KECO
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| Broadcast area | Southwestern Oklahoma |
| Frequency | 96.5 FM MHz |
| Branding | "96.5 KECO" |
| Programming | |
| Format | Country |
| Affiliations | FOX News Radio[1] |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| KADS, KXOO | |
| History | |
First air date | July 20, 1982 |
| Technical information[2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 51564 |
| Class | C1 |
| ERP | 100,000 watts |
| HAAT | 210 meters (690 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 35°24′22.10″N 99°29′55.30″W / 35.4061389°N 99.4986944°W |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | www |
KECO (96.5 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a country music format.[3] The station is licensed to Elk City, Oklahoma, United States, and is owned by Paragon Communications, Inc.[4]
History[edit]
KECO began broadcasting on July 20, 1982; it was a country music station owned by Ronca Broadcasting,[5] 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.[6] Walton sold a stake in the station to Dean Peninger, the general manager of Elk City station KADS, then sold it back to Sewell for assumption of debts in 1986.[7]
Paragon Broadcasting, a company of Mary Ann and Cletis Killiam, acquired KECO from Ronca Broadcasting in 1992.[8] 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) as well as KOKL in Okmulgee.[9]
References[edit]
- ^ "Station Finder – Oklahoma". Fox News Channel/Premiere Networks. Retrieved December 22, 2023.
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for KECO". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Summer 2009. Retrieved 2009-11-05.
- ^ "KECO Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved 2009-11-05.
- ^ "KECO(FM)". Broadcasting Yearbook. 1984. p. B-205.
- ^ "For the Record". Broadcasting. July 30, 1984. p. 61. ProQuest 963248448.
- ^ "For the Record". Broadcasting. November 24, 1986. pp. 86–87. ProQuest 1016917524.
- ^ "Transactions". Radio & Records. August 7, 1992. p. 6. ProQuest 1017255149.
- ^ "Changing Hands". Broadcasting & Cable. September 26, 1994. p. 49. ProQuest 1014760618.
External links[edit]
- 96.5 KECO Online
- KECO in the FCC FM station database
- KECO in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
- Facility details for Facility ID 51564 (KECO) in the REC Networks database