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KYNG (AM)

Coordinates: 36°12′24″N 94°7′9″W / 36.20667°N 94.11917°W / 36.20667; -94.11917
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KYNG
Broadcast areaFayetteville and Northwest Arkansas
Frequency1590 kHz
BrandingThe Ticket 2
Programming
FormatSports
AffiliationsInfinity Sports Network
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
July 15, 1966 (1966-07-15)
Former call signs
  • KSPR (1966–1980)
  • KQXK (1980–1994)
  • KZRA (1994–2005)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID71702
ClassD
Power2,500 watts day
50 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
36°12′24″N 94°7′9″W / 36.20667°N 94.11917°W / 36.20667; -94.11917
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
Websitewww.theticket1590.com

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

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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

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  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KYNG". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "KYNG Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved 2009-10-07.
  3. ^ "Open House Held At Radio Station". Northwest Arkansas Times. July 15, 1966. p. 5. Retrieved October 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ a b c d "FCC History Cards for KYNG". Federal Communications Commission.
  5. ^ May, Patricia (April 2, 1991). "Springdale radio stations to return with new owner". Arkansas Gazette. p. 10C.
  6. ^ Rodman, Mike (July 24, 1994). "Springdale Up In Arms Over Aliens: Parties, crowding spark call for additional police". Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. p. 1B.
  7. ^ Donald, Leroy (September 9, 1996). "Power Radio adds AM-FM station". Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. p. 1D.
  8. ^ "Cumulus buying 6 more radio stations". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. October 13, 1998. p. 2D.
  9. ^ "KYNG Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved 2009-10-07.
  10. ^ 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).
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