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KYAR (98.3 FM) is a
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licensed to
Lorena, Texas Lorena is a small city in McLennan County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,785 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Waco Metropolitan Statistical Area. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total are ...
. The station airs a
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format and is owned by Red-C Apostolate.


History

The station began broadcasting on April 10, 1976, as KMCS in Gatesville. It originally aired
country A country is a distinct part of the world, such as a state, nation, or other political entity. When referring to a specific polity, the term "country" may refer to a sovereign state, state with limited recognition, constituent country, ...
and
easy listening Easy listening (including mood music) is a popular music genre and radio format that was most popular during the 1950s to the 1970s. It is related to middle of the road (MOR) music and encompasses instrumental recordings of standards, hit s ...
music and was owned by George W. McClarin alongside
KCLW KCLW (900 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a Classic Country music format. It is licensed to Hamilton, Texas, United States. History Clyde L. Weatherby founded the radio station in 1948. The station was assigned the call letters KOES on ...
(900 AM). After a 1978 sale attempt to Lowell Duncan was not consummated, McClarin found his buyer in Monarch Communications Systems, which purchased the station for $115,000, plus $10,000 for a
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. 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. Monarch had filed to change the call letters to KPEP during this time. A receiver was appointed; in September, broadcasting resumed. KPEP aired the same country format as KMCS-FM had.
Broadcasting/Cablecasting Yearbook 1983
', Broadcasting/Cablecasting, 1983. p. B-237. Retrieved August 25, 2019.

Broadcasting/Cablecasting Yearbook 1988
', Broadcasting/Cablecasting, 1988. p. B-273. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
In 1983, the station was sold to C.D.L.R. Communications for $150,000. On August 22, 1988, its call sign was changed to KHQS. KHQS aired a
Christian contemporary Contemporary Christian music (CCM), also known as Christian pop, and occasionally inspirational music, is a genre of modern popular music, and an aspect of Christian media, which is lyrically focused on matters related to the Christian faith an ...
format. In 1989, the station was sold to Gaylon W. Christie for $50,000, and on July 13, 1989, its call sign was changed to KRYL. The station returned to airing a country format. In 1991, it was sold to LDR Broadcasting for $125,000. KRYL adopted a
classic rock Classic rock is a radio format that developed from the album-oriented rock (AOR) format in the early 1980s. In the United States, it comprises rock music ranging generally from the mid-1960s through the early-1990s, primarily focusing on comm ...
format in 1998. In 1999, the station was sold to Capstar,
Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2000
',
Broadcasting & Cable ''Broadcasting & Cable'' (''B&C'', or ''Broadcasting+Cable'') was a telecommunications industry monthly trade magazine and, later, news website published by Future US. Founded in 1931 as ''Broadcasting'', subsequent mergers, acquisitions and ...
, 2000. p. D-437. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
and on September 17, 1999, its call sign was changed to KASZ. The station continued to air a classic rock format.
Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2002-2003
',
Broadcasting & Cable ''Broadcasting & Cable'' (''B&C'', or ''Broadcasting+Cable'') was a telecommunications industry monthly trade magazine and, later, news website published by Future US. Founded in 1931 as ''Broadcasting'', subsequent mergers, acquisitions and ...
, 2002-2003. p. D-439. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
In 2003, the station was sold to
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for $100,000, and on March 21, 2003 its call sign was changed to KVLZ. It adopted a Christian contemporary format, as an affiliate of
K-Love K-Love (stylized as K-LOVE) is an American Christian radio network. Owned by the Educational Media Foundation (EMF), a non-profit Christian ministry, it primarily broadcasts contemporary Christian music. As of June 2019, the network's progr ...
. On February 15, 2006, the station's call sign was changed to KYAR, and it became an affiliate of
Air1 Air1 is an American Christian radio network owned by the Educational Media Foundation (EMF), a non-profit Christian ministry. It primarily broadcasts contemporary worship music, and is a sister to the EMF's K-Love network. History On July 15, ...
. In 2010, the station's city of license was changed to
Lorena, Texas Lorena is a small city in McLennan County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,785 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Waco Metropolitan Statistical Area. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total are ...
and its transmitter was moved to a location between Lorena and
Hewitt, Texas Hewitt is a city in McLennan County, Texas, United States. The population was 16,026 at the 2020 census, making it the second largest city in the county. It is part of the Waco Metropolitan Statistical Area. History The community of Hewitt was ...
. In 2016, KYAR was sold to Red-C Apostolate for $495,000, and it adopted a Catholic format.Jacobson, Adam.
Transactions Today: DLC Media, Zimmer Radio
, ''Radio & Television Business Report''. October 19, 2016. Retrieved August 28, 2019.


Simulcast

RED-C Catholic Radio is also heard on 88.5 KEDC in
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and 107.9 KINF-LP in
Palestine, Texas Palestine ( ) is a city in and the County seat, seat of Anderson County, Texas, Anderson County in the U.S. state of Texas. It was named after Palestine, Illinois, by preacher Daniel Parker (Baptist), Daniel Parker, who had migrated from that ...
.


References


External links


KYAR's official website
{{Religious Radio Stations in Texas Catholic radio stations Radio stations established in 1976 1976 establishments in Texas
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