KYAR explained

KYAR
Airdate:April 10, 1976
Frequency:98.3 MHz
City:Lorena, Texas
Area:Waco, Texas
Format:Catholic
Owner:Red-C Apostolate
Facility Id:177158
Erp:4,100 watts
Haat:121m (397feet)
Branding:RED-C Catholic Radio
Class:A
Webcast:Listen Live
Website:https://www.redcradio.org/
Former Callsigns:KMCS (1976–1982)[1]
KPEP (1982–1988)[2]
KHQS (1988–1989)
KRYL (1989–1999)
KASZ (1999–2003)
KVLZ (2003–2006)
Licensing Authority:FCC

KYAR (98.3 FM) is a radio station licensed to Lorena, Texas. The station airs a Catholic format and is owned by Red-C Apostolate.[3]

History

The station began broadcasting on April 10, 1976,[4] as KMCS in Gatesville.[1] It originally aired country and easy listening music and was owned by George W. McClarin alongside KCLW (900 AM). After a 1978 sale attempt to Lowell Duncan was not consummated, McClarin found his buyer in Monarch Communications Systems, which purchased the station for $115,000, plus $10,000 for a non-compete agreement.[5] [1]

By 1981, Monarch was more than $100,000 in debt to McClarin for the purchase of the station, prompting McClarin to seek a default judgment against Monarch in Hamilton County court. The station went off air February 2, 1982, six days before its assets were confiscated.[6] Monarch had filed to change the call letters to KPEP during this time.[2] A receiver was appointed; in September, broadcasting resumed.[7] KPEP aired the same country format as KMCS-FM had.[8] [9] In 1983, the station was sold to C.D.L.R. Communications for $150,000.[10]

On August 22, 1988, its call sign was changed to KHQS.[2] KHQS aired a Christian contemporary format.[11]

In 1989, the station was sold to Gaylon W. Christie for $50,000,[12] and on July 13, 1989, its call sign was changed to KRYL.[2] The station returned to airing a country format.[13] In 1991, it was sold to LDR Broadcasting for $125,000.[14] KRYL adopted a classic rock format in 1998.[15] In 1999, the station was sold to Capstar,[16] [17] and on September 17, 1999, its call sign was changed to KASZ.[2] The station continued to air a classic rock format.[18] [19]

In 2003, the station was sold to Educational Media Foundation for $100,000, and on March 21, 2003 its call sign was changed to KVLZ.[20] [2] It adopted a Christian contemporary format, as an affiliate of K-Love.[21] [22] On February 15, 2006, the station's call sign was changed to KYAR, and it became an affiliate of Air1.[23] [2] In 2010, the station's city of license was changed to Lorena, Texas and its transmitter was moved to a location between Lorena and Hewitt, Texas.[24] [25] [26]

In 2016, KYAR was sold to Red-C Apostolate for $495,000, and it adopted a Catholic format.[27] [28]

Simulcast

RED-C Catholic Radio is also heard on 88.5 KEDC in Hearne, Texas and 107.9 KINF-LP in Palestine, Texas.

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/getimportletter_exh.cgi?import_letter_id=73113 History Cards for KYAR
  2. https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=36844&Callsign=KYAR36844 Call Sign History
  3. https://transition.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=KYAR FM Query Results: KYAR
  4. News: FM Station On the Air Saturday. Gatesville Messenger. 1-A. April 8, 1976. April 19, 2020.
  5. "Ownership Changes", Broadcasting. April 2, 1979. p. 82. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
  6. News: 1-A, 10-A. Receiver Is Appointed In KMCS Radio Station Suit. August 26, 1982. Gatesville Messenger. April 19, 2020.
  7. News: Radio Station On Air. September 23, 1982. 12-A. Gatesville Messenger. April 19, 2020.
  8. Broadcasting/Cablecasting Yearbook 1983, Broadcasting/Cablecasting, 1983. p. B-237. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
  9. Broadcasting/Cablecasting Yearbook 1988, Broadcasting/Cablecasting, 1988. p. B-273. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
  10. "Ownership Changes", Broadcasting. January 10, 1983. p. 102. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
  11. Unmacht, Robert (1989). The M Street Radio Directory. p. S-319. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
  12. "Ownership Changes", Broadcasting. July 17, 1989. p. 82. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
  13. Unmacht, Robert (1990). The M Street Radio Directory. p. 351. Retrieved August 27, 2019.
  14. "Ownership Changes", Broadcasting. June 3, 1991. p. 64. Retrieved August 27, 2019.
  15. "Format Changes & Updates", The M Street Journal. Vol. 15, No. 6. February 11, 1998. p. 2. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
  16. http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/comment.pl?Application_id=284946&File_number=BALH-19990510EA Public Notice Comment – BALH-19990510EA
  17. Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2000, Broadcasting & Cable, 2000. p. D-437. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
  18. Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2002-2003, Broadcasting & Cable, 2002-2003. p. D-439. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
  19. Devine, Cathy (2002). The M Street Radio Directory. Eleventh Edition. p. 557. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
  20. "Changing Hands", Broadcasting & Cable. February 16, 2003. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
  21. Web site: Interact – Station List . https://web.archive.org/web/20031008164644/http://www.klove.com/interact/sinteract.asp . . October 8, 2003. August 28, 2019 . dead . mdy-all .
  22. Web site: Station List . https://web.archive.org/web/20050327051559/http://www.klove.com/Music/StationList.aspx . . March 27, 2005. August 28, 2019 . dead . mdy-all .
  23. Web site: Air 1 Station List . https://web.archive.org/web/20060313074959/http://www.air1.com/music/stations/ . . March 13, 2006 . August 28, 2019 . dead . mdy-all .
  24. https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/cdbsmenu.hts?context=25&appn=101360466&formid=301&fac_num=36844 Application for Construction Permit for Commercial Broadcast Station
  25. http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=1403731 Application Search Details – BLED-20101018ACS
  26. http://licensing.fcc.gov/prod/cdbs/pubacc/Auth_Files/1360466.pdf Federal Communications Commission FM Broadcast Construction Permit
  27. "KYAR in Play", Radio & Television Business Report. July 27, 2016. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
  28. Jacobson, Adam. "Transactions Today: DLC Media, Zimmer Radio", Radio & Television Business Report. October 19, 2016. Retrieved August 28, 2019.

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