KYTY

Infobox Radio station
name = KYTY


city = Somerset, Texas
area = San Antonio, Texas
branding = "Star 810 AM"
slogan = "Christian Hits & Christian Classics"
airdate = March 1, 2007
frequency = 810 kHz
format =Christian
power = 250 watts
erp =
class = B
callsign_meaning =
former_callsigns = KSJL (1998-2007)KCHG (????-1998)
owner = Maranatha
webcast = [http://www.star810.com/listen.aspx Listen Live]
website = [http://www.star810am.com/ www.star810.com]
affiliations =

KYTY is a Christian radio station based in San Antonio, Texas and broadcast on 810 AM.

Up until July 1998, The station was Christian format know as Good News Radio 810 KCHG until a Local Marketing Agreement was made with Clear Channel Radio to make room for KSJL. Up until Labor Day of 1998 KCHG was 96.1 KSJL simulcast.When the simulcast begun, KSJL played more of an adult oriented R&B. The stations hip-hop lean and the Mix Show was no more, playing mostly slow jams and softer music no more crossover hits like Zhane "Groove Thang", or Montell Jordan "This is how we do it" During 1998-2000 KTFM had the edge on hip-hop being the only commercial FM outlet for hip-hop until the arrival of KBBT 98.5 the Beat.

About KSJL:

The KSJL calls originated on 760 AM. It's formats on 760 AM included "Spirit of 76" and The "Z-rock" SMN Network. While at 760 it was also part of a simulcast with sister station KSAQ 96.1 as "Super Q, Q96.1" When KISS 99.5 returned as a Active Rock station, 76 Z-rock call it quits as a market for 3 rock stations could not generate revenue at that time.

In 1992 76-KSJL "The Touch" was born. The first Urban Adult Contemporary station serving the African American community of San Antonio. It was billed as "Your Station" (as in "The People's Station"), and was owned by Inner City Broadcasting Corporation; by sheer coincidence, ICBC founder Percy Sutton was a native of San Antonio. In March of 1993 the calls moved to 96.1 FM. Inner City Broadcasting sold KSJL-AM to Clear Channel Broadcasting to make room for WOAI-760 as a news/talk format. In 1994 to 1995 WOAI became a Talk radio format "Talk Radio 760 KTKR" and then became the ticket this was due to satisify FCC regulations which dictate radio stations owned by the same company can not have the same format on multiple stations unless it is a simucast.

KSJL 96.1fm continued until 1998 when it was sold to Clear Channel. KSJL-FM was moved, to make way for KXXM, to lower power rimshot 92.5 FM with a simulcast on 810 AM. KSJL aired some sports event broadcasts that did not fit on the schedules of sister stations WOAI and KTKR.In 2004 the stations were split and 92.5 FM became KHTY, Hip Hop and R&B, while 810 AM continued the Adult Urban format. KSJL 810 AM ceased broadcasting March 1, 2007 and became "Star 810AM" when the LMA that Clear Channel Communications operated it under with Maranatha Broadcasting ended and Maranatha flipped it to Christian Contemporary. The new calls at 810 AM are KYTY. KSJL's audience, mostly African Americans, were upset by the format change as this was the only outlet to information in the Black community.

High School Football

During the 2007 High School Football Season, live audio can be heard on KYTY from nearby Commalander Stadium if there is a NEISD High School home game at Comalander Stadium.

External links

*AMQ|KYTY
*AML|KYTY