KFYO (AM)
| Broadcast area | Lubbock, Texas |
|---|---|
| Branding | News/Talk 95.1 & 790, KFYO |
| Slogan | "The News & Talk of West Texas" |
| Frequency | 790 (kHz) & 95.1 FM |
| First air date | 1923 Bentonville, AR unknown call letters, may have been experimental; 1926 in Texarkana, TX as KFYO; |
| Format | News/Talk |
| Power | 5000 watts (day) 1000 watts (night) 95.1 FM- 250 watts ERP |
| Class | B |
| Callsign meaning | Kome Find Your Opportunities; Key For Your Objectives; Form Your Opinions |
| Affiliations |
ABC News Radio Gordon Deal/Compass Media KAMC 28 Weather Lab Baylor Bears Football |
| Owner |
Townsquare Media (Townsquare Media Lubbock License, LLC) |
| Sister stations | KFMX, KKAM, KKCL, KQBR, KZII |
| Website | kfyo.com |
KFYO (790 AM/95.1 FM) is a Lubbock, Texas, based news/talk radio station operating on 790 kHz AM & 95.1 FM, owned by Townsquare Media. Its studios and transmitters are located in southwest Lubbock. In October 2016, KFYO added an FM simulcast on 95.1. The 250-watt translator has a call sign of K236CP-FX
KFYO News Staff includes: Rob Snyder (News/ Program Director), Jacob Estrada, Andrew Coats, Maggie Boomer & Luke Matsik
KFYO Morning Shows Hosts: Chad Hasty, Dave King & Matt Martin
KFYO Producers include: Jody Smyers & Connor Abernathie
KAMC 28 Meteorologist: Ron Roberts
Ed. Note: Most of the information noted here comes from the KFYO archives. The listings for 1923-1927 were changed in July 2012.
1923- The precursor to KFYO is established by T.E. Kirksey in Bentonville, Arkansas. According to a 1957 KFYO News Release, the station was authorized for 15 watts. It is not known how often the station broadcast, its call letters or its original frequency. The station may have been experimental
1925- June. The first known listing for a radio station licensed to Bentonville, Arkansas, KFVX. It broadcast on 1270 AM with 10 watts. (source: Jeff Miller 'A Chronology of AM Radio Broadcasting 1900-1960' website [1] ). However, the ownership is listed as The Radio Shop, R. H. Porter; with no known connection to T.E. Kirksey. (source: National Radio Club [2])
1925- At some point between October to December, KFVX is discontinued/disbanded in Bentonville (Source: January 1926 edition of Stevenson's Bulletin of Radio Broadcasting Stations). Meanwhile, the precursor to KFYO is sold from Kirksey to the Buchanan-Vaughn Company (source: KFYO News Release April 23, 1957). It is assumed that KFVX could be an ancestor to KFYO, but more information is needed to prove the connection.
1926- January. KFYO is licensed to Texarkana, TX with the ownership of the Buchanan-Vaughan Company (source: Jeff Miller 'A Chronology of AM Radio Broadcasting 1900-1960' website [3] ). KFYO broadcast on either 1440 AM or 1430 AM with 10 watts of power. (Source for 1440 AM listing: The 1926 Fall Issue of White's Air Line Mileage Book and Triple-List of Radio Broadcasting Stations with Map) (Source for 1430 AM listing: May 1926 edition of Stevenson's Bulletin of Radio Broadcasting Stations)
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