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| Broadcast area | Las Vegas Valley |
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| Frequency | 102.7 MHz (HD Radio)
102.7-2: Radio Disney |
| Branding | 102.7 The Coyote |
| Programming | |
| Format | Country |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| KDWN, KKLZ, KOAS, KVGS | |
| History | |
First air date | 1989 (as KJUL at 104.3) |
Former call signs | KJUL (1987-2005) |
Former frequencies | 104.3 MHz (1989-2009) |
Call sign meaning | K CoYotE |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 57281 |
| Class | C |
| ERP | 99,000 watts |
| HAAT | 603 meters |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | 1027thecoyote.com |
KCYE (102.7 FM) - branded as 102.7 The Coyote - is a commercial radio station located in Boulder City, Nevada, broadcasting to the Las Vegas, Nevada area on 102.7 FM. KCYE broadcasts a country music format branded as "The Coyote".[1] The station's studios are located in the unincorporated Clark County area of Spring Valley, while its transmitter is on Black Mountain in Henderson.
KCYE broadcasts in HD Radio.[2]
History
Early years
The license for KCYE was originally applied for in 1981. The FCC granted a construction permit in 1986, and the callsign KJUL was adopted in 1987. KJUL finally took to the air in 1991, playing adult standards music.
104.3 The Coyote
On October 3, 2005, KJUL dropped the adult standards format for country music; on October 10, KJUL officially became KCYE. (The old callsign was immediately adopted by a station in St. George, Utah.)
Ironically, just a few months before changing formats to country, KJUL was awarded station of the year honors at the National Association of Broadcasters' Marconi Awards.
102.7 The Coyote
The station switched from 104.3 to 102.7 on August 25, 2009. The station switched with sister Top 40 station 102.7 Radio Now, which moved to the previous 104.3 frequency and became 104.3 Now FM (KFRH), Your Hit Music Channel.
On April 13, 2015, Disney announced that the Radio Disney network would become syndicated through affiliations with HD Radio subchannels. KCYE was the first HD Radio-affiliate of the network.[3]
102.7 Santa FM
After being branded on November 30, 2015 as "102.7 Rodeo Radio" during the National Finals Rodeo, KCYE on December 13, 2015 began stunting with Christmas music, branded as "102.7 Santa FM".[4] However the station did not change formats on December 26, 2015, as the station returned to a Country music format as "102.7 The Coyote".
Current DJs
- Rick Kelly & Kris Daniels - Mornings
- Melissa T- Middays
- Todd Michaels - Afternoons
- Mike "Mad Dog" West - Nights
- Bob Bishop - Weekends
- Mitch Kelly - Weekends
- DJ Shaddix - Weekends
- The Country Club with DJ Silver - Saturday Nights 6pm - Midnight
KCYE alumni
- Jonathan West - on-air personality at KRWM-FM Seattle
- Cadillac Jack - On-Air Personality at WQYK Tampa
- Rick Kelly
- Paul Knight
References
- ^ Gross, Dan (2006-09-19). "Cadillac Jack says he's in Vegas now". Philadelphia Daily News.
After less than six months on the job, former 92.5 WXTU host Cadillac Jack is gone from Mobile, Ala.'s WYOK and working at Las Vegas country-music station 104.3 The Coyote, he tells us. Jack, real name Tom Kapsalis, had spent six years at 'XTU before leaving in February.
- ^ http://hdradio.com/station_guides/widget.php?id=15
- ^ "Radio Disney Launches on AM/FM Push on New HD Networks". Billboard. 13 April 2015. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
- ^ KCYE Las Vegas Vecomes 102.7 Santa FM
External links
- KCYE official website
- Facility details for Facility ID KCYE ({{{2}}}) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- {{{2}}} in Nielsen Audio's FM station database