KYCK

{{Short description|Radio station in Crookston, Minnesota–Grand Forks, North Dakota}}

{{Use American English|date=February 2025}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}

{{Infobox radio station

| name = KYCK

| logo = Image:KYCKlogo.JPG

| city = Crookston, Minnesota

| area = Grand Forks, North Dakota

| branding = 97 KYCK

| airdate = 1979 (as KDWZ)

| frequency = 97.1 MHz

| format = Commercial; Country

| erp = 100,000 watts

| haat = 113.4 meters

| class = C1

| facility_id = 62059

| callsign_meaning = pronounced as kick

| former_callsigns = KDWZ (1979–1981)

| affiliations =

| owner = Leighton Broadcasting

| sister_stations = KGFK, KNOX, KYCK, KZGF, KZLT-FM

| webcast = [http://player.listenlive.co/64071 Listen Live]

| website = [http://www.97kyck.com/ 97kyck.com]

| licensing_authority= FCC

}}

KYCK (97.1 FM, "97 KYCK") is a radio station broadcasting a country format serving Grand Forks, North Dakota that's licensed to Crookston, Minnesota. It first began broadcasting in 1979 under the call sign KDWZ. The station is currently owned by Leighton Broadcasting. The station's main competitor is iHeartMedia's KSNR "100.3 Cat Country".

History

KYCK signed on in 1979 as KDWZ with a Top 40 (CHR) format. In 1981, as KKXL-FM signed on with a Top 40 format, KDWZ became KYCK (pronounced as "kick") with a country music format.