KZYP (AM) explained

KZYP
City:Malvern, Arkansas
Area:Hot Springs, Arkansas
Branding:Arkansas Rocks FM
Frequency:1310 kHz
Translator:104.1 K281CK (Sheridan)
Airdate:August 1951 (as KBOK)[1]
Format:Classic rock
Power:1,000 watts (day only)
Class:D
Facility Id:39750
Coordinates:34.3736°N -92.8311°W
Former Callsigns:KBOK (1951–2014)
Owner:Arkansas Rocks Radio Stations Network
Sister Stations:KAFN, KASZ, KCAT, KCMC, KDEL, KLRG, KVRC, KWPS, KYXK
Licensing Authority:FCC

KZYP (1310 AM) is a radio station licensed to serve Malvern, Arkansas, United States. The station, which began broadcasting in 1951, is currently owned by Arkansas Rocks Radio Stations Network. It was owned by Noalmark Broadcasting Corporation until 2014.

Until 2015, KBOK/KZYP broadcast a classic country format. After losing ratings to US Stations, LLC's 104.5 The Bull, KZYP changed their format to regional Mexican. On July 7, 2016, KZYP went silent.[2] On February 13, 2017, KZYP went back on the air with a sports radio format. On April 29, 2017, KZYP went silent again.

The station was assigned the KBOK call sign by the Federal Communications Commission.[3] The station changed to the current KZYP call sign on June 1, 2014.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Broadcasting Yearbook 1979 . 1979 . C-15 . Directory of Radio Stations in the United States and Canada . Broadcasting Publications, Inc . Washington, DC.
  2. Web site: Station Information Profile . Arbitron . July 10, 2009.
  3. Web site: Call Sign History . FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database . July 10, 2009 .