations	KBED, KIKR, KQXY, KTCX-FM
History
First air date	December 10, 1979; 45 years ago (as KWDX)
Former call signs	KWDX (1979–2000); KLOI (2000–2002)
Call sign meaning	KAYD (station branding; spoken as "Kay-Dee")
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	31109
Class	C3
ERP	10,500 watts
HAAT	153.2 meters (503 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	30°6′54″N 93°59′56″W / 30.11500°N 93.99889°W
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Webcast	Listen live
Website	kayd.com

KAYD-FM (101.7 MHz; "KD 101.7") is a radio station broadcasting a country music format.^[2] Licensed to Silsbee, Texas, United States, the station serves the Beaumont-Port Arthur area. The station is currently owned by Cumulus Media.^[3] Its studios are located on South Eleventh Street in Beaumont and its transmitter is located in Vidor, Texas.

History

KAYD was one of the oldest FMs in Texas. It began broadcasting March 1, 1948, on 99.5 MHz as KRIC^[4] and continued on that frequency in the 1950s until interference to viewers trying to watch KGUL (now KHOU) TV in Galveston caused the FCC to swap frequencies with Lake Charles, Louisiana, and put KRIC on 97.5 FM. Later the callsign was changed to KAYD to match its AM counterpoint, 1450 KAYC when it was acquired by Texas Coast Broadcasters, David H. Morris, President. Later, the callsign was changed to KFNC and a new 2,000-foot tower was built for the 97.5 frequency near Winnie, Texas so it could try to move to the Houston market in 2001. The callsign KAYD was moved to 101.7, licensed to Silsbee, Texas. 101.7 was assigned the call letters KWDX on December 10, 1979. On February 11, 2000, the station changed its call sign to KLOI; & on April 10, 2002 to the current KAYD.^[5]