KCIN
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{{Infobox radio station
| city = Cedar City, Utah
| country = US
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| name = KCIN
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| frequency = {{Frequency|94.9|MHz}}
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| branding = Cat Country 107.3/94.9
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| format = Country
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| affiliations = Compass Media Networks
| owner = Townsquare Media
| licensee = Townsquare License, LLC
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| sister_stations = KDXU, KDXU-FM, KIYK, KREC, KSUB, KXBN
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| airdate = {{start date|1974|05|10}} (as KBRE-FM){{cite web|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1982/1982-bc-yb.pdf|accessdate=September 17, 2020|work=Broadcasting Yearbook|title=KBRE-FM|page=C-242 (536)|date=1982}}
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| former_callsigns = {{ubl|KBRE-FM (1974–2001)|KXBN (2001–2006)}}
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| licensing_authority = FCC
| facility_id = 35392
| class = C1
| erp = 55,000 watts
| haat = {{convert|-37|meters}}
| coordinates = {{coord|37|38|43|N|113|22|22|W|region:US-UT_type:landmark}}
| translators = {{ubl|{{Radio Relay|96.7|K244CR|Rural Garfield County}}|{{Radio Relay|99.3|K257AG|Panguitch}}|{{Radio Relay|103.7|K279BN|St. George}}}}
| repeaters = {{Radio Relay|107.3|KIYK|St. George}}
| webcast = {{listenlive|https://catcountryutah.com/listen-live/}}
| website = {{URL|https://catcountryutah.com}}
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KCIN (94.9 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a country music format. Licensed to Cedar City, Utah, United States, the station is currently owned by Townsquare Media.{{cite web|url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=KCIN |title=KCIN Facility Record |work=United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division }}
History
The station went on the air as KBRE-FM on May 10, 1974.{{r|airdate}} It was owned by New Era Broadcasting Company.{{Cite web|url= https://cdbs.recnet.com/corres/?doc=95963 |title= History Cards for KCIN|publisher=Federal Communications Commission}} (Guide to reading History Cards) On May 29, 2001, the station changed its call sign to KXBN, and on September 1, 2006, to the current KCIN.{{cite web|url=https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=35392&Callsign=KCIN |title=KCIN Call Sign History |work=United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division }}
These call letters were used from 1961 until 1995 in Victorville, California.
On January 1, 2020, the stations changed their branding from "Big Kickin' Country" to "107.3/94.9 New Country".{{Cite web|url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/182844/kcin-kiyk-rebrands-as-new-country-94-9/|title=KCIN/KIYK Rebrands As New Country 94.9|date=2020-01-01|website=RadioInsight|language=en-US|access-date=2020-01-02}}
On October 10, 2022, the stations rebranded as "Cat Country 107.3/94.9".[https://radioinsight.com/headlines/243874/cat-country-debuts-in-st-george/ Cat Country Debuts in St. George] Radioinsight - October 11, 2022
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References
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External links
{{FM station data|775737|KCIN}}
- {{FCC-LMS-Facility|23199|K244CR}}
- {{FXL|K244CR}}
- {{FCC-LMS-Facility|51452|K257AG}}
- {{FXL|K257AG}}
{{St. George Radio}}
{{Country Radio Stations in Utah}}
{{Townsquare Media}}
Category:Radio stations established in 1974
Category:1974 establishments in Utah
Category:Country radio stations in the United States
Category:Townsquare Media radio stations
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