KSYL

KSYL
Broadcast areaGreater Alexandria
Frequency970 kHz
BrandingTalkradio 970 AM
Programming
Language(s)English
FormatNews Talk Information
AffiliationsCBS News Radio
Bloomberg Radio
Compass Media Networks
Genesis Communications Network
Premiere Networks
Radio America
USA Radio Network
Westwood One
Ownership
Owner
  • Cenla Broadcasting
  • (Cenla Broadcasting Licensing Company, LLC)
KDBS, KKST, KQID-FM, KRRV-FM, KZMZ
History
First air date
1962 (62 years ago) (1962)
Call sign meaning
from first name of founder Sylvan Fox
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID9750
ClassD
Power1,000 watts day
120 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
31°19′35″N 92°29′22″W / 31.32639°N 92.48944°W / 31.32639; -92.48944
Translator(s)104.9 K285HF (Alexandria)[2]
Repeater(s)100.3 KRRV-HD3 (Alexandria)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
Websiteksyl.com

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.[3] Its studios and transmitter are located separately in Alexandria.

The station was founded by the late Sylvan Robert Fox,[4] not the Sylvan Fox associated with Newsday, a newspaper on Long Island. The KSYL callsign was inspired by Fox's first name.

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  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KSYL". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "FM Query Results -- Audio Division (FCC) USA". Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  3. ^ "KSYL Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  4. ^ "Rosalyn Fay Rosenfield Fox (1929–2011)". tributes.com. Retrieved July 31, 2012.