KECO
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | KECO |
| logo | KECO-FM 2023.png |
| logo_size | 200px |
| city | Elk City, Oklahoma |
| country | US |
| area | Southwestern Oklahoma |
| branding | 96.5 KECO |
| frequency | |
| licensing_authority | FCC |
| airdate | |
| format | Country |
| erp | |
| haat | 210 m |
| class | C1 |
| facility_id | 51564 |
| coordinates | |
| owner | Blake Brewer |
| licensee | Paragon Communications, Inc. |
| sister_stations | KADS, KXOO |
| webcast | |
| website | |
| affiliations | Fox News Radio |
| :: |
| name = KECO | logo = KECO-FM 2023.png | logo_size = 200px | city = Elk City, Oklahoma | country = US | area = Southwestern Oklahoma | branding = 96.5 KECO | frequency = | licensing_authority = FCC | airdate = | format = Country | erp = | haat = 210 m | class = C1 | facility_id = 51564 | coordinates = | owner = Blake Brewer | licensee = Paragon Communications, Inc. | sister_stations = KADS, KXOO | webcast = | website = | affiliations = Fox News Radio
KECO (96.5 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a country music format. The station is licensed to Elk City, Oklahoma, United States, and is owned by Paragon Communications, Inc.
History
KECO began broadcasting on July 20, 1982; it was a country music station owned by Ronca Broadcasting, a company controlled by Elk City farmer Ron Sewell. Ronca sold KECO to John B. Walton in 1984; Walton had previously been the licensee of KIKX in Tucson, Arizona, which had lost its FCC license and left the air in 1982 after a kidnapping hoax. Walton sold a stake in the station to Dean Peninger, the general manager of Elk City station KADS, then sold it back to Sewell for assumption of debts in 1986.
Paragon Broadcasting, a company of Mary Ann and Cletis Killiam, acquired KECO from Ronca Broadcasting in 1992. Paragon owned the station for two years, selling to Brooks Brewer in 1994; Brewer owned the construction permit for KZRU (later on air as KXOO) as well as KOKL in Okmulgee.
References
References
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- "KECO Facility Record". United States [[Federal Communications Commission]], audio division.
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