KYYA
Broadcast areaBillings Metropolitan Area
Frequency730 kHz (HD Radio)
Branding98.1 K-Bear
Programming
FormatOldies
AffiliationsABC News Radio
Ownership
Owner
  • Desert Mountain Broadcasting
  • (Desert Mountain Broadcasting Licenses, LLC)
KBLG, KPLN, KRZN, KWMY, KRKX
History
First air date
1959 (as KURL)
Former call signs
KURL (1959-2010)
Technical information
Facility ID19216
ClassD
Power5,000 watts day
236 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
45°45′29″N 108°29′53″W / 45.75806°N 108.49806°W / 45.75806; -108.49806
Translator(s)98.1 K251CI (Billings)
Links
WebcastListen live
Website981kbear.com

KYYA (730 AM) is a radio station licensed to Billings, Montana, United States. The station serves the Billings area. The station is currently owned by Desert Mountain Broadcasting. These call letters previously belonged to 93.3 FM which formerly aired a Top 40/CHR format for many years. The 93.3 FM station last aired an Adult AC format until it went silent and was later sold to another radio broadcaster in the Billings radio market.[1] 730 AM is a Canadian and Mexican clear-channel frequency.

On May 7, 2019, Connoisseur Media announced that it would sell its Billings cluster to Desert Mountain Broadcasting, an entity formed by Connoisseur Billings general manager Cam Maxwell.[2] The sale closed on July 31, 2019.

On November 27, 2019, KYYA dropped its news/talk format and began stunting with Christmas music as "Billings' Christmas Station" (simulcasting on FM translator K251CI 98.1 FM Billings).[3]

On December 26, 2019, KYYA ended its Christmas music stunt and launched an oldies format, branded as "98.1 K-Bear".[4]

References

  1. ↑ "KYYA Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved 2010-11-05.
  2. ↑ "Connoisseur Media Sells Billings Cluster To Desert Mountain Broadcasting". RadioInsight. 9 May 2019.
  3. ↑ KYYA Adds Translator, Drops News/Talk For Christmas Music Radioinsight - November 27, 2019
  4. ↑ K-Bear Returns to Billings Radioinsight - December 26, 2019


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