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| Broadcast area | Corpus Christi metropolitan area |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 106.5MHz |
| Branding | 106.5 BANDTANGO Radio |
| Programming | |
| Format | Alternative rock |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Withers Family Texas Holdings, LP |
| History | |
First air date | 1996 (as KZTX at 106.1) |
Former call signs | KZTX (1984–1998) KTKY (1998–2011) |
Former frequencies | 106.1 MHz (1996–2011) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 40798 |
| Class | C2 |
| ERP | 50,000watts |
| HAAT | 148 meters (486 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 27°52′2.00″N97°13′7.00″W / 27.8672222°N 97.2186111°W /27.8672222; -97.2186111 |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | BANDTANGORadio.com |
KYRK (106.5FM) is acommercialradio stationlicensed toTaft, Texas, and serving theCorpus Christi metropolitan area. It airs analternative rockformat and is owned by Withers Family Texas Holdings, LP. It uses the moniker "Bandtango," a brand and sound image concept of Mike Quinn and Bandtango Inc., aLos Angeles entertainment technology company.
KYRK is aClass C2 station with aneffective radiated power (ERP) of 50,000watts. Thetransmitter is on Avenue B near 8th Street inIngleside.[2]
The station was assigned the call letters KZTX on September 5, 1984. On March 20, 1998, the station changed its call sign to KTKY. On April 26, 2011, the station changed its call sign to the current KYRK.[3] The station moved to 106.5 FM with 50,000 watts on July 15, 2011.
On October 9, 2014, KYRK flipped fromclassic hits to analternative rock format, branded as "106.5 The Shark".[4]
On May 3, 2015, the "Shark" alternative rock format moved to94.7 in Corpus Christi, and the 106.5 frequency fellsilent.
On May 20, 2015, 106.5 KYRK adopted 94.7's previouscountry music format as "Rig Radio 106.5".
On July 22, 2015, KYRK returned to its "Shark" alternative rock format.[5]
On August 10, 2021, KYRK relaunched under the new brand "106.5 BANDTANGO Radio New Alternative First" an alternative music format.[6]
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