KYYO
Radio station in McCleary-Olympia, Washington
KYYO (96.9 FM), known as "South Sound Country 96.9 KAYO" is an American radio station broadcasting a country music format in the Olympia/Tacoma area. Licensed to McCleary, Washington, the station is owned by KGY Inc, and broadcasts at 96.9 MHz with an effective radiated power of 11,000 watts. Its transmitter is located near McCleary, Washington on Maxwell Hill, and operates from its studios at the Port of Olympia.
Digital subchannel HD3 broadcasts classic country under the brand name "KAYO Legends", while subchannel HD2 broadcasts classic hits under the brand name "Olympia's 95.3 KGY". The latter is simulcast on translator station K237FR in Tumwater on 95.3 FM.
01History
This station signed on the air on March 29, 1992, as KGY-FM, a classic rock station co-owned with KGY (1240 AM). A format change in 1997 featured a shift to the Real Country satellite classic country network, originally one of the Satellite Music Network stations, with local information and sports, and Washington State Cougars football.
On February 25, 2012, the station changed its format to country, branded as "96.9 KAYO Country", taking the old format and branding of KDDS. It had previously been "96.9 The Sound" with "Cool Classics and Hot Hits". On November 19, 2013, the station took its current KYYO call sign.
02Translators
Until 2014, translator K237FR, on 95.3 FM in Tumwater, relayed AM station KGY in Olympia, which was sold and became KBUP. Although at this point no radio stations had been assigned the "KGY" call sign, KYYO-HD2 programming adopted the slogan "Olympia's KGY 95.3".
| Call sign | Frequency | City of license | FID | ERP (W) | HAAT | Class | FCC info | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K237FR | 95.3 FM | Tumwater, Washington | 140747 | 220 | 90 m (295 ft) | D | LMS |
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