KYCS (95.1 FM) is a

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station broadcasting from Rock Springs, Wyoming. The station signed on in 1986, as the first sister station of KUGR, which had been broadcasting for ten years at the time. Like its sister stations, the station is currently owned by Wagonwheel Communications Corporation. Music on KYCS is primarily satellite fed. The network, known as

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, hosts numerous DJs throughout the day, including a morning show. The network is part of

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, formerly ABC Radio Networks. KYCS celebrated its twenty first year of broadcasting in 2007. The station often broadcasts local events, such as an annual blood drive between Green River High School, and Rock Springs High School KYCS is one of several local stations that broadcast school closures as well.

History

KYCS first came to air in

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, as the second station in the Radio Network group. It was and continues to be owned by Alan Harris through Wagonwheel Communications. KYCS was part of a study to add a new radio station to

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, which was requesting an opportunity to move to

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. The station had to consider adjacent frequencies, of which KYCS was one. That station became

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on 98.1.

Signal

Like its sister stations, KYCS broadcasts from a tower located on Wilkins Peak, which is just outside Rock Springs. The 11,500 watt signal reaches into parts of northern

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to the south. To the west, the station reaches Evanston before fading out completely. To the east, Rawlins receives fringe coverage. KYCS can be heard as far north as the Wind River mountain range. The tower for KYCS is above sea level on Wilkins Peak.

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