KFLY (101.5
FM) is an American commercial
country music
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radio station
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in
Eugene, Oregon (
licensed
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to
Corvallis) that serves the
Eugene–
Springfield,
Corvallis–
Albany–
Lebanon
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, and
Salem areas of the
Willamette Valley
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.
History
KFLY began broadcasting on October 1, 1966, broadcasting
their AM sister station's
Top 40
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format, as KFLY-FM. In 1979, KFLY-FM changed call letters to KEJO. Through 1993, 101.5 KEJO had an automated Adult Contemporary format. In January 1994, the station changed back to the KFLY call letters and rebranded as “Flight 101” with JRN's satellite-fed Hot Adult Contemporary format. By 2000, the station was branded as “Mix 101-5 KFLY” under Clear Channel's ownership. After completing its move to KDUK-FM's tower in 2002, vastly increasing coverage, KFLY briefly stunted with quick song clips, and then flipped to
Active Rock as “101-5 K-Fly” broadcasting from
Eugene, Oregon.
On July 15, 2015, KFLY's entire airstaff was let go, indicating a format change was imminent.
On July 30, 2015, at Noon, KFLY changed their format to
adult album alternative
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, branded as "World Class Rock 101.5".
On June 4, 2017, KFLY dropped their AAA format and began
stunting with a
text-to-speech
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countdown (using Microsoft David) to 3 p.m. the following day. At that time, the station flipped to
country
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as "US 101".
The Donkey Show
Until July 15, 2015, ''The Donkey Show'', featured Tanner, Drew, and Marcus; along with their producer Cory, camera guy/audio producer Kirk, Mandy, Carl, and various interns from 2pm - 6pm PT. THE show had a replay hour locally in Eugene from 6pm -7pm called the ''Donkey Show Rewind''. The Donkey Show formerly broadcast on 101.5
FM and 106.3 KZZE
FM. The Donkey Show used the tagline "The only legal donkey show in America."
''The Donkey Show'' covers national and local topics. Includes giveaways, stunts, and comedy bits. The show interview celebrity guests like Gary The Retard, Dennis Hof, and various national comedians. Donkshow.com is the website and the show can be regularly viewed on ustream.tv.
Previous logo
References
External links
KFLY official website
Country radio stations in the United States
FLY
1966 establishments in Oregon
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