KLAK (97.5 FM) is a

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licensed to Tom Bean, Texas, serving the

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region and the northeast portions of the

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. The station broadcasts an

adult contemporary Adult contemporary music (AC) is a form of radio-played popular music, ranging from 1960s vocal and 1970s soft rock music to predominantly ballad-heavy music of the 1980s to the present day, with varying degrees of easy listening, pop, soul ...

format, with current-day music and re-currents within the station's playlist. The station's studios are located in

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, with its transmitter southeast of Tom Bean.

History

KLAK started broadcasting on the 104.9 FM frequency on October 17, 1983, licensed to Denison, Texas, as a

soft adult contemporary Adult contemporary music (AC) is a form of radio-played popular music, ranging from 1960s vocal and 1970s soft rock music to predominantly ballad-heavy music of the 1980s to the present day, with varying degrees of easy listening, pop, soul ...

format branded as ''K-LAKE 105''. It moved to its present 97.5 FM frequency on May 12, 1987, and was renamed as ''97.5 K-LAKE FM''. The station rebranded as ''97.5 KLAK'' in 2006. In November 2016, KLAK expanded towards a variety hits format with the addition of more

Hot AC Adult contemporary music (AC) is a form of radio-played popular music, ranging from 1960s vocal and 1970s soft rock music to predominantly ballad-heavy music of the 1980s to the present day, with varying degrees of easy listening, pop, soul, ...

songs. Four years later, KLAK gradually evolved to Hot AC full-time. This lasted for almost two years until August 30, 2022, when the station began stunting with station identifications and TM Studios jingles with the background of radio static for a short time, which led to the station's return to its "K-Lake" name and normal

format.

Programming

Besides music, KLAK's programming consists of

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s (through

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) and

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. The Sandy Show broadcasts every weekday morning at 5 am-9 am while Alan Freemont broadcasts at 2pm-6pm weekdays. KLAK airs McKinney ISD

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broadcasts on Thursday and Friday evenings during the high school football season.

References

External links

KLAK official websiteDFW Radio/TV History
* Mainstream adult contemporary radio stations in the United States LAK Radio stations established in 1983 Alpha Media radio stations {{Texas-radio-station-stub