KZYP (AM)
KZYP (1310 AM) is a radio station licensed to serve Malvern, Arkansas, United States. The station, which began broadcasting in 1951, is currently owned by Monte Spearman and Gentry Todd Spearman, through licensee High Plains Radio Network, LLC. It was owned by Noalmark Broadcasting Corporation until 2014.
| City | Malvern, Arkansas |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Hot Springs, Arkansas |
| Frequency | 1310 kHz |
| Branding | Fox Sports Arkansas |
| Programming | |
| Format | Sports radio |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Monte Spearman and Gentry Todd Spearman (High Plains Radio Network, LLC) |
| Sister stations | KAFN, KDEL, KVRC, KWPS, KYXK |
| History | |
| First air date | August 1951[1] |
| Former call signs | KBOK (1951-2014) |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 39750 |
| Class | D |
| Power | 1,000 watts (day only) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 34°22′25″N 92°49′52″W |
| Translator(s) | K281CK (104.1 MHz, Sheridan) |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
Until 2015, KBOK/KZYP broadcast a classic country format. After losing ratings to US Stations, LLC's 104.5 The Bull, KZYP changed their format to regional Mexican. On July 7, 2016, KZYP went silent.[2] On February 13, 2017, KZYP went back on the air with a sports radio format. On April 29, 2017, KZYP went silent again.
The station was assigned the KBOK call sign by the Federal Communications Commission.[3] The station changed to the current KZYP call sign on June 1, 2014.
Former logo
References
- "Directory of Radio Stations in the United States and Canada". Broadcasting Yearbook 1979. Washington, DC: Broadcasting Publications, Inc. 1979. p. C-15.
- "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Retrieved July 10, 2009.
- "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database. Retrieved July 10, 2009.
External links
- KZYP in the FCC's AM station database
- KZYP on Radio-Locator
- KZYP in Nielsen Audio's AM station database