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KOKY
Sherwood, Arkansas; United States;
Broadcast area	Little Rock, Arkansas
Frequency	102.1 MHz
Branding	KOKY 102.1 FM
Programming
Format	Urban adult contemporary
Ownership
Owner	The Last Bastion Station Trust, LLC
Sister stations	KPZK-FM
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	15161
Class	A
ERP	4,100 watts
HAAT	118 meters
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	1021koky.com

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KOKY (102.1 FM) is a commercial radio station broadcasting from Little Rock, Arkansas (licensed to suburban Sherwood). It airs an urban adult contemporary format, and is owned and operated by The Last Bastion Station Trust, LLC. The station's studios are located in West Little Rock (in the same facility with its former sister stations now owned by Cumulus Media), and the transmitter tower is located west of the downtown area.

History

The original KOKY, at 1440 AM, existed as a longtime heritage urban station in Little Rock from its launch in 1956. It was the first station aimed at the African American community in Arkansas. Then located near Central High, one of its alumni, Al Bell, was influenced by the station during the heyday of the Civil Rights Movement. [1] He later became head of Stax Records. That KOKY changed its call letters to KITA and switched to gospel music in 1979; it is now KTUV, a Latino station. The call letters were also reused in the 1980s on the 1250 AM frequency, now KFOG (AM).

KOUN signed on at 102.1 FM in 1994, playing classic rock. The call letters were changed to LPQ in 1994.^[2]

The present KOKY was launched by Citadel Broadcasting on January 1, 1998, per its FCC filings.^[3] From the beginning, it has claimed the original KOKY as its inspiration and heritage; its website's history refers only to the original KOKY, and does not mention that its only connections to the 1440 AM station are the call letters and general format. Its logo was derived from the 1250 AM KOKY, which was owned by a Little Rock predecessor of Citadel; KPZK (AM) is still owned by Citadel.

In 2007, upon merger of nearly a couple dozen ABC Radio stations, Citadel relinquished 11 of its radio stations, including former sister stations KARN-FM & KVLO and current sister station KPZK-FM (which KVLO simulcast till it was sold in 2012), to The Last Bastion Station Trust, LLC. However, the trust decided it would not simulcast KARN, which had remained with Citadel, on KARN-FM; Citadel then transferred KOKY to the trust in exchange for KARN-FM. The choice of KOKY was probably made to increase the likelihood that both KOKY and KPZK-FM, which also targets an African American audience, would be sold together to an African American owner; the FCC order that required the divestitures to Last Bastion strongly suggested that the trust seek out minority owners.

Today the station's main competition is from its former sister station KIPR (its former sister station, now owned by Cumulus - which purchased Citadel), and which KPZK (AM) now simulcasts. KOKY was the market's home to nationally syndicated: The Tom Joyner Morning Show. As of January 1, 2020 it is now home to nationally syndicated: The Rickey Smiley Morning Show.

References

^ "Facility Technical Data for KOKY". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
^ Stark, Phyllis (July 16, 1994). "Vox Jox". Billboard. Vol. 106, no. 29. p. 84.
^ http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/1990s/1998/RR-1998-01-09.pdf ^{[bare URL PDF]}

External links

Official Website
Facility details for Facility ID 15161 (KOKY) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
KOKY in Nielsen Audio's FM station database

34°45′58″N 92°20′20″W / 34.766°N 92.339°W / 34.766; -92.339

[1] "Facility Technical Data for KOKY". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.

[2] Stark, Phyllis (July 16, 1994). "Vox Jox". Billboard. Vol. 106, no. 29. p. 84.

[3] ttp://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/1990s/1998/RR-1998-01-09.pdf ^{[bare URL PDF]}

