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 The WBAP/KSCS shared facility in Arlington, Texas | |
| Broadcast area | Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex |
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| Frequency | 96.3 MHz (HD Radio) |
| Branding | New Country 96.3 |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English |
| Format | Country radio |
| Subchannels | HD2: News/talk (KLIF simulcast) |
| Affiliations | |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| KLIF, KPLX, KTCK, KTCK-FM, WBAP, WBAP-FM | |
| History | |
First air date | 1949 |
Former call signs | WBAP-FM (1949–1973) |
Former frequencies | 100.5 MHz (1949–1955) |
Call sign meaning | "Silver Country Stereo" |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 71201 |
| Class | C |
| ERP | 100,000 watts |
| HAAT | 478 meters (1,568 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 32°35′15″N 97°57′59″W / 32.58750°N 97.96639°W |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | |
| Website | newcountry963.com |
KSCS (96.3 FM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Fort Worth, Texas, and serving the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. The station is owned by Cumulus Media and broadcasts a hot country music radio format. The studios are in the Victory Park district in Dallas just north of downtown. KSCS and sister station WBAP are responsible for activation of the North Texas Emergency Alert System when hazardous weather alerts, disaster area declarations, and AMBER Alerts for child abductions are issued.[2]
KSCS has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 100,000 watts. The transmitter is off Mansfield Road in Cedar Hill, Texas, amid the towers for other FM and TV stations.[3] KSCS uses HD Radio technology; its HD2 digital subchannel carries the news/talk programming of KLIF (570 AM).
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for KSCS". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "Dallas Fort Worth Local Plan" (PDF). Texas Association of Broadcasters. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 4, 2008. Retrieved May 5, 2008.
- ^ "KSCS-FM 96.3 MHz - Fort Worth, TX". radio-locator.com.