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KDKS-FM

Blanchard, Louisiana United States
Broadcast area	Shreveport-Bossier City
Frequency	102.1 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding	"102.1 KDKS"
Programming
Language(s)	English
Format	Urban adult contemporary
Affiliations	Premiere Networks
Ownership
Owner	Alpha Media LLC (Alpha Media Licensee LLC)
Sister stations	KBTT, KLKL, KOKA, KTAL-FM
History
First air date	September 30, 1998 (26 years ago) (1998-09-30) (as KRVQ)
Former call signs	KRVQ (1998–2000)
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	16436
Class	C3
ERP	20,000 watts
HAAT	112 meters (367 ft)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	kdks.fm

KDKS-FM (102.1 MHz, "102.1 KDKS") is an American radio station licensed to Blanchard, Louisiana. The station broadcasts an urban adult contemporary format. The station serves the Shreveport–Bossier City metropolitan area. The station is owned by Alpha Media LLC, through licensee Alpha Media Licensee LLC. Its studios are located just north of downtown Shreveport, and the transmitter is in Blanchard.

History

Around the late 1990s to early 2000s KDKS, originally called "HOT 102," was launched with an urban contemporary format originally as one of the first competitors to challenge KMJJ, and was launched alongside sister station KBTT (then a rhythmic). At first it was an urban AC station until it chose to aim at a more broader 18–49 audience by adding hip hop to the playlist a little later on. When KVMA-FM was launched in 2004, KDKS decided to turn its format back around to urban AC and instead take its newcoming urban rival on, while the owners shifted KBTT from rhythmic to mainstream urban and take on KMJJ from that point. Originally the home of Tom Joyner (now on KVMA), KDKS is now the syndicated home of Steve Harvey in the mornings.

State Representative Roy A. Burrell of Shreveport is a former talk show host on KDKS.

References

1. "Facility Technical Data for KDKS-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
2. "Roy Burrell's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved April 27, 2015.

External links

• Facility details for Facility ID 16436 (KDKS-FM) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• KDKS-FM in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
• Official website

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