broadcast area dallas fort worth metroplex ardmore southern oklahoma bowie gainesville branding sportsradio 1310 & 96.7 the ticket frequency 96.7 mhz first air date 1967 as kdsq format sports talk ktck simulcast erp 90 000 watts haat 621 meters 2 037 ft class c facility id 26468 transmitter coordinates 33 15 41 n 97 17 42 w 33.26139 n 97.29500 w 33.26139 ; 97.29500 coordinates 33 15 41 n 97 17 42 w 33.26139 n 97.29500 w 33.26139 ; 97.29500 callsign meaning the ticket branding from parent station ktck former callsigns kdsq 1967 1969 kshn 1969 1975 kikm fm 1975 1983 kzxl fm 1983 1985 kikm fm 1985 1997 kdve 6 1997 10 1997 knki 1997 1998 kmeo 1998 2003 ktys 2003 2008 kpmz 2008 2010 1 wbap fm 2010 2013 affiliations dallas stars nhl sb nation radio owner cumulus media radio license holdings llc sister stations kesn klif klif fm kplx ktck kscs wbap webcast listen live listen live via iheartradio website theticket.com ktck fm 96.7 fm is a commercial radio station licensed to serve the community of flower mound texas . ktck fm established in 1967 as kdsq is managed locally at 2221 east lamar blvd. suite 300 in arlington and is currently owned by cumulus media . as of october 21 2013 the station broadcasts a sports talk radio format to the dallas fort worth metroplex area as a simulcast of sister station ktck the ticket 1310 am . contents 1 history 1.1 kdsq kshn kick m country 1.2 memories 96.7 fm 1.3 96.7 the texas twister 1.4 platinum 96.7 1.5 wbap simulcast 1.6 ktck the ticket simulcast 2 former on air staff 3 references 4 external links history edit kdsq kshn kick m country edit this section needs additional citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . march 2010 learn how and when to remove this template message the station first started out as kdsq in 1967 in the sherman denison area on frequency 101.7 fm . two years later it changed its callsign to kshn . up until 1975 the format was unknown then the call letters changed to kikm fm with a country music format during the day and top 40 at night simulcast from sister station kikm then to full time top 40 a couple years later . in 1983 the call sign changed to kzxl fm but two years later the previous call sign was re established 1 with a 24 hour country music format known as kick m country . a decade later kikm fm swapped frequencies with kdve also in sherman however the station went dark in 1997 . during that time the city of license was changed from sherman to its current location in flower mound texas . memories 96.7 fm edit memories 96.7 logo from 1998 2003 a couple months later the knki call letters were established but the station did not sign on until november 1998 under the control of disney abc radio . 2 after launching on november 23 1998 as memories 96.7 fm playing oldies and easy listening music from the 1950s to the 1970s 3 it changed call signs to kmeo on december 28 1998 . 1 4 during the overnight hours kmeo would switch to a live memories unforgettable favorites now merged with timeless programming from abc radio . previously live local programming was briefly replaced by abc radio s corporate memories satellite programming for a full 24 hours on june 26 2003 until 5pm on june 27 2003 when the memories format was dropped . 96.7 the texas twister edit 96.7 the twister logo from 2003 to 2008 . 96.7 the twister alternately the texas twister officially touched down at 5 pm on june 27 2003 . 5 the last song heard on memories was thanks for the memories by bob hope . 6 this was followed by the first song on the twister being it s five o clock somewhere by alan jackson . 6 this was the start of 20 000 songs in a row without commercial interruption . initially jockless the twister started adding djs in september 2003 . 7 its playlist was composed of today s modern country hits mixed with texas country music thus adopting the slogan the most new country in texas . the call letters were not officially changed to ktys until october 21 2003 . 1 on june 12 2007 24 disney abc radio stations including ktys merged into citadel broadcasting s portfolio . the kmeo call letters have been reassigned to an american family radio affiliate station in mertzon texas . platinum 96.7 edit platinum 96.7 logo from 2008 to 2010 on june 30 2008 at 5 28 a.m. after five years as the twister the station ended its tenure as a country station in favor of returning to oldies as platinum 96.7 . 