KFAY

Radio station in Farmington, Arkansas
  • Farmington, Arkansas
Broadcast areaFayetteville-Springdale-Rogers Metropolitan AreaFrequency1030 kHzBrandingNewsTalk 1030ProgrammingFormatNews/talkAffiliations
  • ABC News Radio
  • Fox News Radio
  • Genesis Communications Network
  • Premiere Networks
  • Westwood One
OwnershipOwner
  • Cumulus Media
  • (Cumulus Licensing LLC)
Sister stations
KAMO-FM, KKEG, KMCK-FM, KQSM-FM, KRMW, KYNGHistory
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
FCCFacility ID16573ClassBPower
  • 6,000 watts day
  • 1,000 watts night
Links
Public license information
  • Public file
  • LMS
WebcastListen liveWebsitenewstalk1030.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 Broadcast Associates. KHOG, however, was only on the more powerful 1030 signal for less than three years. Broadcast Associates was late to get FM signals for its stations and ultimately decided to exit the Fayetteville market. Demaree Media, which owned crosstown KFAY 1250 and KKEG 92.1, arranged a deal to acquire 1030, sending KFAY there. KHOG went to 1250 and was sent to a religious broadcaster who took over the station and rechristened it KOFC.

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.
  • KFAY official website
  • Facility details for Facility ID 16573 (KFAY) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
  • KFAY in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
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