KKST
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KKST is a radio station
broadcasting a Urban Contemporary
format. Licensed to Oakdale, Louisiana
, USA, the station serves the Alexandria area. The station is currently owned by Cenla Broadcasting Licensing Company, LLC.
s from their current tower location in Forest Hill, Louisiana
. The callsign was changed to KGBM on September 6, 1982 and once again less than 2 years later to KICR. The station increased power to 34,000 watt
s as a class C1 radio station in 1995 with a callsign change in 1997 to the current KKST. The power was increased again in 2006 to its present 48,000 watt
s at 321 meters on a shared tower with sister stations KRRV-FM
and KZMZ
.
This station received its current format of Urban Contemporary
upon the sale of KKST from Clear Channel Communications in 2006. This format was on KEDG
, a radio station that Cenla communications was operating under a LMA
from Flinn Broadcasting. That agreement ended when Cenla bought four radio stations from Clear Channel, as this would put Cenla Communications over FCC rules on the number of stations under ownership or control in a market (Local area) the size of Alexandria. Not wanting to lose the number 1 station's format , Cenla promptly removed Adult Contemporary "Star 98.7" and installed the "Kiss 98.7" in its place.
The "Star" name and format was later picked up by KEDG
as part of their reformatting and rebranding as "Star 106.9" to replace the format installed here.
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
broadcasting a Urban Contemporary
Urban contemporary
Urban contemporary is a music radio format. The term was coined by the late New York DJ Frankie Crocker in the mid 1970s. Urban contemporary radio stations feature a playlist made up entirely of hip hop/rap, contemporary R&B, pop, electronica such as dubstep and drum and bass and Caribbean music...
format. Licensed to Oakdale, Louisiana
Oakdale, Louisiana
Oakdale is a small city in Allen Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 8,137 at the 2000 census.Oakdale was founded as "Dunnsville" by William T. Dunn...
, USA, the station serves the Alexandria area. The station is currently owned by Cenla Broadcasting Licensing Company, LLC.
History
The station previously had the callsign of KCWR with a power of 10,000 wattWatt
The watt is a derived unit of power in the International System of Units , named after the Scottish engineer James Watt . The unit, defined as one joule per second, measures the rate of energy conversion.-Definition:...
s from their current tower location in Forest Hill, Louisiana
Forest Hill, Louisiana
Forest Hill is a village in Rapides Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is part of the Alexandria, Louisiana Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 456 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Forest Hill is located at ....
. The callsign was changed to KGBM on September 6, 1982 and once again less than 2 years later to KICR. The station increased power to 34,000 watt
Watt
The watt is a derived unit of power in the International System of Units , named after the Scottish engineer James Watt . The unit, defined as one joule per second, measures the rate of energy conversion.-Definition:...
s as a class C1 radio station in 1995 with a callsign change in 1997 to the current KKST. The power was increased again in 2006 to its present 48,000 watt
Watt
The watt is a derived unit of power in the International System of Units , named after the Scottish engineer James Watt . The unit, defined as one joule per second, measures the rate of energy conversion.-Definition:...
s at 321 meters on a shared tower with sister stations KRRV-FM
KRRV-FM
KRRV-FM is a radio station broadcasting a country music format. Licensed to Alexandria, Louisiana, USA, the station serves the Alexandria area. The station is currently owned by Cenla Broadcasting Licensing Company, LLC.-History:...
and KZMZ
KZMZ
KZMZ is a radio station broadcasting a rock music format. Licensed to Alexandria, Louisiana, USA, the station serves the Alexandria area. The station is currently owned by Cenla Broadcasting Licensing Company, LLC.-History:...
.
This station received its current format of Urban Contemporary
Urban contemporary
Urban contemporary is a music radio format. The term was coined by the late New York DJ Frankie Crocker in the mid 1970s. Urban contemporary radio stations feature a playlist made up entirely of hip hop/rap, contemporary R&B, pop, electronica such as dubstep and drum and bass and Caribbean music...
upon the sale of KKST from Clear Channel Communications in 2006. This format was on KEDG
KEDG
KEDG is a radio station broadcasting a adult contemporary format. Licensed to Alexandria, Louisiana, USA. The station is currently owned by Flinn Broadcasting Corporation.-History:...
, a radio station that Cenla communications was operating under a LMA
Local marketing agreement
In U.S. and Canadian broadcasting, a local marketing agreement is an agreement in which one company agrees to operate a radio or television station owned by another licensee...
from Flinn Broadcasting. That agreement ended when Cenla bought four radio stations from Clear Channel, as this would put Cenla Communications over FCC rules on the number of stations under ownership or control in a market (Local area) the size of Alexandria. Not wanting to lose the number 1 station's format , Cenla promptly removed Adult Contemporary "Star 98.7" and installed the "Kiss 98.7" in its place.
The "Star" name and format was later picked up by KEDG
KEDG
KEDG is a radio station broadcasting a adult contemporary format. Licensed to Alexandria, Louisiana, USA. The station is currently owned by Flinn Broadcasting Corporation.-History:...
as part of their reformatting and rebranding as "Star 106.9" to replace the format installed here.