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Broadcast area | Tulsa, Oklahoma |
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Frequency | 97.1 MHz |
Branding | The Sports Animal |
Programming | |
Format | Sports |
Affiliations | ESPN Radio |
Ownership | |
Owner | KMMY, Inc. |
KITO-FM, KYAL, KEOJ | |
History | |
First air date | January 19, 1984 (as KRLQ) |
Former call signs | KRLQ (1984–1990) KKWK (1988–1991) KMMY (1991–2006) [1] |
Technical information [2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 35141 |
Class | C |
ERP | 100,000 watts |
HAAT | 600 meters (1969 feet) |
Transmitter coordinates | 35°15′35″N95°25′52″W / 35.25972°N 95.43111°W |
Repeater(s) | 101.1 KEOJ (Caney, Kansas) |
Links | |
Public license information | |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | sportsanimalradio |
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