KECO

KECO (96.5 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a country music format.^[3] The station is licensed to Elk City, Oklahoma, United States, and is owned by Paragon Communications, Inc.^[4]

KECO

Elk City, Oklahoma United States
Broadcast area	Southwestern Oklahoma
Frequency	96.5 FM MHz
Branding	"96.5 KECO"
Programming
Format	Country
Affiliations	FOX News Radio[1]
Ownership
Owner	Blake Brewer (Paragon Communications, Inc.)
Sister stations	KADS, KXOO
History
First air date	July 20, 1982 (43 years ago) (1982-07-20)
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	51564
Class	C1
ERP	100,000 watts
HAAT	210 meters (690 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	35°24′22.10″N 99°29′55.30″W
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen live
Website	www.kecofm.com

History

KECO began broadcasting on July 20, 1982; it was a country music station owned by Ronca Broadcasting,^[5] a company controlled by Elk City farmer Ron Sewell. Ronca sold KECO to John B. Walton in 1984; Walton had previously been the licensee of KIKX in Tucson, Arizona, which had lost its FCC license and left the air in 1982 after a kidnapping hoax.^[6] Walton sold a stake in the station to Dean Peninger, the general manager of Elk City station KADS, then sold it back to Sewell for assumption of debts in 1986.^[7]

Paragon Broadcasting, a company of Mary Ann and Cletis Killiam, acquired KECO from Ronca Broadcasting in 1992.^[8] Paragon owned the station for two years, selling to Brooks Brewer in 1994; Brewer owned the construction permit for KZRU (later on air as KXOO) as well as KOKL in Okmulgee.^[9]