KDKR
Encyclopedia
KDKR is a Christian
FM
radio station
in the Decatur
/Fort Worth
area in Texas
, transmitting on 91.3 FM. This station is owned and operated by CSN International.
The station first started out as KSKY. It was to sign on in 1960, but most sources say it never did. It was meant to be a simulcast of KSKY-AM
. KSKY was offered the 98.7 frequency (now used by KLUV-FM
) in 1957 for $75,000, but refused. In 1996, the station changed its call letters to KDTR under a religious format; the callsign was more likely used as temporary before switching to KDKR.
Christian radio
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FM
FM broadcasting
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radio station
Radio station
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in the Decatur
Decatur, Texas
Decatur is a city located in Wise County, Texas, United States. This city was named after Stephen Decatur, Jr. The population was 5,201 at the 2000 census. A July 1, 2008 U.S. Census Bureau estimate placed the population at 6,432. It is the county seat of Wise County...
/Fort Worth
Fort Worth, Texas
Fort Worth is the 16th-largest city in the United States of America and the fifth-largest city in the state of Texas. Located in North Central Texas, just southeast of the Texas Panhandle, the city is a cultural gateway into the American West and covers nearly in Tarrant, Parker, Denton, and...
area in Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
, transmitting on 91.3 FM. This station is owned and operated by CSN International.
The station first started out as KSKY. It was to sign on in 1960, but most sources say it never did. It was meant to be a simulcast of KSKY-AM
KSKY (AM)
KSKY is an AM radio station in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex under ownership of Salem Communications with a talk format which generally favors views that are politically, culturally, and economically conservative or libertarian...
. KSKY was offered the 98.7 frequency (now used by KLUV-FM
KLUV-FM
KLUV, branded as "K-LUV" , is a radio station transmitting on 98.7 FM, serving the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex in Texas with an Oldies format, however KLUV has slowly leaned into more of a Classic Hits format with some music from the early 1980s mixed in their playlist since late 2006. KLUV is...
) in 1957 for $75,000, but refused. In 1996, the station changed its call letters to KDTR under a religious format; the callsign was more likely used as temporary before switching to KDKR.