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KYRK

Coordinates: 27°52′2.00″N 97°13′7.00″W / 27.8672222°N 97.2186111°W / 27.8672222; -97.2186111
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KYRK
Broadcast areaCorpus Christi, Texas
Frequency106.5 MHz
Branding106.5 The Shark
Programming
FormatAlternative rock
Ownership
OwnerWithers Family Texas Holdings, LP
History
First air date
1996 (as KZTX at 106.1)
Former call signs
KZTX (1984-1998)
KTKY (1998-2011)
Former frequencies
106.1 MHz (1996-2011)
Technical information
Facility ID40798
ClassC2
ERP50,000 watts
HAAT148 meters (486 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
27°52′2.00″N 97°13′7.00″W / 27.8672222°N 97.2186111°W / 27.8672222; -97.2186111
Links
WebcastListen Live
Website1065theshark.com

KYRK (106.5 FM) is a radio station licensed to Taft, Texas, United States, the station serves the Corpus Christi area. The station is currently owned by Withers Family Holdings of Texas, LP.

The station signed on at 106.5 FM with 50,000 watts on July 15, 2011.

History

The station was assigned the call letters KZTX on September 5, 1984. On March 20, 1998, the station changed its call sign to KTKY. On April 26, 2011, the station changed its call sign to the current KYRK.[1]

On October 9, 2014, KYRK flipped from classic hits to an alternative rock format, branded as "106.5 The Shark".[2]

On May 3, 2015, the "Shark" alternative rock format moved to 94.7, and KYRK fell silent.

On May 20, 2015, KYRK adopted 94.7's old country format as "Rig Radio 106.5".

On July 22, 2015, KYRK returned to its "Shark" alternative rock format.[3]

References

  1. ^ "KYRK Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved 2009-08-23.
  2. ^ "Corpus Christi Classic Hits Station Flips to Alternative" Archived 2009-06-07 at the Wayback Machine from RadioInfo (October 9, 2014)
  3. ^ Bogey Resets in Corpus christi as Shark Returns to KYRK