seattle tacoma metropolitan area branding 96.9 kayo country slogan south sound country frequency 96.9 mhz also on hd radio translator s 95.3 k237fr tumwater relays hd2 first air date 1992 as kgy fm format country hd2 oldies 95.3 kgy erp 11 000 watts haat 321 meters 1 053 ft class c2 facility id 34485 transmitter coordinates 47 5 8.00 n 123 11 19.00 w 47.0855556 n 123.1886111 w 47.0855556 ; 123.1886111 coordinates 47 5 8.00 n 123 11 19.00 w 47.0855556 n 123.1886111 w 47.0855556 ; 123.1886111 callsign meaning kay yo former callsigns kgy fm 1992 2013 owner kgy inc. webcast listen live listen live hd2 website kayo.fm kgyfm.com hd2 kyyo 96.9 fm known as south sound country 96.9 kayo is an american radio station broadcasting a country music format in the seattle tacoma area . 1 licensed to mccleary washington the station is owned by kgy inc and broadcasts at 96.9 mhz with an effective radiated power of 11 000 watts . its transmitter is located near mccleary washington on maxwell hill and operates from its studios at the port of olympia . history edit kgy kyyo studios over budd inlet in olympia this station signed on the air on march 29 1992 as classic rock 96.9 kgy fm by current owner kgy inc. a format change in 1997 featured a shift to real country originally one of the satellite music network stations with local information and sports and washington state cougars football . 2 on february 25 2012 the station changed its format to country branded as 96.9 kayo country taking the old format and branding of kdds . 3 4 it had previously been 96.9 the sound with cool classics and hot hits and before that used the real country satellite classic country network . 5 on november 19 2013 the station took its current kyyo call sign . 6 references edit station information profile . arbitron . winter 2010 . retrieved 2010 03 11 . http www.fybush.com site of the week 121611 kgy olympia washington venta lance february 26 2012 . kgy fm goes country . radioinsight . retrieved 2014 03 07 . http www.allaccess.com net news archive story 102844 kgy f flips to country as south sound country http kenbalsley.com 2012 02 26 kgy fm radio is local country https www.fcc.gov document media bureau call sign actions 43 external links edit official website query the fcc s fm station database for kyyo radio locator information on kyyo query nielsen audio s fm station database for kyyo query the fcc s fm station database for k237fr radio locator information on k237fr v t e country radio stations in the state of washington stations kany cosmopolis kaps mount vernon kbam longview kclx colfax kcvl colville kdbl toppenish kdrk fm spokane keyg grand coulee kfbw hd3 vancouver khtr pullman kiix fm opportunity spokane kiok richland kjrb spokane kkrv wenatchee kkwf seattle kmnt chehalis kmps fm seattle kncw omak knhk fm newport kord fm richland krkz forks krlc clarkston lewiston kukn longview kvas fm ilwaco kwiq fm moses lake kxdd yakima kxle fm ellensburg kxly fm spokane kxxk hoquiam kysn east wenatchee kyyo mccleary kyyt goldendale kzal manson kzus ephrata kzzl fm pullman see also adult contemporary classic hits college country news talk npr oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in washington this article about a radio station in the u.s. state of washington is a stub . you can help wikipedia by expanding it . v t e retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title kyyo & oldid 738789598 categories hd radio stationsradio stations in washington state grays harbor county washingtonradio stations established in 1988washington state radio station stubshidden categories coordinates on wikidataofficial website different in wikidata and wikipediaall stub articles navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 11 september 2016 at 02 21 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view