KDKS-FM

KDKS-FM

Blanchard, Louisiana United States
Broadcast area	Shreveport-Bossier City
Frequency	102.1MHz(HD Radio)
Branding	"102.1 KDKS "
Programming
Language(s)	English
Format	Urban adult contemporary
Affiliations	Premiere Networks
Ownership
Owner	Alpha MediaLLC (Alpha Media Licensee LLC)
Sister stations	KBTT,KLKL,KOKA,KTAL-FM
History
First air date	September 30, 1998(1998-09-30)(as KRVQ)
Former call signs	KRVQ (1998–2000)
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	16436
Class	C3
ERP	20,000watts
HAAT	112 meters (367 ft)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	kdks.fm

KDKS-FM(102.1MHz,"102.1 KDKS" ) is an Americanradio stationlicensedtoBlanchard, Louisiana.The station broadcasts anurban adult contemporaryformat. The station serves theShreveport–Bossier City metropolitan area.The station is owned byAlpha MediaLLC, through licensee Alpha Media Licensee LLC. Its studios are located just north of downtown Shreveport, and the transmitter is in Blanchard.

History

Around the late 1990s to early 2000s KDKS, originally called"HOT 102,"was launched with anurban contemporaryformat originally as one of the first competitors to challengeKMJJ,and was launched alongside sister stationKBTT(then arhythmic). At first it was an urban AC station until it chose to aim at a more broader 18–49 audience by adding hip hop to the playlist a little later on. WhenKVMA-FMwas launched in 2004, KDKS decided to turn its format back around to urban AC and instead take its newcoming urban rival on, while the owners shifted KBTT from rhythmic tomainstream urbanand take on KMJJ from that point. Originally the home ofTom Joyner(now on KVMA), KDKS is now the syndicated home ofSteve Harveyin the mornings.

State RepresentativeRoy A. Burrellof Shreveport is a former talk show host on KDKS.

External links

• Facility details for Facility ID 16436 (KDKS-FM)in theFCCLicensing and Management System
• KDKS-FMinNielsen Audio's FM station database
• Official website