KYUS-FM

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Field	Value
name	KYUS-FM
logo	KYUS-FM 92.3 logo.png
city	Miles City, Montana
country	US
area	Miles City, Montana
branding	92.3 KYUS FM
frequency	92.3 MHz
airdate	November 30, 1984 (as KMCM-FM)
format	Adult hits
erp	100,000 watts
haat	300 m
class	C0
facility_id	42380
coordinates
callsign_meaning	Cayuse, a type of Native American pony
former_callsigns
affiliations	United Stations Radio Networks
owner	P&A Media LLC
sister_stations
webcast
website
licensing_authority	FCC
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KYUS-FM (92.3 MHz, "92.3 KYUS FM") is a radio station licensed to serve Miles City, Montana. The station is owned by P&A Media LLC. It airs an adult hits music format.

History

KMCM-FM

The station began broadcasting November 30, 1984, and originally held the call sign KMCM-FM. It was owned by William J. O'Brien. In 1986, the station was sold to Austin J. Baillon, along with AM 1050 KCCA, for $300,000. KMCM-FM aired an adult contemporary format. In 1997, the station was sold to Senger Broadcasting, along with AM 1050 KMTA, for $594,000.

KKRY

In October 1997, the station adopted a country music format and its call sign was changed to KKRY. The station was branded "Hot Country 92.5" (and later "Hot Country 92.3"). In 2005, the station's frequency was changed from 92.5 MHz to 92.3 MHz. In 2006, KKRY was sold to Stephen Marks's Custer County Community Broadcasting Corporation, along with AM 1050 KMTA, for $540,000. Marks already owned KYUS-TV (channel 3) in Miles City; as the television station was a satellite of KULR-TV in Billings, it did not count against the Federal Communications Commission's cross-ownership rules.

KYUS-FM

The station's call sign was changed to KYUS-FM on January 26, 2007. The station adopted an adult hits format. Following Stephen Marks's death in 2022, his Montana and North Dakota stations—including KYUS-FM and KMTA—were sold to Andrew Sturlaugson's P&A Media for $850,000 in 2024. The sale separated the radio stations from KYUS-TV, which the Marks estate retained until 2025.

References

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"[https://www.wtfda.org/vud100s/2004/12-2004VUD.pdf FM News]", ''VHF-UHF Digest''. December 2004. p. 16. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
[https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=1060676 Application Search Details – BLH-20050506ABN], fcc.gov. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
"[https://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/17677/stations-sold-in-miles-city Stations Sold In Miles City]", ''All Access Music Group''. November 30, 2006. Retrieved April 10, 2019.
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(May 16, 2022). "Marks Media Group President Stephen Marks Passes Away.". Inside Radio.
(February 9, 2024). "Station Sales Week Of 2/9". RadioInsight.
(February 12, 2024). "Ops Manager Buys Marks Radio Stations in Montana, North Dakota". NorthPine: Upper Midwest Broadcasting.
(July 10, 2025). "Montana PBS to acquire three stations in underserved region of the state". [[Current (newspaper).

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