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KSYL
KSYL (970 AM) is an American radio station broadcasting a News Talk Information format. Licensed to Alexandria, Louisiana, United States, the station is currently owned by Cenla Broadcasting.[2] Its studios and transmitter are located separately in Alexandria.
| Broadcast area | Greater Alexandria |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 970 kHz |
| Branding | Talkradio 970 AM |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English |
| Format | News Talk Information |
| Affiliations | CBS News Radio Bloomberg Radio Compass Media Networks Genesis Communications Network Premiere Networks Radio America USA Radio Network Westwood One |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| KDBS, KKST, KQID-FM, KRRV-FM, KZMZ | |
| History | |
First air date | 1962 |
Call sign meaning | from first name of founder Sylvan Fox |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 9750 |
| Class | D |
| Power | 1,000 watts day 120 watts night |
Transmitter coordinates | 31°19′35″N 92°29′22″W / 31.32639°N 92.48944°W |
| Translator(s) | 104.9 K285HF (Alexandria)[1] |
| Repeater(s) | 100.3 KRRV-HD3 (Alexandria) |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | ksyl.com |
The station was founded by the late Sylvan Robert Fox,[3] not the Sylvan Fox associated with Newsday, a newspaper on Long Island. The KSYL callsign was inspired by Fox's first name.
References edit
- ^ "FM Query Results -- Audio Division (FCC) USA". Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
- ^ "KSYL Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ "Rosalyn Fay Rosenfield Fox (1929-2011)". tributes.com. Retrieved July 31, 2012.
External links edit
- KSYL in the FCC AM station database
- KSYL in Nielsen Audio's AM station database