KYAR
Radio station in Lorena, Texas
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KYAR (98.3 FM) is a radio station licensed to Lorena, Texas. The station airs a Catholic format and is owned by Red-C Apostolate.[4]
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| Broadcast area | Waco, Texas |
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| Frequency | 98.3 MHz |
| Branding | RED-C Catholic Radio |
| Programming | |
| Format | Catholic |
| Affiliations | EWTN, Relevant Radio |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Red-C Apostolate |
| History | |
First air date | April 10, 1976 |
Former call signs | KMCS (1976–1982)[1] KPEP (1982–1988)[2] KHQS (1988–1989)[2] KRYL (1989–1999)[2] KASZ (1999–2003)[2] KVLZ (2003–2006)[2] |
| Technical information[3] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 77840 |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 4,100 watts |
| HAAT | 121 meters (397 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 31°24′45″N 97°12′40″W |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | https://www.redcradio.org/ |
History
The station began broadcasting on April 10, 1976,[5] as KMCS in Gatesville.[1] It originally aired country and easy listening music and was owned by George W. McClarin alongside KCLW (900 AM).[5][1] After a 1978 sale attempt to Lowell Duncan was not consummated,[1] McClarin found his buyer in Monarch Communications Systems, which purchased the station for $115,000, plus $10,000 for a non-compete agreement.[6][1]
By 1981, Monarch was more than $100,000 in debt to McClarin for the purchase of the station, prompting McClarin to seek a default judgment against Monarch in Hamilton County court. The station went off air February 2, 1982, six days before its assets were confiscated.[7] Monarch had filed to change the call letters to KPEP during this time.[2] A receiver was appointed; in September, broadcasting resumed.[8] KPEP aired the same country format as KMCS-FM had.[9][10] In 1983, the station was sold to C.D.L.R. Communications for $150,000.[11]
On August 22, 1988, its call sign was changed to KHQS.[2] KHQS aired a Christian contemporary format.[12]
In 1989, the station was sold to Gaylon W. Christie for $50,000,[13] and on July 13, 1989, its call sign was changed to KRYL.[2] The station returned to airing a country format.[14] In 1991, it was sold to LDR Broadcasting for $125,000.[15] KRYL adopted a classic rock format in 1998.[16] In 1999, the station was sold to Capstar,[17][18] and on September 17, 1999, its call sign was changed to KASZ.[2] The station continued to air a classic rock format.[19][20]
In 2003, the station was sold to Educational Media Foundation for $100,000, and on March 21, 2003 its call sign was changed to KVLZ.[21][2] It adopted a Christian contemporary format, as an affiliate of K-Love.[22][23] On February 15, 2006, the station's call sign was changed to KYAR, and it became an affiliate of Air1.[24][2] In 2010, the station's city of license was changed to Lorena, Texas and its transmitter was moved to a location between Lorena and Hewitt, Texas.[25][26][27]
In 2016, KYAR was sold to Red-C Apostolate for $495,000, and it adopted a Catholic format.[28][29]
Simulcast
RED-C Catholic Radio is also heard on 88.5 KEDC in Hearne, Texas and 107.9 KINF-LP in Palestine, Texas.
| Call sign | Frequency | City of license | FID | ERP (W) | HAAT | Class | FCC info |
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| KEDC | 88.5 FM | Hearne, Texas | 172341 | 2,500 | 56 m (184 ft) | A | LMS |
| KINF-LP | 107.9 FM | Palestine, Texas | 193128 | 55 | 41 m (135 ft) | L1 | LMS |