City Taft, Texas Branding 106.5 The Shark | Broadcast area Corpus Christi, Texas Frequency 106.5 MHz | |
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Slogan Corpus Christi's Modern Rock First air date 1996 (as KZTX at 106.1) | ||
KYRK (106.5 FM) is a radio station licensed to Taft, Texas, United States, the station serves the Corpus Christi area. The station is currently owned by Withers Family Holdings of Texas,LLC. Bogey Broadcasting, LLC from Corpus Christi, Texas entered into a Local Marketing Agreement with Pacific Broadcasting of Missouri LLC (now Withers Family Holdings) on April 15, 2011. Bogey Broadcasting also owns and operates two online radio stations. Retro361.fm and MyMusicNow.fm. Bogey Broadcasting is owned by Scott Holt. Mr. Holt is the former Operations Manager (2003-2010) of crosstown Convergent Broadcasting (KKPN 102.3, KAJE 107.3, KPUS 104.5).
The station signed on at 106.5 FM with 50,000 watts on July 15, 2011.
History
The station was assigned the call letters KZTX on September 5, 1984. On March 20, 1998, the station changed its call sign to KTKY. On April 26, 2011, the station changed its call sign to the current KYRK.
On October 9, 2014, KYRK flipped from classic hits to an alternative rock format, branded as "106.5 The Shark".
On May 3, 2015 the "Shark" alternative rock format moved to 94.7, and KYRK fell silent.
On May 20, 2015 KYRK adopted 94.7's old country format as "Rig Radio 106.5".
On July 22, 2015 KYRK returned to its "Shark" alternative rock format.