KYKZ

Country music radio station in Lake Charles, Louisiana

Lake Charles, Louisiana

Broadcast areaSouthwest Louisiana/Southeast TexasFrequency96.1 MHzBrandingKICKS 96ProgrammingFormatCountry^[1]AffiliationsWestwood OneOwnershipOwner

Cumulus Media
(Cumulus Licensing LLC)

Sister stations

KAOK, KBIU, KKGB, KQLKHistory

First air date

January 1976 (as KSNS)

Former call signs

KSNS (1976–1981)

Call sign meaning

play on the word "Kicks"Technical informationFacility ID38601ClassC1ERP100,000 wattsHAAT146 meters (479 ft)LinksWebcastListen LiveWebsitekykz.com

KYKZ (96.1 FM) is a country formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Lake Charles, Louisiana, serving Southwestern Louisiana.^[1] KYKZ is owned and operated by Cumulus Media.^[2] Its studios are located at 425 Broad Street in downtown Lake Charles and its transmitter is in Sulphur, Louisiana.

References

^ ^a ^b "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings. Retrieved June 15, 2015.
^ "KYKZ Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved June 15, 2015.

External links

Kicks 96 Online
KYKZ in the FCC FM station database
KYKZ in Nielsen Audio's FM station database

Radio stations in the Lake Charles, Louisiana, metropolitan area

By AM frequency

By FM frequency

88.3
88.7
89.1
89.5
89.7
90.3
91.1
92.1
92.9
96.1
97.9
99.5
101.3
102.1
103.3
104.1
104.9
106.1
107.5

LPFM	93.5 100.5 105.5
Translators	97.1 98.3 100.1 102.3

NOAA Weather Radio
frequency

162.400

By call sign

K246CK
K261EB
K272EI
KAOK
KBIU
KBYS
KEBL-LP
KELB-LP
KHB42
KHLA
KIOC
KITA
KJMH
KKGB
KLCJ
KLCL
KLVI
KOJO
KNGT
KPPM-LP
KQLK
KRLR
KRVS
KTSR
KTXB
KYBG
KYKZ
KYLC
KZWA
W252AQ

Defunct

KJEF (1290 AM)
KEZM (1310 AM)
KXZZ (1580 AM)

Nearby regions: Alexandria; Beaumont-Port Arthur; Fort Polk South; Houston; Lafayette

See also: List of radio stations in Louisiana

v t e Country radio stations in the state of Louisiana
Stations	Mainstream KCIL – Houma KEUN-FM – Eunice KJAE – Leesville KJLO-FM – Monroe KJNA-FM – Jena KLAA-FM – Tioga KMAR-FM – Winnsboro KMDL – Kaplan KMYY – Rayville KNGT – Lake Charles KQKI-FM – Bayou Vista KRMD-FM – Oil City KRRV-FM – Alexandria KSBH – Coushatta KVCL-FM – Winnfield KVVP - Leesville KWLV – Many KXKS-FM – Shreveport KXKZ – Ruston KYKZ – Lake Charles KWTG - Vidalia WBOX – Bogalusa WBOX-FM – Varnado WFPR - Hammond WHMD – Hammond WNOE-FM – New Orleans WTGE – Baton Rouge WUUU – Franklinton WYNK-FM – Baton Rouge Classic country KAPB-FM – Marksville KBKK – Ball KDBH-FM – Natchitoches KJVC – Mansfield KNCB-FM – Vivian KNOC - Natchitoches KOGM – Opelousas KQLK – DeRidder KRJO – Monroe KRLQ - Hodge KSIG - Crowley KVPI – Ville Platte KXKC – New Iberia WGUO – Reserve WJSH – Folsom
See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Louisiana

Country radio stations in the state of Louisiana

Stations

Mainstream: KCIL – Houma; KEUN-FM – Eunice; KJAE – Leesville; KJLO-FM – Monroe; KJNA-FM – Jena; KLAA-FM – Tioga; KMAR-FM – Winnsboro; KMDL – Kaplan; KMYY – Rayville; KNGT – Lake Charles; KQKI-FM – Bayou Vista; KRMD-FM – Oil City; KRRV-FM – Alexandria; KSBH – Coushatta; KVCL-FM – Winnfield; KVVP - Leesville; KWLV – Many; KXKS-FM – Shreveport; KXKZ – Ruston; KYKZ – Lake Charles; KWTG - Vidalia; WBOX – Bogalusa; WBOX-FM – Varnado; WFPR - Hammond; WHMD – Hammond; WNOE-FM – New Orleans; WTGE – Baton Rouge; WUUU – Franklinton; WYNK-FM – Baton Rouge

Classic country: KAPB-FM – Marksville; KBKK – Ball; KDBH-FM – Natchitoches; KJVC – Mansfield; KNCB-FM – Vivian; KNOC - Natchitoches; KOGM – Opelousas; KQLK – DeRidder; KRJO – Monroe; KRLQ - Hodge; KSIG - Crowley; KVPI – Ville Platte; KXKC – New Iberia; WGUO – Reserve; WJSH – Folsom

