KOKY
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| City | Sherwood, Arkansas |
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| Broadcast area | Little Rock, Arkansas |
| Branding | KOKY 102.1 FM |
| Slogan | Little Rock's Adult Choice, Legendary Soul |
| Frequency | 102.1 (MHz) |
| Format | Urban Adult Contemporary |
| ERP | 4,100 watts |
| HAAT | 118 meters |
| Class | A |
| Facility ID | 15161 |
| Owner | The Last Bastion Station Trust, LLC |
| Sister stations | KPZK-FM |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | www.koky.com |
KOKY is a commercial radio station licensed to Sherwood, Arkansas, broadcasting to the Little Rock area on 102.1 FM. It airs an Urban Adult Contemporary format, and is owned and operated by The Last Bastion Station Trust, LLC. The station's studios are located in West Little Rock (in the same facility with its former sister stations now owned by Cumulus Media), and the transmitter tower is located west of the downtown area.
The original KOKY, at 1440 AM, was a longtime heritage urban station in Little Rock from its launch in 1956. It was the first station aimed at the African American community in Arkansas. Then located near Central High, one of its alumni, Al Bell, was influenced by the station during the heyday of the Civil Rights movement. [1] He later became head of Stax Records. That KOKY changed its call letters to KITA and switched to gospel music in 1979; it is now KTUV, a Latino station. The call letters were also reused in the 1980s on the 1250 AM frequency, now KPZK (AM).
KOUN signed on at 102.1 FM in 1994, playing classic rock along with KLPQ.
The present KOKY was launched by Citadel Broadcasting in the mid-1990s, per its FCC filings. From the beginning, it has claimed the original KOKY as its inspiration and heritage; its website's history refers only to the original KOKY, and does not mention that its only connections to the 1440 AM station are the call letters and general format. Its logo was derived from the 1250 AM KOKY, which was owned by a Little Rock predecessor of Citadel; KPZK (AM) is still owned by Citadel.
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