KYUS-FM
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{{Infobox radio station
| name = KYUS-FM
| logo = KYUS-FM 92.3 logo.png
| city = Miles City, Montana
| country = US
| area = Miles City, Montana
| branding = 92.3 KYUS FM
| frequency = 92.3 MHz
| airdate = November 30, 1984 (as KMCM-FM)[https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1985/B-Radio-All-BC-YB-1985.pdf Broadcasting/Cablecasting Yearbook 1985], Broadcasting/Cablecasting, 1985. p. B-164. Retrieved April 10, 2019.
| format = Adult hits
| erp = 100,000 watts
| haat = {{convert|300|m|ft|sp=us}}
| class = C0
| facility_id = 42380
| coordinates = {{coord|46|24|04|N|105|39|06|W|type:landmark_region:US-MT|display=inline,title}}
| callsign_meaning = Cayuse, a type of Native American ponyKennedy, Ray. "[https://www.si.com/vault/1980/09/15/824972/the-man-who-brought-surfing-to-montana-paipo-surfing-is-just-one-of-the-many-sporting-interests-of-david-rivenes-of-little-miles-city-hes-also-big-on-luge-tae-kwan-do-and-age-group-wrestling The Man Who Brought Surfing to Montana]", Sports Illustrated. September 15, 1980. Retrieved April 11, 2019.Wishart, David J. (2004). [https://books.google.com/books?id=rtRFyFO4hpEC&pg=PA505 Encyclopedia of the Great Plains]. University of Nebraska Press. p. 505. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
| former_callsigns = {{ubl|KMCM-FM (1981–1997)[https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=42380&Callsign=KYUS-FM42380 Call Sign History], fcc.gov. Retrieved April 10, 2019.|KKRY (1997–2007)}}
| affiliations = United Stations Radio Networks
| owner = P&A Media LLC
| licensee =
| sister_stations = KMTA, KIKC, KIKC-FM
| webcast = {{listenlive|http://radio.securenetsystems.net/v5/KYUS}}
| website = {{URL|https://fm.kyuskmta.com/kyus/}}
| licensing_authority= FCC
}}
KYUS-FM (92.3 MHz, "92.3 KYUS FM") is a radio station licensed to serve Miles City, Montana. The station is owned by P&A Media LLC. It airs an adult hits music format.{{cite web|title=Station Information Profile |work=Arbitron |url=http://www.arbitron.com/ |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100301134627/http://www.arbitron.com/ |archivedate=2010-03-01 }}
History
=KMCM-FM=
The station began broadcasting November 30, 1984, and originally held the call sign KMCM-FM. It was owned by William J. O'Brien. In 1986, the station was sold to Austin J. Baillon, along with AM 1050 KCCA, for $300,000."[https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC/BC-1986/BC-1986-08-25.pdf Changing Hands]", Broadcasting. August 25, 1986. p. 103. Retrieved April 10, 2019. KMCM-FM aired an adult contemporary format.[https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1986/B-Radio-All-BC-YB-1986.pdf Broadcasting/Cablecasting Yearbook 1986], Broadcasting/Cablecasting, 1986. p. B-172. Retrieved April 11, 2019."[https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-M-Street/M-Street-Journal/M-Street-1994-02.pdf Format Changes & Updates]", The M Street Journal. Vol. 11, No. 8. February 23, 1994. p. 1. Retrieved April 11, 2019."[https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-M-Street/M-Street-Journal/M-Street-1997-10.pdf Format Changes & Updates]", The M Street Journal. Vol. 14, No. 40. October 8, 1997. p. 2. Retrieved April 11, 2019. In 1997, the station was sold to Senger Broadcasting, along with AM 1050 KMTA, for $594,000."[https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/1990s/1997/RR-1997-05-09.pdf Transactions]", Radio & Records. May 9, 1997. p. 8. Retrieved April 10, 2019.
=KKRY=
In October 1997, the station adopted a country music format and its call sign was changed to KKRY. The station was branded "Hot Country 92.5" (and later "Hot Country 92.3").{{cite web |url=http://hotcountry925.com/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021201162201/http://hotcountry925.com/ |title=Hot Country 92.5 FM |publisher=KKRY |archive-date=December 1, 2002 |accessdate=April 11, 2019 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }} In 2005, the station's frequency was changed from 92.5 MHz to 92.3 MHz."[https://www.wtfda.org/vud100s/2004/12-2004VUD.pdf FM News]", VHF-UHF Digest. December 2004. p. 16. Retrieved April 11, 2019.[https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=1060676 Application Search Details – BLH-20050506ABN], fcc.gov. Retrieved April 11, 2019. In 2006, KKRY was sold to Stephen Marks's Custer County Community Broadcasting Corporation, along with AM 1050 KMTA, for $540,000. Marks already owned KYUS-TV (channel 3) in Miles City; as the television station was a satellite of KULR-TV in Billings, it did not count against the Federal Communications Commission's cross-ownership rules."[https://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/17677/stations-sold-in-miles-city Stations Sold In Miles City]", All Access Music Group. November 30, 2006. Retrieved April 10, 2019.
=KYUS-FM=
The station's call sign was changed to KYUS-FM on January 26, 2007. The station adopted an adult hits format.Devine, Cathy (2007). [https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-M-Street/2007/AL-MT-M-Street-16-2007.pdf The Radio Book 2007-2008]. p. 375. Retrieved April 11, 2019. Following Stephen Marks's death in 2022,{{cite news |title=Marks Media Group President Stephen Marks Passes Away. |url=https://www.insideradio.com/free/marks-media-group-president-stephen-marks-passes-away/article_84230c9c-d55a-11ec-a542-672ab864d18f.html |access-date=January 13, 2025 |work=Inside Radio |date=May 16, 2022 |language=en}} his Montana and North Dakota stations—including KYUS-FM and KMTA—were sold to Andrew Sturlaugson's P&A Media for $850,000 in 2024.{{cite news |last1=Venta |first1=Lance |title=Station Sales Week Of 2/9 |url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/264656/station-sales-week-of-2-9/ |access-date=January 13, 2024 |work=RadioInsight |date=February 9, 2024}} The sale separated the radio stations from KYUS-TV, which the Marks estate retained.{{cite news |last1=Ellis |first1=Jon |title=Ops Manager Buys Marks Radio Stations in Montana, North Dakota |url=https://northpine.com/2024/02/11/ops-manager-buys-marks-stations-in-montana-north-dakota/ |access-date=February 8, 2025 |work=NorthPine: Upper Midwest Broadcasting |date=February 12, 2024}}
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