KADA (1230
kHz
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, "Pirate Radio 102.3") is an
AM radio station
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broadcasting a
modern rock
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...
format. Licensed to
Ada, Oklahoma
Ada is a city in and the county seat of Pontotoc County, Oklahoma, Pontotoc County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 16,481 at the 2020 United States census. The city was named for Ada Reed, the daughter of an early settler, and was in ...
, United States, the station (and its sister stations,
KADA-FM 99.3,
KYKC 100.1,
KCNP 89.5,
KXFC 105.5, and
KTLS 106.5) are owned by The
Chickasaw Nation
The Chickasaw Nation () is a federally recognized Indigenous nation with headquarters in Ada, Oklahoma, in the United States. The Chickasaw Nation descends from an Indigenous population historically located in the southeastern United States, in ...
.
History
KADA was a charter member of the Oklahoma Network when it was formed in 1937.
On January 1, 2018, KADA changed formats from sports to active rock, branded as "Pirate Radio 102.3" (simulcast on FM translator K272FW/102.3-Ada).
Rock 102.3 Pirate Radio Rises in Ada
Radioinsight - February 2, 2018
Translators
Notable programs
*''10:15 Club'', with disc jockey Dan Owen (Owens), 1950
*''Homemakers Music,'' with disc jockey Monte Bell, 1949–1954
*''Just for Ladies'', with disc jockey Betty Hughes Nolen, 1950
*''Melody Roundup'', with disc jockey Dan Owen (Owens), 1948
*''Mystery Matinee'', with disc jockey George P. Miller, 1949
*''Songs of Range Capers'', with disc jockey Bill Little, 1947
*''Songs of the Range'', with disc jockey Monte Bell, 1949–1954[Sies, Luther F. ''Encyclopedia of American Radio 1920-1960.'' Jefferson, NC:McFarland, 2000.]
*The Old Gold Review, with Rick Cody
*Trading Post
Notable on-air personalities
*Douglas Edwards, newscaster, 1950s
*Monte Bell, sportscaster, 1951–1954
*Hilary Fry, newscaster, 1942
*Frank Hawkinson, newscaster, 1939
* Lillard Lee Hill Jr., newscaster, 1942
*Weldon Stomps - newscaster, 1942.
General Managers
* Jerry Spencer
* Bill Huddleston - 1978-1984
* Roger Harris - 1984 to present
References
External links
Pirate Radio 102.3 Twitter
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Native American radio
Chickasaw Nation
Radio stations established in 1946
Ada, Oklahoma
1946 establishments in Oklahoma
Modern rock radio stations in the United States
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