KYBG

KYBG
City	Basile, Louisiana
Broadcast area	Lafayette metropolitan area, Lake Charles
Branding	Big 102.1
Slogan	Acadiana's Biggest Hits
Frequency	102.1 MHz
First air date	1991 (as KBAZ)
Format	Classic Hits
ERP	100,000 watts
HAAT	299 meters (981 ft)
Class	C1
Facility ID	66791
Former callsigns	KBAZ (1991-1994) KSIG-FM (1994-1997) KQIS (1997-2010)
Owner	Third Partner Broadcasting
Sister stations	KSIG, KSIG-FM
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	big1021.com

KYBG (102.1 FM) is an classic hits formatted radio station owned by Third Partner Broadcasting and serving the Lafayette and Lake Charles area.

History

102.1 signed on in 1991 as Acadia Parish-focused KBAZ with a country format. In 1994, 102.1 changed calls to KSIG-FM and became a simulcast of Adult Standards sister station 1450/KSIG, which lasted until April 10, 1997 when the signal was upgraded to 50 kW and entered the Lafayette market. Upon the upgrade, the station took on the KQIS call letters and switched to adult contemporary as "Kiss 102."

Since the initial upgrade into the Lafayette market, KQIS has shifted its format several times. In 1998, KQIS had to drop the "KISS" branding (due to copyright infringement and a threatened lawsuit by Clear Channel). The station were not sued and had to be renamed as Soft Rock 102.1, whilst sticking to the same Adult contemporary format. Later that year, 102.1 was upgraded once more to 100 kW, extending coverage west to Lake Charles market and became a hybrid Adult Contemporary-Smooth Jazz "102.1 Kiss FM.", which further popularized the station. In October 2000, KQIS became one of the first stations in the United States to launch an 80s Oldies format, which lasted until late 2001, when newer music was mixed in to shift the station's format to Hot AC.

In 2002, the Kiss brand was dropped once and for all when what is now KOBW became Kiss FM. KOBW provides fringe coverage into the Lafayette area, and KQIS' owners feared a cease and desist from Clear Channel, who owns KOBW. The Hot AC format was tweaked to Top 40 for a short time in 2004 before settling on the current format.

On March 11, 2010 KQIS changed their call letters to KYBG. It now calls itself "BIG 102.1" and plays what it calls "the biggest hits" from the '70s and '80s with some from the '60s also mixed in.

External links

Query the FCC's FM station database for KYBG

Radio-Locator information on KYBG

Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for KYBG

Radio stations in the Lafayette, Louisiana market

By AM frequency	870 960 1150 1190 1230 1240 1330 1360 1420 1450 1520

By FM frequency	87.7¹ 88.7 89.5 89.9 90.9 91.3 91.9 92.7 93.1 93.7 94.5 95.5 96.5 97.3 97.7 98.1 99.1 99.9 100.7 101.1 101.5 102.1 102.5 102.9 103.7 104.7 105.1 105.9 106.3 106.7 107.1 107.9 ¹ Audio for TV channel 6 (KXKW-LP/Ind)

Digital radio	88.7-1 97.3-1 99.9-1

NOAA Weather Radio frequency	162.550

By callsign	K249EY KAJN-FM KANE KBON KCKR KFTE KFXZ KFXZ-FM KHXT KIKL KITA KLWB-FM KMDL KNEK KNEK-FM KNHS-LP KNIR KOGM KPEL KPEL-FM KROF KRRQ KRVS KSIG KSIG-FM KSJY KSLO KSMB KTDY KVOL KXKC KYBG KYFJ KYMK-FM KZJM-LP WDGL WFMF WHFG WJBO WTGE WWL WXK80 WYNK-FM

Defunct	KJCB

Nearby radio markets Alexandria Baton Rouge Beaumont–Port Arthur Fort Polk South Houma Lake Charles New Orleans See also List of radio stations in Louisiana

Radio stations in the Lake Charles, Louisiana market

By AM frequency	560 1290 1310 1400 1470 1580

By FM frequency	88.3 88.7 89.1 89.5 89.7 90.3 91.1 92.1 92.9 93.5 96.1 97.9 98.3 99.5 100.5 101.3 102.1 102.3 102.9 103.3 104.1 104.5 104.9 105.5 106.1 107.5

NOAA Weather Radio frequency	162.400

by Callsign	K272EI K281AU KAJN-FM KAOK KBIU KBYS KEBL-LP KELB-LP KEZM KHB42 KHLA KIOC KITA KJEF KJMH KKGB KKMY KLCL KLVI KOJO KNGT KPPM-LP KQLK KRLR KRVS KTSR KTXB KXZZ KYBG KYKZ KYLC KZWA W252AQ

Nearby radio markets Alexandria Beaumont-Port Arthur Fort Polk South Houston–Galveston Lafayette See also List of radio stations in Louisiana

Classic Hits radio stations in Louisiana

By frequency	1240 1570 92.9 95.7 96.7 102.1 103.3 105.3

By callsign	KASO KHLA KLIP KLKL KWCL-FM KYBG WABL WRQQ

By city	Amite Basile Jennings Minden Monroe Minden/Shreveport Oak Grove Hammond

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

Coordinates: 30°05′13″N 92°22′55″W / 30.087°N 92.382°W / 30.087; -92.382

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