KECO
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Broadcast area | Southwestern Oklahoma |
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| Frequency | 96.5 MHz |
| Branding | 96.5 KECO |
| Programming | |
| Format | Country |
| Affiliations | Fox News Radio |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| KADS, KXOO | |
| History | |
First air date | July 20, 1982 |
| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
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| Class | C1 |
| ERP | 100,000 watts |
| HAAT | 210 meters (690 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 35°24′22.10″N 99°29′55.30″W / 35.4061389°N 99.4986944°W |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | www |
KECO (96.5 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a country music format. The station is licensed to Elk City, Oklahoma, United States, and is owned by Paragon Communications, Inc.
History
KECO began broadcasting on July 20, 1982; it was a country music station owned by Ronca Broadcasting, a company controlled by Elk City farmer Ron Sewell. Ronca sold KECO to John B. Walton in 1984; Walton had previously been the licensee of KIKX in Tucson, Arizona, which had lost its FCC license and left the air in 1982 after a kidnapping hoax. Walton sold a stake in the station to Dean Peninger, the general manager of Elk City station KADS, then sold it back to Sewell for assumption of debts in 1986.
Paragon Broadcasting, a company of Mary Ann and Cletis Killiam, acquired KECO from Ronca Broadcasting in 1992. Paragon owned the station for two years, selling to Brooks Brewer in 1994; Brewer owned the construction permit for KZRU (later on air as KXOO) as well as KOKL in Okmulgee.