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| Broadcast area | Sierra Vista, Arizona |
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| Frequency | 101.7MHz |
| Programming | |
| Format | Oldies |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Cochise Broadcasting (a Wyoming LLC) |
| KCDQ | |
| History | |
| Founded | October 17, 1990; 34 years ago (October 17, 1990) |
Former call signs | KXHC (1990–1990) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 171023 |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 6,000watts |
| HAAT | -50 meters (-163 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 31°38′15″N110°20′9″W / 31.63750°N 110.33583°W /31.63750; -110.33583 |
| Translator(s) | K233DG (94.5 MHz, Sierra Vista) K256CJ (99.1 MHz, Sierra Vista) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Website | kkyz.com |
KKYZ (101.7FM) is aradio station broadcasting anOldiesformat.Licensed toHuachuca City, Arizona, the station serves theSierra Vista area. It is owned by Cochise Broadcasting, aWyoming LLC.[2]
KKYZ is aClass A FM station, with aneffective radiated power (ERP) of 6,000watts.[3]
The station went on the air as KXHC on October 17, 1990. On December 21, 1990, the station changed itscall sign to KKYZ.[4]
In 2010, Cochise Broadcasting obtained a secondconstruction permit for a station on 101.7 MHz inHuachuca City, with call sign KXKR. In December 2011, that station was activated at 100 watts, a temporary facility, as the company was in the middle of a lengthy process to move KKYZ into theTucsonradio market. It would be licensed toCatalina Foothills at 101.1 MHz. An application for such a move was approved in 2020. In 2021, the KKYZ call letters were transferred to the Huachuca City facility, operating on the same facility as the first KKYZ, and the station moving to Tucson changed call letters from KKYZ to KXKR and wentsilent.[5]