KACO (FM)
City | Apache, Oklahoma |
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Broadcast area | Lawton, Oklahoma |
Frequency | 98.5 MHz |
Branding | New Country 98.5 |
Programming | |
Format | Country |
Ownership | |
Owner | Matthew Mollman (Mollman Media, Inc.) |
History | |
First air date | June 24, 1974 (as KRRO at 92.1) |
Former call signs | KRRO (1974-1982) KELS-FM (1982-1984) KEBQ (1984-1987) KRDM (1987-1995) KRXZ (1995-1997) |
Former frequencies | 92.1 (1974-1984) 96.5 MHz (1986-1997) |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 70015 |
Class | C3 |
ERP | 18,500 watts |
HAAT | 93 meters |
Transmitter coordinates | 34°56′30″N 98°22′33″W / 34.94167°N 98.37583°WCoordinates: 34°56′30″N 98°22′33″W / 34.94167°N 98.37583°W |
Links | |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | newcountry985.com |
KACO (98.5 FM) is a radio station licensed to Apache, Oklahoma, United States. The station is currently owned by Mollman Media.[1]
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[]
- ^ "KACO Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Retrieved July 3, 2009.
- ^ "KACO Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ KACO Relaunches as New Country 98.5 Radioinsight - July 1, 2019
External links[]
- New Country 98.5 website
- KACO in the FCC FM station database
- KACO on Radio-Locator
- KACO in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
Categories:
- Radio stations in Oklahoma
- Country radio stations in the United States
- Radio stations established in 1974
- Caddo County, Oklahoma
- 1974 establishments in Oklahoma
- Oklahoma radio station stubs