KODA
KODA (99.1 FM, "Sunny 99.1") is a radio station in Houston. Owned by iHeartMedia, it broadcasts an Adult Contemporary format. Its transmitters are located in Missouri City, Texas, and its studios are located along the West Loop Freeway in Uptown Houston.
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| City | Houston, Texas |
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| Broadcast area | Greater Houston |
| Branding | Sunny 99.1 |
| Slogan | Houston's Best Variety of the '80s, '90s and Today |
| Frequency | 99.1 MHz (HD Radio) |
| Translator(s) | See § Translators |
| First air date | December 24, 1946 |
| Format | Adult Contemporary HD2: KTRH simulcast HD3: Spanish Christian |
| Language(s) | English HD3: Spanish |
| ERP | 100,000 watts |
| HAAT | 585 meters (1,919 ft) |
| Class | C |
| Facility ID | 35337 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 29°34′34″N 95°30′36″W |
| Call sign meaning | Coda |
| Former call signs | KPRC-FM (1946-1958) KHGM-FM (1958-July 1, 1961) |
| Former frequencies | 99.7 MHz (December 24, 1946-October 1947) 102.9 MHz (October 1947-April 26, 1959) |
| Owner | iHeartMedia (AMFM Texas Licenses LLC) |
| Sister stations | KBME, KQBT, KPRC (AM), KTBZ-FM, KTRH |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | sunny99.iheart.com |
History
The station signed on Christmas Eve 1946 as KPRC-FM, the FM station for the Houston Post, which also owned KPRC 950 AM and KPRC-TV Channel 2. It was on 99.7 MHz until 1947 when it moved to 102.9 MHz. In 1958, the FM station was sold and changed call letters to KHGM-FM, changed to the current frequency in 1959, and then changed calls again to KODA-FM in 1961, right before the AM station was built (now KLAT). It operated as a daytime simulcast until the AM station had to shut down at sunset and continued the station's programming independently until the AM signed on again at sunrise again. The AM and FM combination was sold to Group W Westinghouse Broadcasting in 1978 and was shortly broken up when the AM station was quickly re-sold. KODA later became a flagship station of the Houston Oilers, and was also used on a Warner Cable electronic program guide in the 1980s. The station cluster was sold to SFX Broadcasting in 1989. SFX was amalgamated into AM/FM Inc. and acquired by Clear Channel Communications in 1999.
The station, formerly simply identified as K-O-D-A or "Coda" and 99.1 at least since the late 1970s-early 1980s (when it was a member of Group W), relabeled itself as "The All-New SUNNY 99.1" in February 1991 evolving from a "jazz hybrid-soft vocal format" to "Mainstream Adult Contemporary" under the direction of General Manager Dusty Black and Program Director Dave Dillon. The programming of adult and soft-rock music did not substantially change. Since 2001, between Veterans Day weekend and Christmas, the station switches formats to all-Christmas music.
The station was the flagship radio station for the Houston Oilers (now the Tennessee Titans) of the National Football League during at least the 1986 season.
HD Radio
The station operates two HD Radio subchannels; KODA-HD2 carries a simulcast of KBME (Sportstalk 790), while HD3 carries a Regional Mexican format.
Translators
| Call sign | Frequency (MHz) | City of license | Facility ID | ERP (W) | Height (m (ft)) | Class | FCC info | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K231CN | 94.1 | Houston, Texas | 93460 | 99 | 299 m (981 ft) | D | FCC | Relays HD3 |
| K296HJ | 107.1 | Brookshire, Texas | 144558 | 120 | 97 m (318 ft) | D | FCC | Relays HD3 |
References
External links
- Query the FCC's FM station database for KODA
- Radio-Locator information on KODA
- Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for KODA