KTXY

KTXY (106.9 FM), branded as "Y107", is a Top 40 Mainstream radio station licensed to Jefferson City, Missouri that serves central Missouri including Columbia. It is owned by the Zimmer Radio Group, and broadcasts with an Effective Radiated Power (ERP) of 96 kilowatts. Its transmitter is located approximately 20 miles (32 km) west of Jefferson City in McGirk.

"Y107" redirects here. For the isotope of yttrium (Y-107 or 107Y), see Yttrium-107.
KTXY
Broadcast areaMid-Missouri
Frequency106.9 MHz
BrandingY-107
Programming
FormatMainstream Top 40
AffiliationsPremiere Networks
KMIZ (weather)
Ownership
Owner
  • Zimmer Radio
  • (Zimmer Radio of Mid-Missouri, Inc.)
KATI, KCLR-FM, KCMQ, KFAL, KTGR-FM, KSSZ, KTGR, KWOS
History
First air date
December 1, 1969
Former call signs
KJFF (1969-1981)
KTXY (1981-1992)
KKFA (1992-1993)
Call sign meaning
The "Y" in KTXY is used in the "Y107" branding
Technical information
Facility ID9929
ClassC
ERP96,000 watts
HAAT381 meters (1,250 ft)
Links
WebcastListen Live
Websitey107.com

History

1969-1981: Easy Listening

The station was issued a Construction Permit on April 29, 1969, and became fully licensed as KJFF on December 1, 1969.[1] It first aired a beautiful music format.

1981-1988: Adult Contemporary

On October 28, 1981 under new ownership of Brill Media, it changed its call sign to KTXY and became an adult contemporary format.[2]

1988-1992: Top 40

In 1982, it would switch the format to Top 40/CHR as Music 107, marking it one of two dominant CHR stations in the mid-Missouri area at the period, with the other being KCMQ. Its current name Y107 was introduced in 1988.

1992-1993: Adult Contemporary

On October 5, 1992, its call letters were changed to KKFA, with a soft rock format called "The Cafe" for a short period before returning to the KTXY call letters.

1993-present: Top 40

On October 11, 1993, the station returned to a Top 40 format as Y-107. After competitor KCMQ dropped its CHR format in 1994, KTXY became the only dominant CHR station for the mid-Missouri region.[3] Since 2001, its main competitor is similarly formatted KOQL.

References
  1. FCC History cards for KTXY (FCC.gov)
  2. "Archived copy". kcradio.robzerwekh.com. Archived from the original on 18 August 2016. Retrieved 30 September 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. Call Sign Changes (FCC.gov)

38.638°N 92.493°W / 38.638; -92.493


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