KKYA

Infobox Radio station
name = KKYA


city = Yankton, South Dakota
area =
branding = "KK93"
slogan = "Lewis & Clark Country"
airdate =
frequency = 93.1 MHz
format = Country
erp = 100,000 watts
haat = 143 meters (469 feet)
class = C1
facility_id = 60863
coordinates = coord|42|43|49|N|97|24|13|W
callsign_meaning = KK-YAnkton
former_callsigns =
owner = New Radio Group LLC
licensee = Sorenson Broadcasting Corporation
sister_stations = KYNT
webcast =
website = http://www.kk93.com/
affiliations =

KKYA (93.1 FM, "KK93") is a radio station licensed to serve Yankton, South Dakota. The station is owned by New Radio Group LLC and licensed to Sorenson Broadcasting Corporation. It airs a Country music format.cite web |title=Station Information Profile |work=Arbitron |url=http://www.arbitron.com/]

The station was assigned the KKYA call letters by the Federal Communications Commission.cite web |title=Call Sign History |url=http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=60863&Callsign=KKYA |work=FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database]

History

On September 29, 1982, the station was taken off the air temporarily when lightning struck the transmitter building which damaged the ducting and allowed water into the transmission equipment. [cite news |work=Yankton Press & Dakotan |title=On This Date: 25 Years Ago |date=2007-09-29 |url=http://www.yankton.net/stories/092907/com_203848556.shtml] At the time, the transmitter building was located 10 miles south of Yankton in Nebraska at the intersection of Highway 81 and Nebraska Highway 12.

Ownership

In February 2008, Riverfront Broadcasting LLC reached an agreement with NRG Media to purchase this station as part of a six station deal. [cite news |work=KELO-TV |title=Several Radio Stations Sold |date=2008-02-21 |url=http://www.keloland.com/News/NewsDetail6371.cfm?Id=0,66661] [cite news |work=Yankton Press & Dakotan |title=Yankton Firm Purchases Local Radio Stations |url=http://www.yankton.net/stories/022208/com_249577537.shtml |date=2008-02-22 |first=Nathan |last=Johnson |quote=]

References

External links

* [http://www.kk93.com/ KKYA official website]
*FMQ|KKYA
*FML|KKYA
*FMARB|KKYA