KNCN
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KNCN is an FM station licensed to Sinton, Texas
playing to the Corpus Christi
metro area. It signed on in 1976
from a combined studio and tower site north of the bay north of Corpus Christi and east of Sinton, Texas. Facilities were the same as now a 100,000 watt
signal from a 410 foot above average terrain antenna. The studio site had on air studios, a bathroom, and the transmitter room. The first main transmitter was a Collins 831-G1. Most recently, the station switched to the active rock
panel per Mediabase
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The 101.3 frequency had been used previously by KTOD-FM and by KMIO.
KNCN was known as C-101 and went on the air with a rock format. In later years, sales offices were established in the business center of CCT. They were once in the "600 Building" downtown, and later had their own building on Leopard street. Early on the station received permission from the FCC to identify as a Sinton-Taft station. A bit later they changed that to a Sinton-Corpus Christi identifier.
The station was founded by local owners. It was sold to Tippie Communications (whose shareholders had been involved with KHFI-AM-FM-TV in Austin, with Rollins/Terminix, and by the eighties with KVLY-FM in Edinburg, TX and an FM in the Colorado Springs, CO area.
The station has been anchored by different DJs throughout the years and has been programmed by some known radio names.
Morning Shows included Greg (now deceased) and LJ 80's, Ray Lytle and Jon Lamb (89,90), Tim and Rex Two Guys in the Morning (91,92), Rex has been with the station since 91 and is still in the morning slot. Hannah Storm
of ESPN had a brief stint as a C-101 DJ in the early 80s. The station was purchased by a company that has now been rolled up into Clear Channel Communications
Sinton, Texas
Sinton is a city in San Patricio County, Texas, United States. The population was 5,676 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of San Patricio County...
playing to the Corpus Christi
Corpus Christi, Texas
Corpus Christi is a coastal city in the South Texas region of the U.S. state of Texas. The county seat of Nueces County, it also extends into Aransas, Kleberg, and San Patricio counties. The MSA population in 2008 was 416,376. The population was 305,215 at the 2010 census making it the...
metro area. It signed on in 1976
1976 in radio
The year 1976 saw a number of significant events in radio broadcasting.-Events:*September - Fairchild Industries sells WYOO-FM and AM in Minneapolis, Minnesota...
from a combined studio and tower site north of the bay north of Corpus Christi and east of Sinton, Texas. Facilities were the same as now a 100,000 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:...
signal from a 410 foot above average terrain antenna. The studio site had on air studios, a bathroom, and the transmitter room. The first main transmitter was a Collins 831-G1. Most recently, the station switched to the active rock
Active rock
Active rock is a radio format used by many commercial radio stations across the United States and Canada. Active rock plays contemporary rock artists with a mix of songs common in the classic rock radio format.-Format background:...
panel per Mediabase
Mediabase
Mediabase is a music industry service that monitors radio station airplay in 180 US and Canadian markets. Mediabase publishes music charts and data based on the most played songs on terrestrial and satellite radio, and provides in-depth analytical tools for radio and record industry professionals...
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The 101.3 frequency had been used previously by KTOD-FM and by KMIO.
KNCN was known as C-101 and went on the air with a rock format. In later years, sales offices were established in the business center of CCT. They were once in the "600 Building" downtown, and later had their own building on Leopard street. Early on the station received permission from the FCC to identify as a Sinton-Taft station. A bit later they changed that to a Sinton-Corpus Christi identifier.
The station was founded by local owners. It was sold to Tippie Communications (whose shareholders had been involved with KHFI-AM-FM-TV in Austin, with Rollins/Terminix, and by the eighties with KVLY-FM in Edinburg, TX and an FM in the Colorado Springs, CO area.
The station has been anchored by different DJs throughout the years and has been programmed by some known radio names.
Morning Shows included Greg (now deceased) and LJ 80's, Ray Lytle and Jon Lamb (89,90), Tim and Rex Two Guys in the Morning (91,92), Rex has been with the station since 91 and is still in the morning slot. Hannah Storm
Hannah Storm
Hannah Storm is an American television sports journalist, serving as co-anchor of ESPN's SportsCenter Monday–Thursday mornings, and is also host of the NBA Countdown pregame show on ABC as part of the network's NBA Sunday game coverage.-Early life and career:Storm was born in Oak Park, Illinois,...
of ESPN had a brief stint as a C-101 DJ in the early 80s. The station was purchased by a company that has now been rolled up into Clear Channel Communications