KYAR

Lorena, Texas
Broadcast area	Waco, Texas
Frequency	98.3 MHz
Branding	RED-C Catholic Radio
Programming
Format	Catholic
Affiliations	EWTN, Relevant Radio
Ownership
Owner	Red-C Apostolate
History
First air date	April 10, 1976
Former call signs	KMCS (1976–1982) [1] KPEP (1982–1988) [2] KHQS (1988–1989) [2] KRYL (1989–1999) [2] KASZ (1999–2003) [2] KVLZ (2003–2006) [2]
Technical information
Facility ID	177158
Class	A
ERP	4,100 watts
HAAT	121 meters (397 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	31°24′45″N 97°12′40″W / 31.412500°N 97.211111°W / 31.412500; -97.211111
Links
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	https://www.redcradio.org/

KYAR (98.3 FM) is a radio station licensed to Lorena, Texas. The station airs a Catholic format and is owned by Red-C Apostolate. ^[3]

History

The station began broadcasting on April 10, 1976, ^[4] as KMCS in Gatesville. ^[1] It originally aired country and easy listening music and was owned by George W. McClarin alongside KCLW (900 AM). ^{[4] [1]} After a 1978 sale attempt to Lowell Duncan was not consummated, ^[1] McClarin found his buyer in Monarch Communications Systems, which purchased the station for $115,000, plus $10,000 for a non-compete agreement. ^{[5] [1]}

By 1981, Monarch was more than $100,000 in debt to McClarin for the purchase of the station, prompting McClarin to seek a default judgment against Monarch in Hamilton County court. The station went off air February 2, 1982, six days before its assets were confiscated. ^[6] Monarch had filed to change the call letters to KPEP during this time. ^[2] A receiver was appointed; in September, broadcasting resumed. ^[7] KPEP aired the same country format as KMCS-FM had. ^{[8] [9]} In 1983, the station was sold to C.D.L.R. Communications for $150,000. ^[10]

On August 22, 1988, its call sign was changed to KHQS. ^[2] KHQS aired a Christian contemporary format. ^[11]

In 1989, the station was sold to Gaylon W. Christie for $50,000, ^[12] and on July 13, 1989, its call sign was changed to KRYL. ^[2] The station returned to airing a country format. ^[13] In 1991, it was sold to LDR Broadcasting for $125,000. ^[14] KRYL adopted a classic rock format in 1998. ^[15] In 1999, the station was sold to Capstar, ^{[16] [17]} and on September 17, 1999, its call sign was changed to KASZ. ^[2] The station continued to air a classic rock format. ^{[18] [19]}

In 2003, the station was sold to Educational Media Foundation for $100,000, and on March 21, 2003 its call sign was changed to KVLZ. ^{[20] [2]} It adopted a Christian contemporary format, as an affiliate of K-Love. ^{[21] [22]} On February 15, 2006, the station's call sign was changed to KYAR, and it became an affiliate of Air1. ^{[23] [2]} In 2010, the station's city of license was changed to Lorena, Texas and its transmitter was moved to a location between Lorena and Hewitt, Texas. ^{[24] [25] [26]}

In 2016, KYAR was sold to Red-C Apostolate for $495,000, and it adopted a Catholic format. ^{[27] [28]}

Simulcast

RED-C Catholic Radio is also heard on 88.5 KEDC in Hearne, Texas and 107.9 KINF-LP in Palestine, Texas.

References

External links

• KYAR's official website

• KYAR in the FCC FM station database
• KYAR in Nielsen Audio's FM station database