KYKC

{{Infobox radio station

| logo = KYKC station logo.jpg

| logo_size = 275px

| name = KYKC

| airdate =

| frequency = 100.1 FM (MHz)

| city = Byng, Oklahoma

| area = Ada, Oklahoma

| format = Country music

| owner = Chickasaw Nation

| facility_id = 9941

| coordinates = {{coord|34.85306|N|96.76444|W|region:US-OK_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}

| power =

| erp = 50,000 watts

| haat = 150 meters

| branding = Continuous Hit Country

| class = C2

| webcast =

| website = http://www.kykc.net/

| callsign_meaning =

| sister_stations =

| licensing_authority = FCC

}}

KYKC 100.1 FM is a radio station licensed to Byng, Oklahoma. The station broadcasts a country music format and is owned by the Chickasaw Nation.[http://transition.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?list=0&facid=9941 KYKC] fcc.gov. Accessed December 12, 2013

History

= Controversy =

On February 13, 2024, a listener requested Oklahoma S.C.O.R.E. country station KYKC play "Texas Hold 'Em". The general manager Roger Harris replied, writing, "We do not play Beyoncé on KYKC as we are a country music station."{{Cite magazine |last=Stenzel |first=Wesley |date=February 13, 2024 |title=Country radio station plays new Beyoncé songs after fan outcry |url=https://ew.com/country-radio-station-plays-beyonce-new-song-after-controversy-8580306 |access-date=February 14, 2024 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly}} The answer went viral and caused a stir on social media against country music stations, leading Beyoncé's fans to flood the radio station with requests to play the song and started trending on Twitter with #Beyonceiscountry.{{Cite web |last=Archie |first=Ayana |date=February 13, 2024 |title=A radio station is now playing Beyoncé's country song after an outcry from fans |url=https://www.npr.org/2024/02/14/1231301265/beyonce-country-radio-station#:~:text=Food-,A%20radio%20station%20is%20playing%20Beyonc%C3%A9's%20country%20song%20after%20claims,have%20access%20to%20the%20song. |access-date=February 14, 2024 |website=National Public Radio}}{{Cite web |last=Keller |first=Erin |date=February 14, 2024 |title=Oklahoma country station won't play new Beyoncé song — here's why |url=https://nypost.com/2024/02/13/entertainment/oklahoma-country-station-wont-play-new-beyonce-song-heres-why/ |access-date=February 14, 2024 |website=New York Post}}{{Cite web |last=Carr |first=Mary Kate |date=February 13, 2024 |title=Beyoncé fans launch campaign to get new singles on country radio |url=https://www.avclub.com/beyonce-fans-country-radio-campaign-1851252303 |access-date=February 14, 2024 |website=The A.V. Club}} After adding the song to radio rotation, a representative from S.C.O.R.E. responded to racism and boycott accusations against the singer's music with a statement: "We are a small market station. We're not in a position to break an artist or help it that much, so it has to chart a little bit higher for us to add it. But we love Beyoncé here. We play her on our [other top 40 and adult hits stations] but we're not playing her on our country station yet because it just came out."{{Cite web |last=Mc Clay |first=Caché |date=February 13, 2024 |title=Oklahoma country station explains why it turned down a fan's Beyoncé song request |url=https://www.tennessean.com/story/entertainment/music/2024/02/13/oklahoma-country-radio-station-kykc-rejects-beyonce-texas-hold-em-song-request/72586477007/ |access-date=February 14, 2024 |website=The Tennessean}} The station further clarified its position, saying it was unaware the song had a country sound until staff members heard it, and subsequently added it to their playlist.{{cite news |date=February 15, 2024 |title=Beyoncé: Radio station now playing Texas Hold 'Em after country music outcry |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-68309398}}

References

External links

[http://www.kykc.net/ KYKC's official website]
{{FM station data|9941|KYKC}}

YKC

Category:Country radio stations in the United States

Category:Chickasaw Nation

Category:Pontotoc County, Oklahoma