KYKS

KYKS

Lufkin, Texas
Broadcast area	Lufkin/Nacogdoches
Frequency	105.1 MHz
Branding	Kicks 105
Programming
Format	Country
Affiliations	Compass Media Networks
Ownership
Owner	Townsquare Media (Townsquare License, LLC)
Sister stations	KAFX-FM KSFA KTBQ KVLL-FM
History
First air date	September 29, 1976 (as KLUF)
Former call signs	KLUF (September 29, 1976-December 31, 1979)
Call sign meaning	"Kicks" (branding)
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	25582
Class	C0
ERP	100,000 watts
HAAT	325 meters (1,066 feet)
Transmitter coordinates	31°22′08.00″N 94°38′45.00″W
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	kicks105.com

KYKS (105.1 FM) is a Townsquare Media radio station serving the Lufkin/Nacogdoches area with a country music format.

History

KYKS was first proposed by K.M. Bardield, under the licensee name of Lufkin Broadcasting Corporation in 1972. The facility was proposed to operate with 100 kilowatts non-directional, at 490 meters above average terrain, from a transmission site on Farm to Market Road 2021, 6.5 miles northwest of Lufkin. The specifications for the site gave it the largest FM coverage area in the Lufkin-Nacogdoches area at the time.

The facility was built and received an initial License to Cover on September 29, 1976 as KLUF.

KLUF changed its callsign to the current KYKS on January 1, 1980, formatted as country music station "Kicks 105". The format and branding are currently the longest running continuous FM operation in the Lufkin-Nacogdoches area, only eclipsed by AM station KRBA, which began operations in 1938, and has held a Country format since the 1970s.

External links

• Kicks 105 - Official Site
• Facility details for Facility ID 742038 (KYKS) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• KYKS in Nielsen Audio's FM station database