KANS
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Broadcast area | Lyon County, Kansas and surrounding counties |
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Frequency | 96.1 MHz |
Branding | 96.1 Bob FM |
Programming | |
Format | Adult hits |
Affiliations | Bob FM network |
Ownership | |
Owner |
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KEKS, KHDL, KSNP | |
History | |
First air date | February 21, 1990 (as KGZF) |
Former call signs | KGZF (1990–1997) KRWV (1997–2003) KANS-FM (2003) |
Former frequencies | 99.5 MHz (1990–2004) |
Call sign meaning | KANSas |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 41542 |
Class | A |
ERP | 6,000 watts |
HAAT | 97 meters |
Transmitter coordinates | 38°24′21″N 96°14′13″W / 38.40583°N 96.23694°W |
Links | |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | Official website |
KANS (96.1 FM) is a radio station broadcasting an adult hits format, licensed to Emporia, Kansas. The station is currently owned by Bill Wachter, through licensee My Town Media Inc.[1]
History
The station went on the air as KGZF on February 21, 1990. On May 1, 1997, it changed its call sign to KRWV; on August 18, 2003 to KANS-FM; and on September 9, 2003 to the current KANS.[2]
On July 1, 2023, KANS dropped its longtime adult contemporary format (as "96 one The Wave") and flipped to adult hits, airing the "Bob FM" format from G Networks.[3]
References
- ^ "KANS Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ "KANS Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ "BOB FM | G Networks".
External links
- KANS in the FCC FM station database
- KANS in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
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