KYRK

KYRK
City Taft, Texas
Broadcast area Corpus Christi, Texas
Branding 106.5 The Shark
Slogan Alternative Corpus Christi
Frequency 106.5 MHz
First air date 1996 (as KZTX at 106.1)
Format Alternative rock
ERP 50,000 watts
HAAT 148 meters (486 ft)
Class C2
Facility ID 40798
Transmitter coordinates 27°52′2.00″N 97°13′7.00″W / 27.8672222°N 97.2186111°W / 27.8672222; -97.2186111Coordinates: 27°52′2.00″N 97°13′7.00″W / 27.8672222°N 97.2186111°W / 27.8672222; -97.2186111
Former callsigns KZTX (1984-1998)
KTKY (1998-2011)
Former frequencies 106.1 MHz (1996-2011)
Owner Withers Family Texas Holdings, LP
Webcast Listen Live
Website 1065theshark.com

KYRK (106.5 FM) is a radio station licensed to Taft, Texas, United States, the station serves the Corpus Christi area. The station is currently owned by Withers Family Holdings of Texas, LP. Bogey Broadcasting, LLC from Corpus Christi, Texas entered into a Local Marketing Agreement with Pacific Broadcasting of Missouri LLC (now Withers Family Holdings) on April 15, 2011. Bogey Broadcasting also owns and operates two online radio stations. Retro361.fm and MyMusicNow.fm. Bogey Broadcasting is owned by Scott Holt. Mr. Holt is the former Operations Manager (2003-2010) of crosstown Convergent Broadcasting (KKPN 102.3, KAJE 107.3, KPUS 104.5).

The station signed on at 106.5 FM with 50,000 watts on July 15, 2011.

History

The station was assigned the call letters KZTX on September 5, 1984. On March 20, 1998, the station changed its call sign to KTKY. On April 26, 2011, the station changed its call sign to the current KYRK.[1]

On October 9, 2014, KYRK flipped from classic hits to an alternative rock format, branded as "106.5 The Shark".[2]

On May 3, 2015, the "Shark" alternative rock format moved to 94.7, and KYRK fell silent.

On May 20, 2015, KYRK adopted 94.7's old country format as "Rig Radio 106.5".

On July 22, 2015, KYRK returned to its "Shark" alternative rock format.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "KYRK Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved 2009-08-23.
  2. ↑ "Corpus Christi Classic Hits Station Flips to Alternative" Archived 2009-06-07 at the Wayback Machine. from RadioInfo (October 9, 2014)
  3. ↑ Bogey Resets in Corpus christi as Shark Returns to KYRK


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