KTXY Knowpia

KTXY
Jefferson City, Missouri;
Broadcast area	Mid-Missouri
Frequency	106.9 MHz
Branding	Y-107
Programming
Format	Mainstream Top 40
Affiliations	Premiere Networks; KMIZ (weather)
Ownership
Owner	Zimmer Radio; (Zimmer Radio of Mid-Missouri, Inc.);
Sister stations	KATI, KCLR-FM, KCMQ, KFAL, KTGR-FM, KSSZ, KTGR, KWOS
History
First air date	December 1, 1969
Former call signs	KJFF (1969–1981); KTXY (1981–1992); KKFA (1992–1993)
Call sign meaning	The "Y" in KTXY is used in the "Y107" branding
Technical information
Facility ID	9929
Class	C
ERP	96,000 watts
HAAT	381 meters (1,250 ft)
Links
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	y107.com

KTXY (106.9 FM), branded as "Y107", is a Top 40 Mainstream radio station licensed to Jefferson City, Missouri that serves central Missouri including Columbia. It is owned by the Zimmer Radio Group, and broadcasts with an Effective Radiated Power (ERP) of 96 kilowatts. Its transmitter is located approximately 20 miles (32 km) west of Jefferson City in McGirk.

History edit

1969-1981: Easy Listening edit

The station was issued a Construction Permit on April 29, 1969, and became fully licensed as KJFF on December 1, 1969.^[1] It first aired a beautiful music format.

1981-1988: Adult Contemporary edit

On October 28, 1981 under new ownership of Brill Media, it changed its call sign to KTXY and became an adult contemporary format.^[2]

1988-1992: Top 40 edit

In 1982, it would switch the format to Top 40/CHR as Music 107, marking it one of two dominant CHR stations in the mid-Missouri area at the period, with the other being KCMQ. Its current name Y107 was introduced in 1988.

1992-1993: Adult Contemporary edit

On October 5, 1992, its call letters were changed to KKFA, with a soft rock format called "The Cafe" for a short period before returning to the KTXY call letters.

1993-present: Top 40 edit

On October 11, 1993, the station returned to a Top 40 format as Y-107. After competitor KCMQ dropped its CHR format in 1994, KTXY became the only dominant CHR station for the mid-Missouri region.^[3] Since 2001, its main competitor is similarly formatted KOQL.

References edit

^ FCC History cards for KTXY (FCC.gov)
^ "Archived copy". kcradio.robzerwekh.com. Archived from the original on 18 August 2016. Retrieved 30 September 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ Call Sign Changes (FCC.gov)