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+{{short description|Radio station in Sheridan–Little Rock, Arkansas}}
-{{Infobox Radio Station |
+{{Infobox radio station
-  image     = [[Image:KOKY.png]]|
-  name      = KOKY|
+| logo            = KOKY.png
+| name            = KOKY
-  frequency = 102.1 ([[Megahertz|MHz]])|
-  city      = [[Sherwood, Arkansas]]|
+| frequency       = 102.1 [[Megahertz|MHz]]
-  area      = [[Little Rock, Arkansas]]|
+| city            = [[Sherwood, Arkansas]]
+| country         = US
-  format    = [[Urban Adult Contemporary]]|
-  owner     = [[The Last Bastion Station Trust, LLC]] |
+| area            = [[Little Rock, Arkansas]]
+| format          = [[Urban adult contemporary]]
-  sister_stations = [[KPZK-FM]]|
+| owner           = The Last Bastion Station Trust, LLC
-  erp       = 4,100 [[watt]]s|
+| sister_stations = [[KPZK-FM]]
-  haat      = 118 meters|
+| erp             = 4,100 [[watt]]s
-  branding  = ''KOKY 102.1 FM''|
+| haat            = 118 meters
-  slogan    = Little Rock's Adult Choice, Legendary Soul|
-  class     = A|
+| branding        = ''KOKY 102.1 FM''
+| class           = A
-  facility_id = 15161|
+| licensing_authority = [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]]
-  webcast = [http://koky.com/Article.asp?id=104197 Listen Live]|
+| facility_id     = 15161
-  website   = [http://www.koky.com www.koky.com] |
+| webcast         = [http://player.listenlive.co/35161 Listen Live]
+| website         = [http://www.1021koky.com 1021koky.com]
 }}
-'''KOKY''' is a commercial [[radio station]] licensed to [[Sherwood, Arkansas]], broadcasting to the [[Little Rock, Arkansas|Little Rock]] area on 102.1 [[FM Broadcasting|FM]].  It airs an [[Urban Adult Contemporary]] format, and is owned and operated by [[The Last Bastion Station Trust, LLC]].  The station's studios are located in West Little Rock (in the same facility with its former sister stations now owned by [[Cumulus Media]]), and the transmitter tower is located west of the downtown area.
+'''KOKY''' (102.1 [[FM broadcasting|FM]]) is a commercial [[radio station]] broadcasting from [[Little Rock, Arkansas]] ([[city of license|licensed]] to [[suburb]]an [[Sherwood, Arkansas|Sherwood]]).  It airs an [[urban adult contemporary]] format, and is owned and operated by The Last Bastion Station Trust, LLC.  The station's studios are located in West Little Rock (in the same facility with its former sister stations now owned by [[Cumulus Media]]), and the transmitter tower is located west of the downtown area.
+==History==
-The original KOKY, at 1440 AM, was a longtime heritage urban station in Little Rock from its launch in 1956.  It was the first station aimed at the [[African American]] community in [[Arkansas]].  Then located near [[Little Rock Central High School|Central High]], one of its alumni, [[Al Bell]], was influenced by the station during the heyday of the [[Civil Rights]] movement. [http://www.koky.com/Article.asp?id=106872]  He later became head of [[Stax Records]].  That KOKY changed its [[call sign|call letters]] to KITA and switched to gospel music in 1979; it is now [[KTUV]], a Latino station.  The call letters were also reused in the 1980s on the 1250 AM frequency, now [[KIPR|KPZK (AM)]].
+The original KOKY, at 1440 AM, existed as a longtime heritage urban station in Little Rock from its launch in 1956.  It was the first station aimed at the [[African American]] community in [[Arkansas]].  Then located near [[Little Rock Central High School|Central High]], one of its alumni, [[Al Bell]], was influenced by the station during the heyday of the [[Civil Rights Movement]]. [http://www.koky.com/Article.asp?id=106872]  He later became head of [[Stax Records]].  That KOKY changed its [[call sign|call letters]] to KITA and switched to gospel music in 1979; it is now [[KTUV]], a Latino station.  The call letters were also reused in the 1980s on the 1250 AM frequency, now [[KFOG (AM)]].
+KOUN signed on at 102.1 FM in 1994, playing [[classic rock]]. The call letters were changed to LPQ in 1994.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Vox Jox|last=Stark|first=Phyllis|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=July 16, 1994|volume=106|issue=29|page=84}}</ref>
-The present KOKY was launched as a new FM station by [[Citadel Broadcasting]] in the mid-1990s, per its [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]] filings.  From the beginning, it has claimed the original KOKY as its inspiration and heritage; its website's history refers only to the original KOKY, and does not mention that its only connections to the 1440 AM station are the call letters and general format.  Its logo was derived from the 1250 AM KOKY, which was owned by a Little Rock predecessor of Citadel; KPZK (AM) is still owned by Citadel.
+The present KOKY was launched by [[Citadel Broadcasting]] on January 1, 1998, per its [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]] filings.<ref>http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/1990s/1998/RR-1998-01-09.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}</ref>  From the beginning, it has claimed the original KOKY as its inspiration and heritage; its website's history refers only to the original KOKY, and does not mention that its only connections to the 1440 AM station are the call letters and general format.  Its logo was derived from the 1250 AM KOKY, which was owned by a Little Rock predecessor of Citadel; KPZK (AM) is still owned by Citadel.
 In 2007, upon merger of nearly a couple dozen [[Citadel Media|ABC Radio]] stations, Citadel relinquished 11 of its radio stations, including former sister stations [[KARN-FM]] & [[KVLO]] and current sister station [[KPZK-FM]] (which KVLO simulcast till it was sold in 2012), to The Last Bastion Station Trust, LLC.  However, the trust decided it would not simulcast [[KARN (AM)|KARN]], which had remained with Citadel, on KARN-FM; Citadel then transferred KOKY to the trust in exchange for KARN-FM.  The choice of KOKY was probably made to increase the likelihood that both KOKY and KPZK-FM, which also targets an African American audience, would be sold together to an African American owner; the FCC order that required the divestitures to Last Bastion strongly suggested that the trust seek out minority owners.
-Today the station's main competition is from its former sister station [[KIPR]] (its former sister station, now owned by Cumulus - which purchased Citadel), and which KPZK (AM) now simulcasts, as well as [[Mainstream Urban]] station [[KZTS]].  KOKY is the market's home to two nationally syndicated programs: [[Tom Joyner|The Tom Joyner Morning Show]], and [[Michael Baisden|The Michael Baisden Show]] in the afternoons.
+Today the station's main competition is from its former sister station [[KIPR]] (its former sister station, now owned by Cumulus - which purchased Citadel), and which KPZK (AM) now simulcasts.  KOKY was the market's home to nationally syndicated: [[Tom Joyner|The Tom Joyner Morning Show]]. As of January 1, 2020  it is now home to nationally syndicated: [[Rickey Smiley|The Rickey Smiley Morning Show]].
+==References==
+{{Reflist}}
 ==External links==
-*[http://www.koky.com  Official Website]
+*[http://www.1021koky.com  Official Website]
-*{{FMQ|KOKY}}
+*{{FCC-LMS-Facility|15161|KOKY}}
-*{{FML|KOKY}}
 *{{FMARB|KOKY}}
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 [[Category:Radio stations in Arkansas|OKY]]
-[[Category:Urban adult contemporary radio stations]]
+[[Category:Urban adult contemporary radio stations in the United States]]
 [[Category:Sherwood, Arkansas]]
-{{Arkansas-radio-station-stub}}

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