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| Broadcast area | Lufkin-Nacogdoches |
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| Frequency | 100.1MHz |
| Branding | Y100 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Country |
| Affiliations | Citadel Media,Dial Global |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Kasa Family Limited Partnership |
| KSML-FM,KSML,KRBA | |
| History | |
First air date | July 27,1978 (as 99.3 KDEY) |
Former call signs | KDEY (1978–1987) KUEZ (1987–2005) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 63327 |
| Class | C2 |
| ERP | 20,000watts |
| HAAT | 240.0 meters (787.4 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 31°20′5.00″N94°40′10.00″W / 31.3347222°N 94.6694444°W /31.3347222; -94.6694444 |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Website | KYBI onFacebook |
KYBI (100.1FM) is aradio station broadcasting acountry format.[2] Licensed toLufkin, Texas, United States, the station serves the Lufkin-Nacogdoches area. The station features programming fromCitadel Media andDial Global.[3]
KYBI was first proposed and requested by Darrell Yates, owner ofKRBA, in October 1977. The request was granted by theFederal Communications Commission on December 19, 1977. The facility was granted the call lettersKDEY, as a Class A with 1.9 kilowatts ERP, operating on 99.3 MHz, and was officially licensed on July 27, 1978.
The station changed itscall sign toKUEZ on July 1, 1987. In January 2002, 99.3 KUEZ was granted a construction permit to change frequencies to the current 100.1 MHz, as to allow for construction of a new facility to be built south ofDiboll, Texas using the 99.3 allocation. The new facility was constructed in 2005, and is currently in operation, licensed toCorrigan, Texas asKYTM.
On February 15, 2005, the move to 100.1 was granted a license to cover on its new operating channel, and changed its call sign to the current KYBI in the process, which was moved from sister station 101.9 (nowKSML-FM).[4]
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