See also: adult contemporary; classic hits; college; country; news/talk; NPR; oldies; religious; rock; sports; top 40; urban; other radio stations in Louisiana

v t e Cumulus Media
AM radio stations	KAAY KABC KAOK KARN KBED KBGG KBOI KCMO KCSF KCUB KESP KFAY KFOG KFRU KGO KIKR KKAT KKOB KKOH KLIF KLIK KMAJ KMJ KNBR KNML KPUR KRMD KSFO KTBL KTCK KTCT KTIK KTOP KTUC KUGN KVOR KWPN KYNG WAAV WAPI WARM WAYS WBAP WBBF WBBW WCOA WDUZ¹ WFAS WFNC WFTW WGOC WGOK WGOW WGPC WHGB WHLD WICC WISW WJBC WJCW WJOX WJR WJRW WKY WLAW WLBY WLS WLTI WLWI WLZR WMAC WMSP WNAM WNML WOSH WPIC WPRO WPRV WRQX WRIE WSBA WSBN WSKO WSSO WTKA WTMA WTRX WUMP WVEL WVLK WVNN WWCK WXLM WXNT WXOK WXQW WXSM WYMB WYNN
FM radio stations	K279BI KAMO-FM KARN-FM KARX KATC-FM KATM KATT-FM KAYD-FM KBBM KBBQ-FM KBBY-FM KBCY KBEE KBER KBIU KBOI-FM KBUL-FM KBXR KCDD KCFX KCHZ KCJK KCMO-FM KDJK KDRF KDVV KEHK KENZ KGGO KHAY KHKI KHKK KHOP KHTB KHXS KHYT KIIM-FM KIPR KIZN KJJY KJMO KJOY KKEG KKFM KKGB KKGL KKMG KKND KKOB-FM KKPK KKWD KLAL KLUR KMAJ-FM KMCK-FM KMEZ KMGA KMGV KMJ-FM KMJJ-FM KMJK KNBR-FM KNEK-FM KNEV KNRQ KNSH KOBQ KOLI KOMS KOQL KPLA KPLX KPUR-FM KQFC KQHN KQIZ-FM KQLK KQRS-FM KQSM-FM KQXC-FM KQXL-FM KQXY-FM KRBE KRMD-FM KRMW KRRQ KRST KRUZ KSAN KSCS KSKS KSMB KSZR KTCK-FM KTCX KTLT KTOP-FM KUBL-FM KUJZ KURB KVMA-FM KVYB KWIC KWIN KWNN KWQW KWYE KWYL KXKC KXXR KYIS KYKZ KYYI KZEL-FM KZJF KZRK-FM WABD WAOA-FM WAQX-FM WARM-FM WBAP-FM WBHD WBHT WBLX-FM WBNQ WBSX WBWN WBZE WBZF WCMG WCTO WDAI WDEN-FM WDLT-FM WDUZ-FM¹ WDVD WDZZ-FM WEAN-FM WEAS-FM WEBE WEDG WEMX WFBE WFMS WFTK WFYR WGFX WGKX WGLF WGLO WGNI WGOW-FM WGRF WGRR WGVX WHBX WHHY-FM WHKR WHNN WHOT-FM WHRP WHTS WHTT-FM WILZ WIOG WIOV-FM WIVK-FM WIWF WIXO WIXV WJBC-FM WJCL-FM WJEZ WJJK WJOX-FM WJQX WJTQ WKDF WKHX-FM WKIM WKKO WKLQ WKOR-FM WKOS WKQX WKQZ WKRU WKSM WKXS-FM WLAV-FM WLAW-FM WLCS WLEV WLFF WLLF WLS-FM WLTO WLUP WLWI-FM WLXC WLXX WLZN WMAL-FM WMDH-FM WMEZ WMGB WMGL WMGS WMGU WMIM WMNX WMOS³ WMXS WMXT WMXU WNCV WNDX WNKT WNML-FM WNMQ WNNF WNNK-FM WNNX WNTQ WNTR WOFX-FM WOGB¹ WOGT WOKI WOMG WORC-FM WPEZ WPKR WPRO-FM WQGN-FM WQHZ WQKL WQLH¹ WQPD WQQK WQQO WQSM WQUT WQXA-FM WQXK WRBO WRCQ WRKN WROK-FM WRQN WRQQ WRRM WRRX WSEA WSJR WSKZ WSM-FM WSMS WSOX WSSX-FM WSYN WTCB WTNR WTPA-FM WTYB WUHT WVBO WVIB WVLK-FM WVNN-FM WWCK-FM WWFF-FM WWFN-FM WWFX WWIZ WWKI WWKL WWKX WWLD WWLI WWLS-FM WWWM WWQQ-FM WWSN WWTN WWWQ WWWW-FM WWWX WWWZ WXBM-FM WXFX WXKC WXKR WXKR-HD2/W264AK WXLO WXMX WXTA WXZZ WYFM WYNN-FM WYZB WZNS WZPL WZPW WZRH WZRR WZYP
Radio networks	Arkansas Radio Network CBS Sports Radio* Titans Radio Network Westwood One (see navpage)
Online assets	Country Weekly iHeartRadio¹
Television-related assets	Nash TV
Other assets	Broadcast Software International CumulusJobs.com San Francisco Giants (minority interest in LP)
See also	Citadel Broadcasting Cumulus Media Networks Susquehanna Radio Corporation
¹ = Owned by iHeartMedia; operated by Cumulus under an LMA. ³ = Operated by the Mohegan Sun under an LMA. * = Owned by Paramount Global, operated by Cumulus.