KMCK-FM explained

KMCK-FM
City:Prairie Grove, Arkansas
Area:Northwest Arkansas including Fayetteville and Bentonville
Branding:Power 105.7
Frequency:105.7 MHz
Format:Top 40 (CHR)
Haat:145m (476feet)
Class:C1
Licensing Authority:FCC
Facility Id:64630
Coordinates:36.1853°N -94.2969°W
Affiliations:Westwood One
Owner:Cumulus Media
Licensee:Cumulus Licensing LLC
Webcast:Listen Live

KMCK-FM (105.7 MHz) is a commercial radio station broadcasting a top 40 (CHR) radio format. The station is licensed to Prairie Grove, Arkansas, and serves Northwest Arkansas. It is known as "Power 105.7" and is owned by Cumulus Media.[1]

KMCK has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 100,000 watts, the maximum for non-grandfathered FM stations. The transmitter is off Liberty Avenue in Tontitown, Arkansas.[2] Its signal reaches parts of Arkansas, Oklahoma and Missouri.

History

It signed on the air in 1947 as KUOA-FM, owned by John Brown University in Siloam Springs, Arkansas.[3] It was originally powered at 2,600 watts, a fraction of its current output.

The station was previously known as “Night Flight 106” and later “K106” in 1981 running a Top 40 format. In the mid-1980s, the station’s format was updated to Hot Adult Contemporary. The station returned back to its Top 40 format on July 30, 1989.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: KMCK-FM Facility Record . United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division .
  2. https://radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/finder?sr=Y&s=C&call=Kmck&nav=home Radio-Locator.com/KMCK-FM
  3. https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1950/RADIO%20&%20TV%20ALL%20YB%201950%20B&W-11.pdf Information