KURL

KURL

Billings, Montana
Broadcast area	Billings Metropolitan Area
Frequency	93.3 MHz
Programming
Format	Christian Contemporary
Ownership
Owner	Elenbaas Media, Inc
History
First air date	April 5, 1969
Technical information
Facility ID	63880
Class	C1
ERP	60,000 watts
HAAT	213 meters (699 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	45°45′37″N 108°27′9″W

KURL (93.3 FM) is a Christian radio station licensed to Billings, Montana, United States. The station is currently owned by Elenbaas Media, Inc. On May 24, 2010 it was announced that the station, then known as KYYA FM 93.3 was to be sold to Elenbaas Media, Inc after FCC approval.

History

The station first signed on the air on April 5, 1969. Throughout most of the station's life, it was known as Y-93 FM and has been the dominant Top 40/CHR station for the Billings metro area for over three decades. As the 1990s went along, Y-93 tweaked its CHR format towards Adult Top 40, but by 2000, the station became a full-blown Hot AC. By the end of the early 2000s, Y-93 faced stiff competition from KMHK adjusting to Hot AC and the newly-launched KPLN in Lockwood. The competition forced Y-93 to change formats. In the last years, Y-93 ran a soft adult contemporary format.

Ownership

In June 2006, KYYA-FM was acquired by Cherry Creek Radio from Fisher Radio Regional Group as part of a 24 station deal with a total reported sale price of $33.3 million. Recently local Cherry Creek radio stations (KBLG-AM, KRZN-FM, KRKX-FM) were purchased by Connoissuer Media LLC. KWMY-FM MY-92-5 was moved to the 105.9 frequency replacing 105.9 The Bar and the longtime former Top-40 station KYYA-FM Y-93.3 (or Y93) went silent for a short period of time.

External links

• Facility details for Facility ID KURL ({{{2}}}) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• {{{2}}} in Nielsen Audio's FM station database