KYAR

Radio station in Lorena, Texas

KYAR

* Lorena, Texas

Broadcast area| Waco, Texas
Frequency| 98.3 MHz
Branding| RED-C Catholic Radio
Programming
Format| Catholic
Affiliations| EWTN, Relevant Radio
Ownership
Owner| Red-C Apostolate
History

First air date

| April 10, 1976

Former call signs

| KMCS (1976–1982)[1]
KPEP (1982–1988)[2]
KHQS (1988–1989)[2]
KRYL (1989–1999)[2]
KASZ (1999–2003)[2]
KVLZ (2003–2006)[2]
Technical information[3]

Licensing authority

| FCC
Facility ID| 177158
Class| A
ERP| 4,100 watts
HAAT| 121 meters (397 ft)

Transmitter coordinates

| 31°24′45″N 97°12′40″W﻿ / ﻿31.412500°N 97.211111°W﻿ / 31.412500; -97.211111
Links

Public license information

* Public file
* LMS

Webcast| Listen Live
Website| https://www.redcradio.org/

KYAR (98.3 FM) is a radio station licensed to Lorena, Texas. The station airs a Catholic format and is owned by Red-C Apostolate.[4]

## History

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The station began broadcasting on April 10, 1976,[5] as KMCS in Gatesville.[1] It originally aired country and easy listening music and was owned by George W. McClarin alongside KCLW (900 AM).[5][1] After a 1978 sale attempt to Lowell Duncan was not consummated,[1] McClarin found his buyer in Monarch Communications Systems, which purchased the station for $115,000, plus $10,000 for a non-compete agreement.[6][1]

By 1981, Monarch was more than $100,000 in debt to McClarin for the purchase of the station, prompting McClarin to seek a default judgment against Monarch in Hamilton County court. The station went off air February 2, 1982, six days before its assets were confiscated.[7] Monarch had filed to change the call letters to KPEP during this time.[2] A receiver was appointed; in September, broadcasting resumed.[8] KPEP aired the same country format as KMCS-FM had.[9][10] In 1983, the station was sold to C.D.L.R. Communications for $150,000.[11]

On August 22, 1988, its call sign was changed to KHQS.[2] KHQS aired a Christian contemporary format.[12]

In 1989, the station was sold to Gaylon W. Christie for $50,000,[13] and on July 13, 1989, its call sign was changed to KRYL.[2] The station returned to airing a country format.[14] In 1991, it was sold to LDR Broadcasting for $125,000.[15] KRYL adopted a classic rock format in 1998.[16] In 1999, the station was sold to Capstar,[17][18] and on September 17, 1999, its call sign was changed to KASZ.[2] The station continued to air a classic rock format.[19][20]

In 2003, the station was sold to Educational Media Foundation for $100,000, and on March 21, 2003 its call sign was changed to KVLZ.[21][2] It adopted a Christian contemporary format, as an affiliate of K-Love.[22][23] On February 15, 2006, the station's call sign was changed to KYAR, and it became an affiliate of Air1.[24][2] In 2010, the station's city of license was changed to Lorena, Texas and its transmitter was moved to a location between Lorena and Hewitt, Texas.[25][26][27]

In 2016, KYAR was sold to Red-C Apostolate for $495,000, and it adopted a Catholic format.[28][29]

## Simulcast

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RED-C Catholic Radio is also heard on 88.5 KEDC in Hearne, Texas and 107.9 KINF-LP in Palestine, Texas.

Call sign | Frequency | City of license | FID | ERP (W) | HAAT | Class | FCC info

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KEDC  | 88.5 FM | Hearne, Texas | 172341 | 2,500 | 56 m (184 ft) | A | LMS
KINF-LP  | 107.9 FM | Palestine, Texas | 193128 | 55 | 41 m (135 ft) | L1 | LMS

## References

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1. ^ a b c d e History Cards for KYAR, fcc.gov. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Call Sign History, fcc.gov. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
3. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KYAR". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
4. ^ FM Query Results: KYAR, fcc.gov. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
5. ^ a b "FM Station On the Air Saturday". Gatesville Messenger. April 8, 1976. p. 1-A. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
6. ^ "Ownership Changes", Broadcasting. April 2, 1979. p. 82. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
7. ^ "Receiver Is Appointed In KMCS Radio Station Suit". Gatesville Messenger. August 26, 1982. pp. 1-A, 10-A. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
8. ^ "Radio Station On Air". Gatesville Messenger. September 23, 1982. p. 12-A. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
9. ^ Broadcasting/Cablecasting Yearbook 1983, Broadcasting/Cablecasting, 1983. p. B-237. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
10. ^ Broadcasting/Cablecasting Yearbook 1988, Broadcasting/Cablecasting, 1988. p. B-273. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
11. ^ "Ownership Changes", Broadcasting. January 10, 1983. p. 102. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
12. ^ Unmacht, Robert (1989). The M Street Radio Directory. p. S-319. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
13. ^ "Ownership Changes", Broadcasting. July 17, 1989. p. 82. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
14. ^ Unmacht, Robert (1990). The M Street Radio Directory. p. 351. Retrieved August 27, 2019.
15. ^ "Ownership Changes", Broadcasting. June 3, 1991. p. 64. Retrieved August 27, 2019.
16. ^ "Format Changes & Updates", The M Street Journal. Vol. 15, No. 6. February 11, 1998. p. 2. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
17. ^ Public Notice Comment – BALH-19990510EA, fcc.gov. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
18. ^ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2000, Broadcasting & Cable, 2000. p. D-437. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
19. ^ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2002-2003, Broadcasting & Cable, 2002-2003. p. D-439. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
20. ^ Devine, Cathy (2002). The M Street Radio Directory. Eleventh Edition. p. 557. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
21. ^ "Changing Hands", Broadcasting & Cable. February 16, 2003. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
22. ^ "Interact – Station List". K-Love. Archived from the original on October 8, 2003. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
23. ^ "Station List". K-Love. Archived from the original on March 27, 2005. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
24. ^ "Air 1 Station List". Air1. Archived from the original on March 13, 2006. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
25. ^ Application for Construction Permit for Commercial Broadcast Station, fcc.gov. April 12, 2010. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
26. ^ Application Search Details – BLED-20101018ACS, fcc.gov. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
27. ^ Federal Communications Commission FM Broadcast Construction Permit, fcc.gov. April 27, 2010. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
28. ^ "KYAR in Play", Radio & Television Business Report. July 27, 2016. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
29. ^ Jacobson, Adam. "Transactions Today: DLC Media, Zimmer Radio", Radio & Television Business Report. October 19, 2016. Retrieved August 28, 2019.

## External links

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* KYAR's official website
* Facility details for Facility ID 36844 (KYAR) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
* KYAR in Nielsen Audio's FM station database

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