KAKS
KAKS (99.5 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a sports format. Licensed to Goshen, Arkansas, United States, it serves the Fayetteville (North West Arkansas) area. The station is currently owned by Hog Radio, Inc. In 2015 KAKS switched affiliations from Yahoo! Sports Radio to ESPN Radio and re-branded as "ESPN Radio 99.5".
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| City | Goshen, Arkansas |
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| Broadcast area | Fayetteville (North West Arkansas) |
| Frequency | 99.5 MHz |
| Branding | ESPN Radio 99.5 |
| Slogan | Northwest Arkansas'Home For Sports |
| Programming | |
| Format | Sports |
| Affiliations | ESPN Radio |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Hog Radio, Inc. |
| Sister stations | KUOA, KTHS |
| History | |
| First air date | 1989 (as KFAY-FM) |
| Former call signs | KRRA (1983-1988) KFAY-FM (1988-1993) KREB (1993-1997) KREB-FM (1997-2005) |
| Call sign meaning | K ArKanSas |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 69858 |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 3,100 watts |
| HAAT | 140 meters |
| Transmitter coordinates | 36°12′19.6″N 94°06′06.9″W |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | espn995.com |
KAKS rebroadcasts on FM translator K287AN licensed to Fayetteville, Arkansas, and simulcasts on sister station KUOA in Siloam Springs, Arkansas.
On August 14, 2010, KAKS on-air personality Renee Gork was fired after a confrontation with Coach Bobby Petrino. Petrino refused to answer questions posed by Gork while she donned a University of Florida Gators hat. Gork claimed that she grabbed the hat from her trunk during a rainstorm, and tried to cover the hat with tape to disguise the logo. According to Gork, she was told by her bosses that they "had her back" and would defend her reasoning to the administration at the University of Arkansas and Coach Petrino. KAKS relieved Gork of her duties on August 16, 2010.[1]
References
- "SAS with Renee Gork". Stephen A. Smith Show. 17 August 2010.
External links
- KAKS in the FCC's FM station database
- KAKS on Radio-Locator
- KAKS in Nielsen Audio's FM station database