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KMCK-FM

Coordinates: 36°11′7″N 94°17′49″W / 36.18528°N 94.29694°W / 36.18528; -94.29694
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KMCK-FM
Broadcast areaNorthwest Arkansas including Fayetteville and Bentonville
Frequency105.7 MHz
BrandingPower 105.7
Programming
FormatTop 40 (CHR)
AffiliationsWestwood One
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
1947; 77 years ago (1947)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID64630
ClassC1
ERP100,000 watts
HAAT145 meters (476 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
36°11′7″N 94°17′49″W / 36.18528°N 94.29694°W / 36.18528; -94.29694
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
Websitepower1057.com

KMCK-FM (105.7 MHz) is a commercial radio station broadcasting a top 40 (CHR) radio format. The station is licensed to Prairie Grove, Arkansas, and serves Northwest Arkansas. It is known as "Power 105.7" and is owned by Cumulus Media.[2]

KMCK has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 100,000 watts, the maximum for non-grandfathered FM stations. The transmitter is off Liberty Avenue in Tontitown, Arkansas.[3] Its signal reaches parts of Arkansas, Oklahoma and Missouri.

History

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It signed on the air in 1947 as KUOA-FM, owned by John Brown University in Siloam Springs, Arkansas.[4] It was originally powered at 2,600 watts, a fraction of its current output.

The station was previously known as “Night Flight 106” and later “K106” in 1981 running a Top 40 format. In the mid-1980s, the station’s format was updated to Hot Adult Contemporary. The station returned back to its Top 40 format on July 30, 1989.

References

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  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KMCK-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "KMCK-FM Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. ^ Radio-Locator.com/KMCK-FM
  4. ^ Information from Broadcasting Yearbook 1950 page 78
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