KAYD-FM
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| Broadcast area | Beaumont-Port Arthur |
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| Frequency | 101.7 MHz |
| Branding | Nash FM 101.7 |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English |
| Format | Country |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| KBED, KIKR, KQXY, KTCX-FM | |
| History | |
First air date | December 10, 1979 (as KWDX) |
Former call signs | KWDX (1979-2000) KLOI (2000-2002) |
| Technical information | |
| 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 | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | nashfm1017.com |
KAYD-FM (101.7 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a country music format.[1] Licensed to Silsbee, Texas, United States, the station serves the Beaumont-Port Arthur area. The station is currently owned by Cumulus Media.[2] 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[3] 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. 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, TX. 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.[4]
On November 23, 2017, KAYD dropped its Country format and began playing Christmas music as “Santa 101.7” ahead of a planned format flip and an impending signal upgrade for Country sister KYKZ Lake Charles, Louisiana to cover the area.[5] The Santa 101.7 stunt ended on December 26, 2017 with a return to the country format and "Nash" branding, emphasizing music from the 90s to the present day, beginning with Sweetheart In The Old West (AKA Theme to Ten Days In The Valley) by Fifth Harmony.
Previous logo
References
- ^ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Summer 2009. Retrieved 2009-08-24.
- ^ "KAYD-FM Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved 2009-08-24.
- ^ "KRIC-FM at Beaumont Is Launched on 99.5 mc" (PDF). Broadcasting. March 22, 1948. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
- ^ "kayd Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved 2009-08-24.
- ^ “KAYD Beaumont Drops Nash For Santa“ from Radio Insight (November 24, 2017)
External links
- KAYD in the FCC FM station database
- KAYD in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
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