KCAR-FM

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{{Infobox radio station

| name = KCAR-FM

| logo =

| city = Baxter Springs, Kansas

| area = Joplin, Missouri

| branding = The Rewind 104.3 FM

| frequency = 104.3 MHz

| airdate = 1998 (as KBGZ)

| format = Hot AC

| erp = 3,500 watts

| haat = {{convert|127|m|ft|sp=us}}

| class = A

| facility_id = 86554

| coordinates = {{coord|37|4|10.00|N| 94|32|49.00|W|region:US-KS_type:landmark}}

| callsign_meaning =

| former_callsigns = KBGZ (1998–2001)

| affiliations =

| owner = American Media Investments

| sister_stations =

| webcast = {{listen live|http://www.therewindon1043.com}}

| website = [http://www.therewindon1043.com/ therewindon1043.com]

| licensing_authority= FCC

}}

KCAR-FM (104.3 FM) is an American radio station broadcasting a hot adult contemporary format. Licensed to Baxter Springs, Kansas, it serves the greater Joplin, Missouri area. The station is currently owned by American Media Investments of Pittsburg, Kansas. The station carried an oldies format for many years, until March 12, 2010, when it flipped to comedy as "LOL 104.3." On October 18, 2012, the station flipped to Hot AC, branded as "Star 104.3". On February 1, 2019, the station switched back to a classic hits format branded as "The Rewind on 104.3 FM".{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/star1043joplin/photos/a.476556749034306/2157773517579279/?type=3|title=Star 104.3 Joplin - Hits from the 90s to Now|website=www.facebook.com|language=en|access-date=2019-02-03}} By 2023, the station flipped back to its Hot AC format, retaining its Rewind branding but shorten to just "The Rewind 104.3".

File:Star 104.3 Logo.jpg

File:The Rewind on 104.3 FM.png