KPKY

KPKY (94.9 FM, "94.9 & 104.5 The Pick"^{[2][verification needed]}) is a commercial radio station located in Pocatello, Idaho.^[3][4] KPKY airs a classic rock music format.^{[citation needed]}

KPKY

Pocatello, Idaho
Broadcast area	Pocatello, Idaho Idaho Falls, Idaho
Frequency	94.9 MHz
Branding	94.9 & 104.5 The Pick
Programming
Format	Classic rock
Affiliations	Compass Media Networks United Stations Radio Networks Utah Jazz Radio Network
Ownership
Owner	Rich Broadcasting (Rich Broadcasting Idaho LS, LLC)
History
First air date	1975 (1975) (as KSIH)
Former call signs	KSIH (1975–1980)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	30246
Class	C
ERP	100,000 watts
HAAT	306 meters (1,004 ft)
Repeater(s)	104.5 KZKY (Ucon)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	pickidaho.com

Ownership

In October 2007, a deal was reached for KPKY to be acquired by Gap Broadcasting II LLC (Samuel Weller, president) from Clear Channel Communications as part of a 57 station deal with a total reported sale price of $74.78 million.^[5] What eventually became GapWest Broadcasting was folded into Townsquare Media on August 13, 2010;^[6] Townsquare, in turn, sold its Idaho Falls–Pocatello stations to Rich Broadcasting in 2011.^[7]

History

Through the later 1980s, KPKY was branded as “95 Alive”^{[3][verification needed]} with a Top 40 format.^{[citation needed]} By 1991, the station rebranded as “The New Y95”^{[citation needed]} and then changed to “Oldies 94.9” by 1993.^{[8][verification needed]} By the late 1990s, the station had rebranded as “Kool 94.9” with a Classic Hits format.^{[citation needed]} In the earlier 2000s^{[citation needed]}, the station became simply known as “94 Nine” with Classic Rock.^{[4][verification needed]} In 2018 the station rebranded to 94.9 & 104.5 The Pick.

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