KAKC

Infobox Radio station
name = KAKC


city = Tulsa, Oklahoma
area =
branding = "1300 The Buzz"
slogan =
airdate = 1960s
frequency = 1300 kHz HD Radio
format = sports radio
power = 5,000 watts (day)
1,000 watts (night)
class = B
facility_id = 11939
callsign_meaning =
former_callsigns = KBBJ, KOME, KCNW, KXXO, KMOD
owner = Clear Channel Communications
webcast =
website = http://www.1300kakc.com
affiliations = ESPN Radio

KAKC (1300 AM) is a sports talk radio station in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The station is owned by Clear Channel Communications.

History

From the late-1950s to mid-1970s, KAKC 970 AM "The Rockin' 97" was a Top 40 station in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The station was owned (along with KAKC-FM 92.9) by S. Carl Mark. Both stations used consultant Bill Drake for their programming, with KAKC (AM) being the dominant music station for many years until the mid 1970's when long-time Top 40 competitor KELI (now known as KTBZ-AM) and FM upstart KTFX "The Superfox 103" (now KJSR "Star 103.3") cut into their audience.

KAKC-FM 92.9 FM in the '70s used a Drake-Chenault programmed automated oldies format during the day. From 6pm to 12 Midnight the FM simulcasted with KAKC 970 to make up for the AM's weak 250 watt nighttime signal. In the summer of 1977 KAKC-FM flipped to the then-popular "Beautiful Music" format and changed the call letters to KBEZ-FM.

In early 1978 KAKC shocked the Tulsa radio market by dropping Top 40 programming after 20 years for adult standards, with rapidly declining ratings as the result. A year later the station was purchased by the owners of KCFO-FM (now KVOO-FM) which changed the format to Southern Gospel music and Christian talk programming. In 1984 the legendary 970 call letters were changed to KCFO-AM.

In 1985 KBBJ 1300 picked up the KAKC call letters and flipped from a MOR/Standards format to a satellite-based Oldies format. 1300 over the years has been a country music, R&B-disco, album rock, adult contemporary, news-talk, Spanish music, sports and business news. The station has had little success in the Tulsa radio market due to a limited signal or little if any promotion by Clear Channel over the decades. Former call letters for 1300 AM include KOME, KCNW, KXXO, and KMOD-AM.

On April 16 2007 KAKC changed their format to sports, with programming from ESPN Radio.

External links

* [http://tulsatvmemories.com/tulradio.html Tulsa TV Memories site on KAKC 970]
* [http://www.1300kakc.com KAKC Website]
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