The Spy is an

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, headquartered in

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, that specializes in

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and

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. The station is closely affiliated with

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, which broadcasts The Spy's digital stream daily from 7 PM to 5 AM on their FM airwaves (91.7FM Oklahoma City, 107.5FM

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, 88.3FM Stillwater, 94.9FM

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). In addition to the alternative rock that is normally played on The Spy, the station also broadcasts over a dozen weekly programs dedicated to particular musical genres, including

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, red dirt,

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, New Wave,

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, all-

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, and more.

History

In 1998, Ferris O'Brien took over as the

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at 93.7 The Spy ( KSPI-FM in Stillwater). When station owners took The Spy off the air in 2001, Ferris secured ownership of the brand and moved it to Oklahoma City. In 2002,

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launched a deep alternative format radio station (KSYY, now

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) and asked O'Brien to take the helm. The station was reformatted in June 2004, but O'Brien kept “Spy Radio” on the air as a once weekly specialty show on KATT 100.5 The Katt. In 2009, O'Brien began operating 105.3 FM in a lease marketing agreement with Citadel and relaunched The Spy. When a purchase agreement feel through in December 2010, he took the station completely digital at thespyfm.com. In 2012, The Spy and KOSU established a new partnership that allowed The Spy to return to the FM dial.

References

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