KCON (92.7
MHz
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) is an
FM radio station
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broadcasting an
adult hits format. Licensed to
Vilonia, Arkansas
Vilonia is a city in Faulkner County, Arkansas, United States. Its population was 4,288 in 2020 and estimated at 4,429 in 2021, up from 3,815 at the 2010 census and 2,106 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Central Arkansas region.
History
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, United States, it serves the Little Rock area. The station is currently owned by East Arkansas Broadcasters, through licensee EAB of Morrilton, LLC. Its studios are in
Conway
Conway may refer to:
Places
United States
* Conway, Arkansas
* Conway County, Arkansas
* Lake Conway, Arkansas
* Conway, Florida
* Conway, Iowa
* Conway, Kansas
* Conway, Louisiana
* Conway, Massachusetts
* Conway, Michigan
* Conway Townshi ...
, and the transmitter is in
Magness.
History
KCON started out in 1984 as KTOD-FM. Known as "The Voice of Toadsuck Country", it aired a country music format. Over the years, the station also played an adult contemporary music format in 1992, before changing to its current sports format. The call sign was changed to KASR, for "Arkansas Sports Radio", in 1996.
Effective April 30, 2021, Creative Media sold KASR to East Arkansas Broadcasters for $525,000.
With no change in format or imaging, the call letters were switched with
KCON (99.3 FM) in
Atkins Atkins may refer to:
People
* Atkins (surname)
Places in the United States
* Atkins, Arkansas, a city
* Atkins, Iowa, a city
* Atkins, an unincorporated community in Bossier Parish, Louisiana
* Atkins, Nebraska, an unincorporated community
* Atk ...
on August 1, 2021, placing the KCON designation closer to Conway, where
an AM station had previously used them.
References
External links
Jack FM stations
Adult hits radio stations in the United States
CON (FM)
Radio stations established in 1985
1985 establishments in Arkansas
Faulkner County, Arkansas
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