KECO (96.5 FM) is a

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broadcasting a

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music format. The station is licensed to

Elk City, Oklahoma Elk City is a city in Beckham County, Oklahoma, Beckham County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 11,561 at the time of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, a slight decrease from the 11,693 figure of the United States Census, 2 ...

, United States, and is owned by Paragon Communications, Inc.

History

KECO began broadcasting on July 20, 1982; it was a country music station owned by Ronca Broadcasting, a company controlled by Elk City farmer Ron Sewell. Ronca sold KECO to John B. Walton in 1984; Walton had previously been the licensee of KIKX in Tucson, Arizona, which had lost its FCC license and left the air in 1982 after a kidnapping hoax. Walton sold a stake in the station to Dean Peninger, the general manager of Elk City station

KADS KADS (1240 AM, "The Sports Animal") is a radio station licensed to serve Elk City, Oklahoma, United States. The station, established in 1929, is currently owned by Paragon Communications, Inc. KADS broadcasts a sports format, largely as a sim ...

, then sold it back to Sewell for assumption of debts in 1986. Paragon Broadcasting, a company of Mary Ann and Cletis Killiam, acquired KECO from Ronca Broadcasting in 1992. Paragon owned the station for two years, selling to Brooks Brewer in 1994; Brewer owned the construction permit for KZRU (later on air as

KXOO KXOO is a radio station airing a classic hits format licensed to Elk City, Oklahoma, broadcasting on 94.3 MHz FM. The station is owned by Paragon Communications, Inc. History Prior to March 1, 2015, the station aired a Contemporary Christi ...

) as well as KOKL in Okmulgee.

References

External links

96.5 KECO Online
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