KYYO
Broadcast areaOlympia and Tacoma, Washington
Frequency96.9 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding96.9 KAYO Country
Programming
FormatCountry
SubchannelsHD2: Classic hits "95.3 KGY"
HD3: Classic country "KAYO Legends"
AffiliationsCompass Media Networks
Ownership
OwnerKGY, Inc.
History
First air date
1992 (as KGY-FM)
Former call signs
KGY-FM (1992-2013)
Call sign meaning
KAY-YO
Technical information
Facility ID34485
ClassC2
ERP11,000 watts
HAAT321 meters (1,053 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
47°5′8.00″N 123°11′19.00″W / 47.0855556°N 123.1886111°W / 47.0855556; -123.1886111
Translator(s)HD2: 95.3 K237FR (Tumwater)
Links
WebcastListen Live
Listen Live (HD2)
Listen Live (HD3)
Websitekayofm.com
kgyfm.com (HD2)

KYYO (96.9 FM), known as "South Sound Country 96.9 KAYO" is an American radio station broadcasting a country music format in the Olympia/Tacoma area. Licensed to McCleary, Washington, the station is owned by KGY Inc, and broadcasts at 96.9 MHz with an effective radiated power of 11,000 watts. Its transmitter is located near McCleary, Washington on Maxwell Hill, and operates from its studios at the Port of Olympia.

Digital subchannel HD3 broadcasts classic country under the brand name "KAYO Legends", while subchannel HD2 broadcasts classic hits under the brand name "Olympia's 95.3 KGY". The latter is simulcast on translator station K237FR in Tumwater on 95.3 FM.

History

KGY/KYYO studios over Budd Inlet in Olympia

This station signed on the air on March 29, 1992 as Classic Rock 96.9 KGY-FM, by current owner, KGY, Inc. A format change in 1997 featured a shift to Real Country, originally one of the Satellite Music Network stations, with local information and sports, and Washington State Cougars football.[1]

On February 25, 2012, the station changed its format to country, branded as "96.9 KAYO Country", taking the old format and branding of KDDS.[2][3] It had previously been "96.9 The Sound" with "Cool Classics and Hot Hits," and before that, used the Real Country satellite classic country network.[4]

On November 19, 2013, the station took its current KYYO call sign.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Site of the Week 12/16/11: KGY, Olympia, Washington". 16 December 2011.
  2. ↑ Venta, Lance (February 26, 2012). "KGY-FM Goes Country". RadioInsight. Retrieved 2014-03-07.
  3. ↑ "KGY-F Flips to Country as South Sound Country".
  4. ↑ "Ken's Corner & the Real News… » Blog Archive » KGY FM radio is local country".
  5. ↑ "Media Bureau Call Sign Actions". 13 December 2015.
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