KIKT

KIKT

Cooper, Texas
Broadcast area	Greenville, Texas and Vicinity
Frequency	93.5 MHz
Branding	93.5 The Coyote
Programming
Format	Country music
Affiliations	Today's Best Country (Citadel)
Ownership
Owner	Christie Lynn Tate and Jonathan Tate Ellis (E Radio Network, LLC)
Sister stations	KGVL
History
First air date	August 16, 1979; 45 years ago (1979-08-16)
Former call signs	KGVL-FM (1984)
Call sign meaning	KIcK of Texas
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	21597
Class	C3
ERP	18,000 watts
HAAT	119.4 meters
Transmitter coordinates	33°13′16.00″N 95°41′20.00″W
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Website	eradio935.com

KIKT (93.5 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a country music format. Licensed to Cooper, Texas, United States, the station serves the Greenville, Hunt County area. The station is owned by Christie Lynn Tate and Jonathan Tate Ellis, through licensee E Radio Network, LLC.^[2]

History

KIKT is owned by E Radio Network, LLC and the station is located in Greenville, Texas. The station went on the air as KGVL-FM on 1984-04-02. On 1984-09-04, the station changed its call sign to the current KIKT.^[3]

Has aired different formats, including top 40 in the past. DJs who moved on to major market airwaves include Walt "the Trooper" Troup (KSCS/Dallas), Trey Elliot (KRSR Dallas) and Mike Sheppard (KRSR, KVIL, KZPS, 95.9 The Ranch/ Dallas), Brian Kulis (KVIL Dallas, Sportsradio with Mike Golic Phoenix, Kool FM Denver, KOA traffic Denver, The Doc Washburn National Podcast Talk Show).

With the recent change of logo and motto, "Hometown Radio" KIKT-FM was known as KIK-FM and played a variety of Country favorites.

KIK-FM carried on the tradition of broadcasting local events such as the Annual Rally Around Greenville, Greenville's Business Expo, Greenville Lions Friday Night Lights Tailgate Parties. Currently KIKT carries local area sports as well as local area events.

Cumulus Media announced on June 19, 2009 that it will sell its Greenville cluster (including KIKT) to KGVL Radio, LLC. One year later on June 29, 2010, KGVL Radio, LLC, announced that he would resell the station along with sister station KGVL back to Cumulus.^[4]

KIKT was then sold to Hunt County Radio, LLC along with KGVL shortly after Cumulus resumed control. KIKT was then renamed "93.5 The Coyote" Continuing the Country Format.

On October 16, 2017, Hunt County Radio, LLC agreed to sell KIKT and KGVL to E Radio Network, LLC in an all cash transaction. On November 1, 2017, E Radio Network assumed programming control of KIKT 93.5 FM and KGVL 1400 AM. The sale was consummated on March 14, 2018 at a price of $550,000.

References

1. "Facility Technical Data for KIKT". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
2. "93.5 The Coyote". Retrieved 24 February 2018.
3. "KIKT Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
4. "Local radio stations change hands again".

External links

• Facility details for Facility ID 775674 (KIKT) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• KIKT in Nielsen Audio's FM station database