KCYY
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KCYY is a radio station
Radio station
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 broadcasting a Country music
Country music
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 format. Licensed to San Antonio, Texas
San Antonio, Texas
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, USA, the station serves the city's area. It is currently owned by Cox Radio
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 after the sale by New City Communications.

The station previously has had an Adult Contemporary format, known as KLLS, or "Klassy 100", until switching to Country. It is headquartered in Suite 600 at 8122 Datapoint Drive in San Antonio.

History

During the 70s the station was KSAQ Q-100 which had a Contemporary Top-40 Format. KMFM was on 96.1 playing a middle of the road format. By the early 1980s KMFM flipped to KSLR 96.1 FM Son Light Radio as a Christian format. Salem communications acquired Rock Format KMAC 630AM and flipped it to KSLR 630 and KSAQ moved to 96.1FM/760 "Super Q" and KLLS 100.3 was reborn as Adult Contemporary "Class 100 FM."

Timeline of 100.3 FM

1987 KLLS becomes KCYY Y-100 switching from Adult Contemporary to Country.
1981 KCCW becomes KLLS "Class 100" airing an automated Adult Contemporary format for a short time it would simulcast on AM 930.
1979-1981 KZZY becomes Country KCCW 100.3
1977-1979 KSAQ becomes CHR/Top40 KZZY "The Buzzard" 100.3/1150
1974-1977 KSAQ 100.3 and KQAM-1150 "San Antonio's Q 100.3 and 1150" Top 40/CHR.
19??-1974 100.3 Signs on as KBER FM as Country.

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