KPKY | |
City: | Pocatello, Idaho |
Branding: | 94.9 & 104.5 The Pick |
Frequency: | 94.9 MHz |
Airdate: | (as KSIH) |
Format: | Classic rock |
Erp: | 100,000 watts |
Haat: | 306m (1,004feet) |
Class: | C |
Facility Id: | 30246 |
Former Callsigns: | KSIH (1975–1980) |
Owner: | Rich Broadcasting |
Licensee: | Rich Broadcasting Idaho LS, LLC |
Affiliations: | Compass Media Networks United Stations Radio Networks Utah Jazz Radio Network |
Webcast: | Listen Live |
Website: | pickidaho.com |
Licensing Authority: | FCC |
KPKY (94.9 FM, "94.9 & 104.5 The Pick"[1]) is a commercial radio station located in Pocatello, Idaho.[2] [3] KPKY airs a classic rock music format.
In October 2007, a deal was reached for KPKY to be acquired by Gap Broadcasting II LLC (Samuel Weller, president) from Clear Channel Communications as part of a 57 station deal with a total reported sale price of $74.78 million.[4] What eventually became GapWest Broadcasting was folded into Townsquare Media on August 13, 2010;[5] Townsquare, in turn, sold its Idaho Falls–Pocatello stations to Rich Broadcasting in 2011.[6]
Through the later 1980s, KPKY was branded as “95 Alive” and then changed to “Oldies 94.9” by 1993.[7], the station became simply known as “94 Nine” with Classic Rock. In 2018 the station rebranded to 94.9 & 104.5 The Pick.