KKRK
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Broadcast area | Twin Falls, Idaho |
|---|---|
| [[Frequency|FrequencTemplate:Pluralize from text]] | 970 kHz |
| Branding | Balanced Rock 100.5 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Classic rock/hits |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Lee Family Broadcasting |
| KZDX, KART, KKMV, KEDJ, KBAR | |
| History | |
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Former call signs | KAYT (1955–1985) KBBK (1985–2000) KFTA (2000–2014) KZNO (2014–2015) KXTA (2015–2020) |
Call sign meaning | K K RocK |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| 67743 | |
| Class | D |
| Power | 1,000 watts day only |
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| [[Broadcast relay station|TranslatorTemplate:Pluralize from text]] | Template:Radio Relay |
| Links | |
Public license information | Template:FCC Licensing and Management System facility |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | www |
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KKRK (970 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a classic rock/hits format. Licensed to Rupert, Idaho, United States, the station serves the Twin Falls area. The station is currently owned by Lee Family Broadcasting.[2]
History
The station was assigned the call letters KAYT on 1955-10-24. They changed to KBBK on 1985-01-01, and on 2000-02-24, the station changed its call sign to KFTA.[3]
The station began its regional Mexican format on November 1, 1999, as "La Fantástica 970", under the direction of Benjamin Reed, a.k.a. "El Chupacabras." Reed is Anglo by birth, but is fluent in Spanish. Reed has also been featured in Pulitzer Prize-winning author Hector Tobar's book, Translation Nation.
On March 1, 2013, the station began broadcasting the Spanish adult hits format "Juan" from Westwood One.
On August 4, 2014, KFTA changed their format to sports, branded as "The Zone", under new call letters, KZNO. The KZNO calls and "Zone" sports format were previously on 103.1 FM KEDJ, which switched to active rock as "The Edge".
On April 13, 2015, the station changed its call sign to KXTA. Its Regional Mexican oldies format returned to the air on June 6, 2015, at 7 PM. The station was again programmed by Benjamin Reed, "El Chupacabras".
On August 17, 2020, KXTA changed their format from regional Mexican to classic rock/hits, branded as "Balanced Rock 97.5/100.5".[4] The call letters changed to KKRK on August 28, 2020.
Previous use of the KXTA call sign
From 1997 to 2005, the KXTA call letters resided on 1150 kHz in Los Angeles, California, which at that time carried a sports talk format, branded as “Xtra Sports.” That station is now known as KEIB and carries a talk radio format branded as "The Patriot AM 1150".
Previous logo
File:KXTA LaPatrona970 logo.png
References
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Facility Technical Data for KKRK". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."KKRK Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."KKRK Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ Balanced Rock Seeks To Steady Twin Falls Radioinsight - August 17, 2020
External links
- Template:FCC Licensing and Management System facility
- KKRK in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- Template:FCC-LMS-Facility
- K263BX at FCCdata.org
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