KYYS

This article is about an AM station in Kansas City, Kansas. For the FM station in Kansas City, Missouri, formerly known as KYYS between 1974 and 1998, see KCKC. For the FM station in Kansas City, Missouri, formerly known as KYYS between 1998 and 2008, see KZPT.
KYYS
Broadcast areaKansas City, Missouri
Frequency1250 kHz
BrandingLa X 1250 AM
Programming
FormatRegional Mexican
Ownership
Owner
OperatorReyes Media Group
History
First air date
1927
Former call signs
  • WREN (1927–1999)[1]
  • KKGM (1999–2000)
  • KXTR (2000–2001)
  • KWSJ (2001–2002)
  • KKHK (2002–2008)
Call sign meaning
"Parked" from the current KZPT
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID73938
ClassB
Power
  • 25,000 watts day
  • 3,700 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
39°11′06″N 94°27′28″W / 39.18500°N 94.45778°W / 39.18500; -94.45778
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
Websitex1250.com

KYYS (1250 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a regional Mexican format. The station is licensed to Kansas City, Kansas, United States. It is currently owned by Audacy, Inc. and operations are under an LMA with Reyes Media Group.

  1. ^ Lippman, Leopold (February 23, 1958). "Some Radio Call Letters With a Message". The New York Times. Dog lovers can hear the familiar WOOF in Dothan, Ala., and bird-watchers look to Topeka, Kan., for a WREN, or to Oakland, Calif., for a KROW.
  2. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KYYS". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.