KMCK-FM
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| Broadcast area | Northwest Arkansas |
| Frequency | 105.7 MHz |
| Branding | Power 105.7 |
| Programming | |
| Language | English |
| Format | Contemporary hit radio |
| Affiliations | Westwood One |
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| History | |
First air date | 1947 |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 64630 |
| Class | C1 |
| ERP | 100,000 watts |
| HAAT | 145 meters (476 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 36°11′7″N 94°17′49″W / 36.18528°N 94.29694°W |
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| Website | www |
KMCK-FM (105.7 FM) is a commercial radio station broadcasting a contemporary hit radio format. The station is licensed to Prairie Grove, Arkansas, and serves Northwest Arkansas. It is known as "Power 105.7" and is owned by Cumulus Media.[2]
KMCK has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 100,000 watts, the maximum for non-grandfathered FM stations. The transmitter is off Liberty Avenue in Tontitown, Arkansas.[3] Its signal reaches parts of Arkansas, Oklahoma and Missouri.
History
[edit]It signed on the air in 1947, as KUOA-FM, owned by John Brown University in Siloam Springs, Arkansas.[4] It was originally powered at 2,600 watts, a fraction of its current output.
The station was previously known as "Night Flight 106" and later "K106" in 1981, running a Top 40 format. In the mid-1980s, the station’s format was updated to hot adult contemporary. The station returned back to its Top 40 format on July 30, 1989.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Facility Technical Data for KMCK-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "KMCK-FM Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ "KMCK-FM 105.7 MHz - Prairie Grove, AR". radio-locator.com.
- ^ Information from Broadcasting Yearbook 1950 page 78
- ^ "1990-BC-YB" (PDF). Broadcasting Yearbook. 1990. p. B-28.
External links
[edit]- Power 105.7
- Facility details for Facility ID 64630 (KMCK-FM) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- KMCK-FM in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
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