KWYS (AM)

KWYS (920 AM) is a radio station licensed to serve West Yellowstone, Montana. The station is owned by Radio West, LLC. It airs an oldies/classic hits music format.^[2]

KWYS

West Yellowstone, Montana
Frequency	920 kHz
Branding	920 KWYS
Programming
Format	Oldies/Classic hits
Ownership
Owner	Radio West, LLC
History
First air date	December 20, 1967
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	24434
Class	D
Power	1,000 watts (day) 38 watts (night)
Transmitter coordinates	44°38′56″N 111°05′50″W
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS

The stations studios are located at 303 Canyon Street, in West Yellowstone. The transmitter site is south of town, on Broadcast Trail Road, near the west gate to Yellowstone National Park.

The station was assigned the KWYS call letters by the Federal Communications Commission.^[3][4]

Ownership

In March 2007, Denver-based Blue Point Media announced that it was set to merge with KWYS owner Chaparral Broadcasting Inc.^[5] Chaparral Broadcasting also owns four other radio stations in Wyoming as well as three stations in Idaho.

On March 25, 2009, an application was filed with the FCC to transfer control of KWYS (AM) from Chaparral to Radio West, LLC, which is controlled by Richard and Joyce Howe. This application was granted by the FCC, and the Howes now operate the station.

The current ownership report is located here.