KYAR

KYAR (98.3 FM) is a radio station licensed to Lorena, Texas. The station airs a Catholic format and is owned by Red-C Apostolate.[3]

KYAR
CityLorena, Texas
Broadcast areaWaco, Texas
BrandingRED-C Catholic Radio
Frequency98.3 MHz
First air dateApril 10, 1976
FormatCatholic
ERP4,100 watts
HAAT121 meters (397 ft)
ClassA
Facility ID177158
Transmitter coordinates31°24′45″N 97°12′40″W
Former call signsKMCS (1976-1982)[1]
KPEP (1982-1988)[2]
KHQS (1988-1989)[2]
KRYL (1989-1999)[2]
KASZ (1999-2003)[2]
KVLZ (2003-2006)[2]
AffiliationsEWTN, Relevant Radio
OwnerRed-C Apostolate
WebcastListen Live
Websitehttps://www.redcradio.org/

History

The station began broadcasting on April 10, 1976,[4] as KMCS in Gatesville.[1] It originally aired country and easy listening music and was owned by George W. McClarin alongside KCLW (900 AM).[4][1] After a 1978 sale attempt to Lowell Duncan was not consummated,[1] McClarin found his buyer in Monarch Communications Systems, which purchased the station for $115,000, plus $10,000 for a non-compete agreement.[5][1]

By 1981, Monarch was more than $100,000 in debt to McClarin for the purchase of the station, prompting McClarin to seek a default judgment against Monarch in Hamilton County court. The station went off air February 2, 1982, six days before its assets were confiscated.[6] Monarch had filed to change the call letters to KPEP during this time.[2] A receiver was appointed; in September, broadcasting resumed.[7] KPEP aired the same country format as KMCS-FM had.[8][9] In 1983, the station was sold to C.D.L.R. Communications for $150,000.[10]

On August 22, 1988, its call sign was changed to KHQS.[2] KHQS aired a Christian contemporary format.[11]

In 1989, the station was sold to Gaylon W. Christie for $50,000,[12] and on July 13, 1989, its call sign was changed to KRYL.[2] The station returned to airing a country format.[13] In 1991, it was sold to LDR Broadcasting for $125,000.[14] KRYL adopted a classic rock format in 1998.[15] In 1999, the station was sold to Capstar,[16][17] and on September 17, 1999, its call sign was changed to KASZ.[2] The station continued to air a classic rock format.[18][19]

In 2003, the station was sold to Educational Media Foundation for $100,000, and on March 21, 2003 its call sign was changed to KVLZ.[20][2] It adopted a Christian contemporary format, as an affiliate of K-Love.[21][22] On February 15, 2006, the station's call sign was changed to KYAR, and it became an affiliate of Air1.[23][2] In 2010, the station's city of license was changed to Lorena, Texas and its transmitter was moved to a location between Lorena and Hewitt, Texas.[24][25][26]

In 2016, KYAR was sold to Red-C Apostolate for $495,000, and it adopted a Catholic format.[27][28]

Simulcast

RED-C Catholic Radio is also heard on 88.5 KEDC in Hearne, Texas and 107.9 KINF-LP in Palestine, Texas.

Call signFrequency
(MHz)		City of licenseERP
(W)		Height
(m (ft))		ClassFCC info
KEDC88.5Hearne, Texas2,50056 m (184 ft)AFCC
KINF-LP107.9Palestine, Texas5541 m (135 ft)L1FCC

References
  1. History Cards for KYAR, fcc.gov. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
  2. Call Sign History, fcc.gov. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
  3. FM Query Results: KYAR, fcc.gov. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
  4. "FM Station On the Air Saturday". Gatesville Messenger. April 8, 1976. p. 1-A. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
  5. "Ownership Changes", Broadcasting. April 2, 1979. p. 82. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
  6. "Receiver Is Appointed In KMCS Radio Station Suit". Gatesville Messenger. August 26, 1982. pp. 1-A, 10-A. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
  7. "Radio Station On Air". Gatesville Messenger. September 23, 1982. p. 12-A. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
  8. Broadcasting/Cablecasting Yearbook 1983, Broadcasting/Cablecasting, 1983. p. B-237. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
  9. Broadcasting/Cablecasting Yearbook 1988, Broadcasting/Cablecasting, 1988. p. B-273. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
  10. "Ownership Changes", Broadcasting. January 10, 1983. p. 102. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
  11. Unmacht, Robert (1989). The M Street Radio Directory. p. S-319. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
  12. "Ownership Changes", Broadcasting. July 17, 1989. p. 82. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
  13. Unmacht, Robert (1990). The M Street Radio Directory. p. 351. Retrieved August 27, 2019.
  14. "Ownership Changes", Broadcasting. June 3, 1991. p. 64. Retrieved August 27, 2019.
  15. "Format Changes & Updates", The M Street Journal. Vol. 15, No. 6. February 11, 1998. p. 2. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
  16. Public Notice Comment – BALH-19990510EA, fcc.gov. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
  17. Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2000, Broadcasting & Cable, 2000. p. D-437. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
  18. Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2002-2003, Broadcasting & Cable, 2002-2003. p. D-439. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
  19. Devine, Cathy (2002). The M Street Radio Directory. Eleventh Edition. p. 557. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
  20. "Changing Hands", Broadcasting & Cable. February 16, 2003. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
  21. "Interact – Station List". K-Love. Archived from the original on October 8, 2003. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
  22. "Station List". K-Love. Archived from the original on March 27, 2005. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
  23. "Air 1 Station List". Air1. Archived from the original on March 13, 2006. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
  24. Application for Construction Permit for Commercial Broadcast Station, fcc.gov. April 12, 2010. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
  25. Application Search Details – BLED-20101018ACS, fcc.gov. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
  26. Federal Communications Commission FM Broadcast Construction Permit, fcc.gov. April 27, 2010. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
  27. "KYAR in Play", Radio & Television Business Report. July 27, 2016. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
  28. Jacobson, Adam. "Transactions Today: DLC Media, Zimmer Radio", Radio & Television Business Report. October 19, 2016. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
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