KQKI-FM

KQKI-FM (95.3 FM, "KQKI 95.3") is an American radio station broadcasting a country music format. Licensed to Bayou Vista, Louisiana, United States, the station serves St. Mary Parish and surrounding areas. The station is currently owned by Teche Broadcasting Company.^[2]

KQKI-FM

Bayou Vista, Louisiana
Broadcast area	Morgan City, Louisiana
Frequency	95.3 MHz
Branding	KQKI 95.3
Programming
Format	Country
Ownership
Owner	Teche Broadcasting Company
History
First air date	1976 (49 years ago) (1976)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	64675
Class	C3
ERP	16,500 watts
HAAT	122 meters (400 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	29°39′28.00″N 91°17′41.00″W
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Website	http://www.kqki.com

The station is notable in that it plays an occasional song from the swamp pop genre inserted into their normal country music playlist. The station is an affiliate of the New Orleans Saints radio network.^[3]

History

KQKI-FM came onto the air in 1976 as a 3,000 watt station serving the St. Mary parish area in addition to their KQKI AM station already on the air. In 1995 they upgraded to their current 16,500 watt signal and closed permanently the AM station in 1996.^[4]