Local radio station ceases broadcasting

KPYN has ceased broadcasting in the Atlanta Area According to radioinsight. com “the six stations owned by Robert Delgiorno’s Freed AM Corp. and MLS Broadcasting in the Ark-La-Tex have ceased operations.”

In a “brief statement on each station’s FCC filing to go silent simply states, “The licensee is suspending operations of this station for financial reasons.”

“Delgiorno’s holdings include two Sports talkers in Texarkana in “ESPN 94.1” KTRG Hooks/Texarkana TX and “Fox Sports Texarkana” 1400 KKTK/97.1 K246CR Texarkana TX. He also owns what was Classic Country “Caddo Country 105.3” KNCB-FM Vivian LA, Rock “K104” 1320 KNCB/104.1 K281CY Vivian LA and 95.5 K238BF Atlanta TX, Classic Country “Caddo Country” 670 KHGZ/98.9 K255BH/107.9 K300DJ Glenwood AR, and Conservative Talk/Christian 900 KPYN/103.9 K280GV Atlanta TX. Delgiorno also hosts the regionally syndicated “Texas Sports Talk” based at KKTK.”

KPYN was heard on 95.5 FM and 103.9 FM through translators located in Atlanta, Texas. It broadcasted the Rabbit’s sports games, with the sister station broadcasting the Bulldogs’ games.

The station was first licensed in 1950, as KALT, to the Ark-La-Tex Broadcasting Company, operating with 1,000 watts on 900 kHz, daytime only.

It later expanded its band assignment on March 17, 1997, when the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced that 88 stations had been given permission to move to newly available “Expanded Band” transmitting frequencies, from 1610 to 1700 kHz. KALT was the only station in the United States authorized for 1610 kHz. This new assignment inherited the KALT call sign, with the original KALT changing to KPYN on June 30, 2000.

Former KYPN announcer Jim Davenport and current local cable TV station owner (Kaqc-tv) Randy Smith have announced a joint venture for an internet radio station they hope will bridge the gap left by the radio station.

The social media and web pages are still up and give no information about the decision to cease their broadcast.