KYNG (AM)
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| Broadcast area | Fayetteville and Northwest Arkansas |
| Frequency | 1590 kHz |
| Branding | The Ticket 2 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Sports |
| Affiliations | Infinity Sports Network |
| Ownership | |
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| History | |
First air date | July 15, 1966 |
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| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 71702 |
| Class | D |
| Power | 2,500 watts day 50 watts night |
Transmitter coordinates | 36°12′24″N 94°7′9″W / 36.20667°N 94.11917°W |
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Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | www |
KYNG (1590 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Springdale, Arkansas. The station broadcasts a sports format. The station is currently owned by Cumulus Media.[2] It is programmed along with co-owned 92.1 KQSM-FM as "The Ticket". Both stations carry nationally syndicated sports shows from Infinity Sports Network.
History[edit]
The station began broadcasting as KSPR on July 15, 1966. It was owned by Autus Johnson and broadcast during daylight hours only with 500 watts.[3][4] The station license was transferred to Johnson Communications, Inc., in 1969, shortly before Autus's death.[4] The station increased power to 1,000 watts in 1979[4] and changed its call sign to KQXK on November 17, 1980.[4]
In March 1991, Moran Communications of Wichita Falls, Texas, took KQXK and KCIZ-FM off the air after a dispute over a mortgage. The stations were then bought by Westark Broadcasting, which installed easy listening formats on both of them.[5] By 1994, the station was broadcasting a Spanish-language format;[6] it then changed its call sign to KZRA that September; the station was known as La Zeta The station's ownership changed several times in the late 1990s. It was owned by the Power Radio Group[7] and Hochman Communications before Cumulus Media acquired the Power cluster in 1998.[8] The station switched call signs with KYNG (950 AM) in Denison, Texas, in 2005.[9] When La Zeta moved off 1590, the station changed names twice, first to La Más Bonita and then to La Máquina Musical, primarily airing Regional Mexican music.[10]
The station switched formats to sports in 2016.
References[edit]
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for KYNG". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "KYNG Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved 2009-10-07.
- ^ "Open House Held At Radio Station". Northwest Arkansas Times. July 15, 1966. p. 5. Retrieved October 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c d "FCC History Cards for KYNG". Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ May, Patricia (April 2, 1991). "Springdale radio stations to return with new owner". Arkansas Gazette. p. 10C.
- ^ Rodman, Mike (July 24, 1994). "Springdale Up In Arms Over Aliens: Parties, crowding spark call for additional police". Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. p. 1B.
- ^ Donald, Leroy (September 9, 1996). "Power Radio adds AM-FM station". Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. p. 1D.
- ^ "Cumulus buying 6 more radio stations". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. October 13, 1998. p. 2D.
- ^ "KYNG Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved 2009-10-07.
- ^ Pruna, Jocelyne (July 1, 2010). "Explosión en el dial: Radios hispanas crecen a ritmo enloquecedor" [Explosion on the dial: Hispanic radio stations grow at furious pace]. La Prensa Libre (in Spanish).
External links[edit]
- KYNG in the FCC AM station database
- KYNG in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
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