KAYD-FM

KAYD-FM
City of license Silsbee, Texas
Broadcast area Beaumont-Port Arthur
Branding Nash FM 101.7
Slogan Southeast Texas Country Station
Frequency 101.7 MHz
First air date December 10, 1979 (as KWDX)
Format Country
ERP 10,500 watts
HAAT 153.2 meters (503 ft)
Class C3
Facility ID 31109
Transmitter coordinates 30°6′54″N 93°59′56″W / 30.11500°N 93.99889°W / 30.11500; -93.99889Coordinates: 30°6′54″N 93°59′56″W / 30.11500°N 93.99889°W / 30.11500; -93.99889
Former callsigns KWDX (1979-2000)
KLOI (2000-2002)
Owner Cumulus Media
(CUMULUS LICENSING LLC)
Sister stations KBED, KIKR, KQXY, KTCX-FM
Webcast Listen Live
Website nashfm1017.com

KAYD-FM (101.7 FM, "Nash FM 101.7") is a radio station broadcasting a Country music music format.[1] Licensed to Silsbee, Texas, USA, the station serves the Beaumont-Port Arthur area. The station is currently owned by Cumulus Media.[2]

History

KAYD was one of the oldest FMs in Texas. It began broadcasting March 1, 1948, on 99.5 MHz as KRIC[3] and continued on that frequency in the 1950s until interference to viewers trying to watch KGUL (now KHOU) TV in Galveston caused the FCC to swap frequencies with Lake Charles, Louisiana, and put KRIC on 97.5 FM. Later the callsign was changed to KAYD to match its AM counterpoint, 1450 KAYC. Later, the callsign was changed to KFNC and a new 2,000-foot tower was built for the 97.5 frequency near Winnie, Texas so it could try to move to the Houston market in 2001. The callsign KAYD was moved to 101.7, licensed to Silsbee, TX. 101.7 was assigned the call letters KWDX on December 10, 1979. On February 11, 2000, the station changed its call sign to KLOI; & on April 10, 2002 to the current KAYD.[4]

Previous Logo

References

  1. "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Summer 2009. Retrieved 2009-08-24.
  2. "KAYD-FM Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved 2009-08-24.
  3. "KRIC-FM at Beaumont Is Launched on 99.5 mc" (PDF). Broadcasting. March 22, 1948. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
  4. "kayd Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved 2009-08-24.

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