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KYQQ
KYQQ is a radio station operating in Wichita, Kansas, in the United States, and licensed to Arkansas City, Kansas. Calling itself "Radio Lobo 106.5," the station airs a Regional Mexican format and is owned by SummitMedia. Its studios are co-located with radio stations KFDI-FM, KICT-FM, KFXJ-FM and KFTI in Wichita. The transmitter is located north of Winfield, Kansas.
History.
Signed on the air in 1979 as KBUZ under owners Gary & Ann Violet
had limited success against the two stations. KFDI's owners, Great Empire Broadcasting, purchased KYQQ in 1994. Great Empire sold its stations to Journal Broadcast Group in 1999. The Country format was dropped on March 30, 2002 for its current Spanish format. It first signed on as "La Maquina Musical" and later changed to Radio Lobo.
On March 28, 2009, the KYQQ 1250' broadcast tower collapsed following more than two inches of freezing rain. The station resumed broadcasting the following day from a backup site