KYRK (106.5 FM) is a

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to Taft, Texas, and serving the

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. It airs an

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format and is owned by Withers Family Texas Holdings, LP. It uses the moniker "Bandtango," a brand and sound image concept of Mike Quinn and Bandtango Inc., a

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entertainment technology company. KYRK is a Class C2 station with an

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(ERP) of 50,000

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s. The

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is on Avenue B near 8th Street in Ingleside.

History

The station was assigned the call letters KZTX on September 5, 1984. On March 20, 1998, the station changed its call sign to KTKY. On April 26, 2011, the station changed its call sign to the current KYRK. The station moved to 106.5 FM with 50,000 watts on July 15, 2011. On October 9, 2014, KYRK flipped from classic hits to an

format, branded as "106.5 The Shark". On May 3, 2015, the "Shark" alternative rock format moved to 94.7 in Corpus Christi, and the 106.5 frequency fell silent. On May 20, 2015, 106.5 KYRK adopted 94.7's previous

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format as "Rig Radio 106.5". On July 22, 2015, KYRK returned to its "Shark" alternative rock format. On August 10, 2021, KYRK relaunched under the new brand "106.5 BANDTANGO Radio New Alternative First" an alternative music format.

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* YRK Alternative rock radio stations in the United States Modern rock radio stations in the United States {{Texas-radio-station-stub