KTXY (106.9
FM), branded as "Y107", is a
Top 40 Mainstream
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radio station
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licensed to
Jefferson City, Missouri
Jefferson City, informally Jeff City, is the capital of Missouri, United States. It had a population of 43,228 at the 2020 census, ranking as the 15th most populous city in the state. It is also the county seat of Cole County and the princip ...
that serves central Missouri including
Columbia. It is owned by the Zimmer Radio Group, and broadcasts with an Effective Radiated Power (ERP) of 96 kilowatts. Its transmitter is located approximately west of Jefferson City in
McGirk.
History
1969-1981: Easy Listening
The station was issued a Construction Permit on April 29, 1969, and became fully licensed as KJFF on December 1, 1969. It first aired a
beautiful music
Beautiful music (sometimes abbreviated as BM, B/EZ or BM/EZ for "beautiful music/easy listening") is a mostly instrumental music format that was prominent in North American radio from the late 1950s through the 1980s. Easy listening, elevator musi ...
format.
1981-1988: Adult Contemporary
On October 28, 1981 under new ownership of Brill Media, it changed its call sign to KTXY and became an
adult contemporary
Adult contemporary music (AC) is a form of radio-played popular music, ranging from 1960s vocal and 1970s soft rock music to predominantly ballad-heavy music of the present day, with varying degrees of easy listening, pop, soul, R&B, quie ...
format.
1988-1992: Top 40
In 1982, it would switch the format to
Top 40
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/
CHR as Music 107, marking it one of two dominant CHR stations in the mid-Missouri area at the period, with the other being
KCMQ
KCMQ (96.7 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a classic rock format. Licensed to Columbia, Missouri, the station is currently owned by the Zimmer Radio Group.
KCMQ’s signal is 100 kW, being heard throughout Columbia, Lake of the Ozarks, ...
. Its current name Y107 was introduced in 1988.
1992-1993: Adult Contemporary
On October 5, 1992, its call letters were changed to KKFA, with a soft rock format called "The Cafe" for a short period before returning to the KTXY call letters.
1993-present: Top 40
On October 11, 1993, the station returned to a Top 40 format as Y-107. After competitor KCMQ dropped its CHR format in 1994, KTXY became the only dominant CHR station for the mid-Missouri region.
Call Sign Changes
(FCC.gov) Since 2001, its main competitor is similarly formatted KOQL
KOQL (106.1 FM, "Q 106.1") is a Top 40-formatted station owned by Cumulus Media. The station broadcasts from Columbia, Missouri, with an ERP of 69,000 kW. The station serves the Mid-Missouri area. Its transmitter is located about 20 miles ...
.
References
External links
Official Website
FCC History cards
(covering 1969-1981 as KJFF)
TXY-FM
Contemporary hit radio stations in the United States
Radio stations established in 1969
1969 establishments in Missouri
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