KDRK-FM (93.7 FM, "The Mountain") is a

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serving the

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area. The station broadcasts at 93.7 MHz with an

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of 64,000 watts. It is owned by

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, through licensee SMG-Spokane, LLC. KDRK is a Contemporary Country station known as "93.7 The Mountain" and plays today's hit country songs and mixes in familiar country music from the past. It is also carried on translator K296BJ, 107.1 in

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to serve Boundary County, as the area is very mountainous and the main signal is blocked. KDRK-FM was formerly known as "Cat Country 94" and "93.7 The Cat". It initially was started in December 1965 as KDNC-FM, the sister station to KDNC 1440 AM. It is one of seven local Spokane FM radio stations heard across

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to subscribers of the

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service. On October 11, 2011 at 6 AM, after playing " Go Rest High on That Mountain" by

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, the station dropped "The Cat" and began stunting with the bell from " Hell's Bells" by

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, a ticking clock, an announcer saying "KDRK Spokane, Mission Control T-minus _ minutes", and clips of songs from ''

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'' and ''

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''. At 11 AM, the station relaunched their country format as "93.7 The Mountain". The first song as The Mountain was " How Do You Like Me Now?!" by

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. On September 30, 2019,

completed its acquisition of the

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properties.

National radio shows

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with

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Previous logo

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References

External links

FCC History Cards for KDRK-FM
{{coord, 47.570, N, 117.083, W, type:landmark_region:US_source:FCC, display=title DRK-FM Radio stations established in 1975 1975 establishments in Washington (state)