KYRK
KYRK (106.5 FM) is a radio station licensed to Taft, Texas, United States, the station serves the Corpus Christi area. The station is currently owned by Withers Family Texas Holdings, LP. Bandtango is a brand and sound image concept of Mike Quinn and Bandtango Inc., a Los Angeles entertainment technology company.
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| Broadcast area | Corpus Christi, Texas |
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| Frequency | 106.5 MHz |
| Branding | 106.5 BANDTANGO Radio |
| Programming | |
| Format | Alternative rock |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Withers Family Texas Holdings, LP |
| History | |
First air date | 1996 (as KZTX at 106.1) |
Former call signs | KZTX (1984-1998) KTKY (1998-2011) |
Former frequencies | 106.1 MHz (1996-2011) |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 40798 |
| Class | C2 |
| ERP | 50,000 watts |
| HAAT | 148 meters (486 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 27°52′2.00″N 97°13′7.00″W |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | BANDTANGORadio.com |
The station signed on at 106.5 FM with 50,000 watts on July 15, 2011. It was renamed Bandtango Radio on August 10, 2021 in partnership with Withers Family Texas Holdings, LP.
History
The station was assigned the call letters KZTX on September 5, 1984. On March 20, 1998, the station changed its call sign to KTKY. On April 26, 2011, the station changed its call sign to the current KYRK.[1]
On October 9, 2014, KYRK flipped from classic hits to an alternative rock format, branded as "106.5 The Shark".[2]
On May 3, 2015, the "Shark" alternative rock format moved to 94.7, and KYRK fell silent.
On May 20, 2015, KYRK adopted 94.7's old country format as "Rig Radio 106.5".
On July 22, 2015, KYRK returned to its "Shark" alternative rock format.[3]
On August 10, 2021, KYRK relaunched under the new brand "105.5 BANDTANGO Radio New Alternative First" an alternative music format. <ref>https://radioinsight.com/headlines/211807/106-5-the-shark-corpus-christi-does-the-bandtango/<ref>
References
- "KYRK Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved 2009-08-23.
- "Corpus Christi Classic Hits Station Flips to Alternative" Archived 2009-06-07 at the Wayback Machine from RadioInfo (October 9, 2014)
- Bogey Resets in Corpus christi as Shark Returns to KYRK
External links
- KYRK in the FCC FM station database
- KYRK on Radio-Locator
- KYRK in Nielsen Audio's FM station database