KACO (FM)

KACO (98.5 FM) is a radio station licensed to Apache, Oklahoma, United States. The station is currently owned by Mollman Media.[1]

For the radio station in St. Louis, Missouri at 107.7 FM known as KACO from 1968-1970, see KSLZ.
KACO
CityApache, Oklahoma
Broadcast areaLawton, Oklahoma
BrandingNew Country 98.5
Frequency98.5 MHz
First air dateJune 24, 1974 (as KRRO at 92.1)
FormatCountry
ERP18,500 watts
HAAT93 meters
ClassC3
Facility ID70015
Transmitter coordinates34°56′30″N 98°22′33″W
Former call signsKRRO (1974-1982)
KELS-FM (1982-1984)
KEBQ (1984-1987)
KRDM (1987-1995)
KRXZ (1995-1997)
Former frequencies92.1 (1974-1984)
96.5 MHz (1986-1997)
OwnerMatthew Mollman
(Mollman Media, Inc.)
WebcastListen Live
Websitenewcountry985.com

KACO broadcasts a country music format to the Lawton, Oklahoma, area.[2]

History

The station, launched in 1974 in Ardmore, Oklahoma, as KRRO, was assigned call sign KELS-FM on March 15, 1982. On June 1, 1984, the station changed its call sign to KEBQ, then on February 2, 1987, to KRDM, again on October 15, 1995, to KRXZ, and finally on January 6, 1997, to the current KACO.[3]

On June 29, 2019, KACO signed off Superstar Country at 8:58 Local time with Gone By Montgomery Gentry and at noon started stunting with Blake Shelton Goodbye Time. On July 1, 2019, KA ended stunting and relaunched as "New Country 98.5".[4]

References
  1. "KACO Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  2. "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Retrieved July 3, 2009.
  3. "KACO Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  4. KACO Relaunches as New Country 98.5 Radioinsight - July 1, 2019


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