KPKY (94.9 FM, "94.9 & 104.5 The Pick"[verification needed]) is a commercial radio station located in Pocatello, Idaho. KPKY airs a classic rock music format.[citation needed]

Ownership

In October 2007, a deal was reached for KPKY to be acquired by Gap Broadcasting II LLC (Samuel Weller, president) from Clear Channel Communications as part of a 57 station deal with a total reported sale price of $74.78 million. What eventually became GapWest Broadcasting was folded into Townsquare Media on August 13, 2010; Townsquare, in turn, sold its Idaho Falls–Pocatello stations to Rich Broadcasting in 2011.

History

Through the later 1980s, KPKY was branded as “95 Alive”[verification needed] with a Top 40 format.[citation needed] By 1991, the station rebranded as “The New Y95”[citation needed] and then changed to “Oldies 94.9” by 1993.[verification needed] By the late 1990s, the station had rebranded as “Kool 94.9” with a Classic Hits format.[citation needed] In the earlier 2000s[citation needed], the station became simply known as “94 Nine” with Classic Rock.[verification needed] In 2018 the station rebranded to 94.9 & 104.5 The Pick.

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External links

  • in the FCC Licensing and Management System
  • in Nielsen Audio's FM station database

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