KKYA

KKYA (93.1 FM, "Hot Country 93.1") is a radio station licensed to serve Yankton, South Dakota. The station is owned and licensed by Riverfront Broadcasting LLC. It airs a country music format.^[2]

KKYA

Yankton, South Dakota
Broadcast area	Yankton-Vermillion
Frequency	93.1 MHz
Branding	Hot Country 93.1
Programming
Format	Country
Ownership
Owner	Riverfront Broadcasting LLC (Riverfront Broadcasting LLC)
Sister stations	KYNT
History
Call sign meaning	KKYAnkton
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	60863
Class	C1
ERP	100,000 watts
HAAT	143 meters (469 feet)
Transmitter coordinates	42°43′49″N 97°24′13″W
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Website	http://www.hotcountry931.com/

The station was assigned the KKYA call letters by the Federal Communications Commission.^[3]

History

On September 29, 1982, the station was taken off the air temporarily when lightning struck the transmitter building which damaged the ducting and allowed water into the transmission equipment.^[4] At the time, the transmitter building was located 10 miles south of Yankton in Nebraska at the intersection of Highway 81 and Nebraska Highway 12. KKYA continues to broadcast from the same site south of Yankton, with studios and offices located in downtown Yankton.

Ownership

In February 2008, Riverfront Broadcasting LLC reached an agreement with NRG Media to purchase this station as part of a six station deal.^[5][6]