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KFAY Latitude and Longitude:

36°06′34″N 94°10′59″W / 36.10944°N 94.18306°W / 36.10944; -94.18306
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KFAY
Broadcast area Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers Metropolitan Area
Frequency1030 kHz
BrandingNewsTalk 1030
Programming
Format News/talk
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
KAMO-FM, KKEG, KMCK-FM, KQSM-FM, KRMW, KYNG
History
First air date
January 28, 1947 (1947-01-28) (first license granted, as KGRH at 1450)
Former call signs
  • KGRH (1947-1958)
  • KHOG (1958-1986)
Former frequencies
  • 1450 kHz (1947-1961)
  • 1440 kHz (1961-1984)
Call sign meaning
Fayetteville [1]
Technical information [2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID16573
ClassB
Power
  • 6,000 watts day
  • 1,000 watts night
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen live
Website newstalk1030.com

KFAY (1030 AM, "NewsTalk 1030") is a radio station serving the Fayetteville, Arkansas, area with a news/talk format. It is under ownership of Cumulus Media. The station's frequency, 1030 AM, is a United States clear-channel frequency, on which WBZ in Boston is the dominant Class A station.

KFAY originally signed on as KGRH 1450 kHz, licensed to Fayetteville. It later changed callsign to KHOG and moved to 1440 kHz. KHOG programmed a top-40 format in the 1970s. KHOG moved from 1440 kHz to 1030 kHz frequency in the mid-1980s under the ownership of Demaree Media.

References

  1. ^ Nelson, Bob (May 31, 2008). "Call Letter Origins". The Broadcast Archive. Archived from the original on February 18, 2016. Retrieved June 8, 2008.
  2. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KFAY". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.

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36°06′34″N 94°10′59″W / 36.10944°N 94.18306°W / 36.10944; -94.18306