| Broadcast area | New Orleans metropolitan area |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 106.7MHz |
| Branding | 106.7 The Ticket |
| Programming | |
| Format | Sports |
| Affiliations | Fox Sports Radio Tulane Green Wave UNO Privateers |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| KMEZ,WRKN,WZRH | |
| History | |
First air date | July 4,1989 (as KQLD) |
Former call signs | KQLD (1989–1993) KGTR (1993–1994) KLJZ (1994–1996) KKND (1996–2008) KXOS (2008) KMEZ (2008–2018) |
Call sign meaning | KK The END (former branding) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 58395 |
| Class | C1 |
| ERP | 98,000watts 100,000 withbeam tilt |
| HAAT | 299 meters (981 ft) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | theticket1067.com |
KKND (106.7MHz) is acommercialFMradio stationlicensed toPort Sulphur, Louisiana, and serving theNew Orleans metropolitan area. TheCumulus Media station airs asportsradio format. The studio is located on the campus ofDelgado Community College inNew Orleans.
Thetransmitter site is on Delacroix Highway (Route 300) inSt. Bernard, Louisiana.[2] Theeffective radiated power (ERP) is 98,000watts (100,000 withbeam tilt).[3]
The station began broadcasting on July 4, 1989 asoldiesKQLD.[4] In 1993, it flipped tocountry music asKGTR,106.7 The Gator. In 1994, the station flipped tosmooth jazz asKLJZ. In September 1996, the station flipped tomodern rock as106.7 The End, introducing its current KKND calls.[5] The station added theHoward Stern show in January 1997, and eventually dropped it in December 1999.
In August 2005, KKND was knocked off the air byHurricane Katrina.[6] On January 8, 2006, KKND returned to air with a new hybrid country/rock format,Rockin' Country 106.7.[7] In early-2007, the station dropped this hybrid format and shifted to a more conventional country format, later rebranding on December 26 as106.7 The Wolf.
On May 20, 2008, KKND flipped tourban adult contemporary asOld School 106.7, assuming the format of sister stationKMEZ.[8] The two stations simulcasted until July 3, when KMEZ flipped torhythmic contemporary asPower 102.9. KKND's calls were also moved to 102.9, being briefly replaced byKXOS[9] before switching toKMEZ itself.
On December 6, 2018, the two stations began to simulcast once more, this time to migrate the urban AC format back to 102.9 (with the KKND calls also returning to 106.7). Cumulus stated that the simulcast would last for 30 days, after which KKND would launch a new format.[10] On January 3, 2019, KKND flipped toclassic hits as106.7 The Krewe, addingJohn McConnell'sThe Spud Show for mornings.[11]
On September 8, 2020, KKND flipped tohot adult contemporary, maintaining theKrewe branding, and replacing McConnell with the syndicatedThe Bert Show.[12]
On September 10, 2021, KKND changed their format to urban gospel, branded as "Heaven 106.7". The change came after the station had briefly gone off air, along with the rest of their sister stations, after their transmitter had been destroyed in the midst ofHurricane Ida three weeks prior. The change also came after the station, despite the move to Hot AC, barely registered in the local Nielsen Audio Ratings, carrying just a 0.3 share of the market in the July 2021 ratings.[13]
On March 18, 2025, KKND swapped formats with sister station WRKN.
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