KPKY (94.9
FM, "94.9 & 104.5 The Pick") is a commercial
radio station
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located in
Pocatello, Idaho
Pocatello () is the county seat of and the largest city in Bannock County, Idaho, Bannock County, with a small portion on the Fort Hall Indian Reservation in neighboring Power County, Idaho, Power County, containing the city's airport. It is t ...
.
KPKY airs a
classic rock
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music format
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.
Ownership
In October 2007, a deal was reached for KPKY to be acquired by Gap Broadcasting II LLC (Samuel Weller, president) from
Clear Channel Communications
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as part of a 57 station deal with a total reported sale price of $74.78 million.
What eventually became
GapWest Broadcasting
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was folded into
Townsquare Media
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on August 13, 2010;
Townsquare, in turn, sold its
Idaho Falls
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–Pocatello stations to Rich Broadcasting in 2011.
History
Through the later 1980s, KPKY was branded as “95 Alive”
and then changed to “Oldies 94.9” by 1993.
, the station became simply known as “94 Nine” with Classic Rock.
In 2018 the station rebranded to 94.9 & 104.5 The Pick.
Previous logo
References
External links
Official websiteFlash Streamm3u Stream
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Classic rock radio stations in the United States
Radio stations established in 1975
1975 establishments in Idaho
Pocatello, Idaho
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