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
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
- ^ "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
- KYNG in the FCC AM station database
- KYNG in Nielsen Audio's AM station database