KCYY
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Broadcast area | San Antonio metropolitan area |
Frequency | 100.3MHz(HD Radio) |
Branding | Y100 |
Programming | |
Language(s) | English |
Format | Country music |
Subchannels | HD2:Classic country(KKYXsimulcast) |
Ownership | |
Owner |
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History | |
First air date | June 25, 1966 |
Former call signs | KBER-FM (1966–74) KSAQ (1974–76) KZZY (1976–78) KCCW (1979–81) KLLS (1981–83) KLLS-FM (1983–87) |
Call signmeaning | CountrY(music format) Y100 (branding) |
Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 48718 |
Class | C0 |
ERP | 100,000watts |
HAAT | 300 meters (980 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 29°31′25″N98°43′25″W/ 29.52361°N 98.72361°W |
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Public license information | |
Webcast | Listen live Listen live(viaAudacy) |
Website | www |
KCYY(100.3FM) is acommercialradio stationinSan Antonio, Texas.It is owned byCox Radioand airs acountry musicradio format.Studiosand offices are on Datapoint Drive in San Antonio.[2]
KCYY has aneffective radiated power(ERP) of 100,000watts,the maximum for non-grandfatheredFM stations. Thetransmittersite is on the McCarter Ranch, off Galm Road in theFar West Sideof San Antonio, nearGovernment Canyon State Natural Area.[3]
History
[edit]KBER-FM, KSAQ, KCCW
[edit]On June 25, 1966, the stationsigned onas KBER-FM.[4]It was owned by Kepo Broadcasting and was the FM counterpart ofAM 1150KBER (nowAM 1160KRDY). Because KBER AM was adaytime-onlystation, its country music programming continued on KBER-FM into the night.
In 1974, KBER-AM-FM were sold to Pacific Western Broadcasting. Thecall signswere changed to KQAM for the AM station and KSAQ for the FM station, also known as "Q-100." The twosimulcastaTop 40format. In 1976, the AM station was sold to aSpanish-languagebroadcaster, while the FM station was sold to Radio Alamo. Radio Alamo switched the call letters to KZZY, initially keeping the Top 40 sound. But then it briefly tried a country format as KCCW. The country music lasted less than a year.
Klassy 100
[edit]In 1981, Radio Alamo flipped the format toadult contemporary music.[5]Radio Alamo also acquiredAM 930inTerrell Hills(nowKLUP) and simulcast both stations, as KLLS and KLLS-FM, "Klassy 100 FM."[6]
In 1987, Newcity Communications acquired AM 680 and FM 100.3.[7]
Country KCYY
[edit]680 KKYX had been owned by Swanson Communications, running a classic country format. So when it was paired with KLLS-FM, Newcity made the decision to also play country music on the FM, but a more contemporary version. The call sign was changed to KCYY, with the CY standing for Country and the additional Y as the moniker of the station, "Y100." San Antonio already had an FM country station that had been doing well in the ratings, 97.3KAJA,owned byClear Channel Communications,which also ownedAM 1200WOAI.Another country station was 107.5 KBUC-FM, but its ratings weren't a factor, and it eventually flipped toTejanoKXTN-FM.
Newcity thought there were enough country fans in San Antonio for two healthy FM country outlets. KCYY premiered by playing 10,000 songs in a row with no commercials. Backed by the commercial-free weeks and TV ads, KCYY became San Antonio's top country station in Spring 1988.[8]KCYY was also the top station in the 18- to 49-year-old demographic and the 25-54 demographic, according to theArbitron ratings.
Cox Radio acquired KCYY and KKYX in 1997.[9]Since the late 80s, Cox-owned 100.3 KCYY andiHeartMedia-owned 97.3 KAJA have see-sawed in the ratings, with both stations often in the top five in the San Antonio market.
References
[edit]- ^"Facility Technical Data for KCYY".Licensing and Management System.Federal Communications Commission.
- ^"Contact UsArchived2009-05-24 at theWayback Machine."Retrieved on April 24, 2009.
- ^Radio-Locator /KCYY
- ^Informationfrom theBroadcasting Yearbook1968 page B-165
- ^Broadcasting Yearbook 1985 page B-271
- ^"KCYY Facility Record".United StatesFederal Communications Commission,audio division.RetrievedApril 24,2009.
- ^Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1988 page B-282
- ^Radio & RecordsRatings Report, Fall '88, page 173
- ^Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2000 page D-451
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Facility details for Facility ID 741912 (KCYY)in theFCCLicensing and Management System
- KCYYinNielsen Audio's FM station database