KNDE
KNDE (95.1 FM, "Candy 95.1") is a radio station with a Top 40 (CHR) format licensed to College Station, Texas.
City | College Station, Texas |
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Broadcast area | Bryan-College Station |
Frequency | 95.1 MHz (HD Radio) |
Branding | Candy 95 |
Slogan | Aggieland's Only Hit Music Station |
Programming | |
Format | FM/HD1: Top 40 (CHR) HD2: Classic Country "Willy 977" HD3: Regional Mexican "La Jefa 102.7" |
Ownership | |
Owner | Bryan Broadcasting Corporation (Bryan Broadcasting License Corporation) |
History | |
First air date | August 8, 1964 (as WTAW-FM at 92.1)[1] |
Former call signs | WTAW-FM (1964-1982) KTAW (1982-1987) KTSR (1987-2003) |
Former frequencies | 92.1 MHz (1964-2003) |
Call sign meaning | the callsign sounds like the word Candy |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 7631 |
Class | C2 |
ERP | 38,000 watts |
HAAT | 171 m (561 ft) |
Translator(s) | 97.7 K249ET (College Station, relays HD4) 102.7 K274CM (College Station, relays HD3) |
Links | |
Webcast | Listen Live (HD1) Listen Live (HD2) |
Website | candy95.com fusionradiohd.com "Willy" Facebook page |
Candy 95's current line-up features the show "Morning Candy" with Frito and Katy, Mid-Days with Audrey Rose, and Nick J in the afternoon. It is owned and operated by Bryan Broadcasting Company through its licensee Bryan Broadcasting License Corporation, based locally in College Station, Texas. Its studios are in College Station and its transmitter is in Bryan.
History
Before 2003, KNDE broadcast on 92.1 FM as WTAW-FM and rock station KTSR. KTSR flipped to KNDE in March 2003, featuring programs such as The Morning Zoo with Mason and Mack, Lesley K in middays, Jerry Kidd in the afternoons and Tripp Daily at night replacing the long-standing rock station "Star 92" KTSR 92.1 which began in 1980.
Former logos
Former DJs
- Krash
- Elizabethany
- Bobby Mason
- Scotty Mack
- Bo-Bo the Monkey Boy
- Lesley K
- Tripp Daily
- Jerry Kidd
- Tic-Tac
- Maddie
- Brad Mitchell
- Mike Retro
- Lindsey Hall
- Adam Knight
- Ebony Williams
- Rick Lavere
- Catnip
HD Radio
In 2009, KNDE began broadcasting in HD with side channels. The HD1 rebroadcasts the analog signal of KNDE.
KNDE-HD2
KNDE-HD2 airs 80's and 90's classic country on "Willy 97.7."
KNDE-HD3
KNDE-HD3 airs a Regional Mexican format known as "La Jefa 102.7".
References
- "Broadcasting Yearbook 1976" (PDF). 1976. p. C-191. Retrieved July 31, 2019.
External links
- KNDE in the FCC's FM station database
- KNDE on Radio-Locator
- KNDE in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
- FCC History Cards for KNDE
- K249ET in the FCC's FM station database
- K249ET on Radio-Locator
- K274CM in the FCC's FM station database
- K274CM on Radio-Locator