KOOI
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| City | Jacksonville, Texas |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Tyler-Longview, Texas |
| Branding | 106.5 Jack FM |
| Slogan | Playing What We Want |
| Frequency | 106.5 MHz |
| First air date | 1967 (as KEBE-FM) |
| Format | Variety hits |
| ERP | 100,000 watts |
| HAAT | 451 meters (1,480 ft) |
| Class | C |
| Facility ID | 70740 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 32°3′40.00″N 95°18′50.00″W / 32.0611111°N 95.3138889°W |
| Callsign meaning | OOI represents the numerical value of 1, as this is the 1st FM station that Dudley Waller owned in East Texas. |
| Former callsigns |
KEBE-FM (1968-1975) KOOI-FM (1983-1986) KOOI (1975-1983; 1986-present) |
| Affiliations | Fox News Radio |
| Owner |
Alpha Media LLC (Alpha Media Licensee LLC) |
| Sister stations | KKUS, KOYE, KYKX |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | kooi.com |
KOOI (106.5 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a variety hits format. Licensed to Jacksonville, Texas, United States, the station serves the Tyler-Longview area. The station is currently owned by Alpha Media LLC, through licensee Alpha Media Licensee LLC,[1] and features programming from Fox News Radio.[2]
History
Licensed in 1968 by Dudley Waller, as KEBE-FM, 106.5 was a simulcast of AM 1400 (known as the KEBE Corral). From the beginning, 106.5 was an affiliate of the ABC radio network. In 1975, Waller decided that 106.5 would be the first of many FM stations that he wanted to own in East Texas, so he changed the call letters to KOOI. KOOI also was the first station in East Texas to have an automation system, Waller bought a Schaffer automation using cart machines on carousels and 10, reel-to-reel decks. The automation provided a beautiful music format to East Texas. In 1983, KOOI became the first stereo FM radio station in East Texas. In 1987, KOOI moved to its current transmitter site at Mount Selman, which is also the tower site of KETK-TV and KBJS. This transmitter site move made KOOI the most powerful (Class C) FM at the highest point in East Texas.
K=West of the Mississippi
O-zero in Roman numerals
O=zero in Roman numerals
I=one in Roman numerals
Had Waller received a second construction permit, his plan was to make its call letters KOII.
On January 7, 2005, after 47 years of ownership, Dudley Waller sold KOOI 106.5 to Access.1 of New York, along with KYKX, KOYE, KKUS, and 1370 KFRO.[3]
On January 21, 2013, KOOI changed their format from adult contemporary to classic hits, still branded as "Sunny 106.5".
Alpha Media LLC purchased KOOI and eight other stations in Texas and Louisiana from Access.1 effective April 14, 2015, at a price of $13.75 million.
On June 26, 2017 KOOI changed their format from classic hits to variety hits, branded as "106.5 Jack FM".[4]
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References
- ↑ https://www.alphamediausa.com/our-stations/?market=East%20Texas Alpha Media East Texas Stations
- ↑ "KOOI Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ↑ "KOOI Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ↑ Jack Comes to East Texas Radioinsight - June 26, 2017