8 the last song on the twister was kiss my country ass by rhett akins followed by the first song of platinum being hello goodbye by the beatles . 9 from there it broadcast a diverse oldies format as the playlist was taken directly from the remnants of the former abc radio s corporate memories music library ; thus their slogan was forgotten hits re discovered . it also marked a return of a few former memories personalities with ron chapman as the station s consultant . 10 the callsign was changed to kpmz on july 2 2008 1 referring to a platinum record and paying homage to memories 96.7 . 11 the texas twister format was moved to its sister station kscs s hd 2 signal . kpmz ceased transmitting its digital hd radio signal in 2009 . because the license to broadcast digital hd radio is perpetual the station could resume digital broadcasts at any time . wbap simulcast edit former ident of wbap am & fm signals used 2010 2013 . at noon ct on march 12 2010 after playing na na hey hey kiss him goodbye by steam the station briefly reverted to its previous texas twister country music format . two hours later a stunt known as reagan radio began exclusively featuring sound clips from former president ronald reagan . 12 the station began simulcasting sister station wbap on monday march 15 . 13 14 although broadcasting on a rimshot frequency the staff at wbap claims that this station will provide crystal clear fm fidelity for their listeners in 96.7 s pre determined coverage area . 15 the station changed call signs to wbap fm effective march 19 2010 . 1 16 citadel merged with cumulus media on september 16 2011 . 17 with the simulcast in place the station was responsible for activation of the north texas emergency alert system alongside sister stations wbap am and kscs when hazardous weather alerts disaster area declarations and amber alerts are issued . 18 ktck the ticket simulcast edit on october 7 2013 cumulus announced the discontinuation of the simulcast of wbap on 96.7 and would be changed to a simulcast of ktck am . talk show host mark davis formerly of wbap now on ksky took to twitter with the news saying i ll always remember the march 10 debut . later dan bennet the vice president market manager of cumulus has confirmed this move citing they have seen no ratings increase since adding the fm . bennett added wbap at 820 am still covers 114 counties in the day and has been heard in up to 38 states at night and early morning before the sun comes up . wbap at 820 is one of the biggest radio signals in america . the wbap simulcast moved to kplx 99.5 hd2 formerly the ticket s radio spot . the format change took place on october 21 . 19 a callsign change to ktck fm took effect on october 27 2013 . 16 former on air staff edit john labella morning host 1998 2002 deceased 20 21 chaz mixon 1999 2004 most recently with kkhj fm in pago pago american samoa 22 becky wight dj & memories scrapbook host 1998 2003 randy fuller 1998 2003 mike young 1998 2003 bob lawrence 1998 2003 susan edwards 1998 2003 sammi gonzales 1998 2003 tori logan 1998 2003 pamela steele 1998 2003 bob eliot 1998 2003 tyler cox 1998 2003 2008 2010 vic thomas 1998 2003 via satellite 2008 2010 blake barret nighttime host 2004 2005 now morning show host for radio disney nationwide . carletta blake nighttime host 2008 scott gaines midday & nighttime host 2003 2006 hondo overnight host & weekends ; host of club twister 2006 2008 lorri leigh nighttime host 2006 2008 now part time on new country 96.3 kscs angie michaels nighttime host 2008 2009 allan peck afternoon host 2003 2008 now morning show producer on the big 96.3 kscs crash poteet morning host 2004 2008 jeremy robinson midday & nighttime host 2005 2008 wendy westbrook afternoon host 2008 2009 references edit a b c d e f call sign history . fcc media bureau cdbs public access database . retrieved march 19 2010 . brumley al november 29 1998 . barbra and neil together again but he still won t bring her flowers . dallas morning news . retrieved march 15 2010 . memories 96.7 doze were the days . fort worth star telegram . november 29 1998 . p. 8 . retrieved march 15 2010 . weitz matt may 30 1999 . station finds success with new non kinky format . dallas morning news . retrieved march 15 2010 . brumley al july 6 2003 . memories fades into new country ; abc hopes the twister will help kscs by hurting the wolf . the dallas morning news . retrieved march 15 2010 . a b new radio show in arlington . fort worth star telegram . june 28 2003 . retrieved march 15 2010 . peck picked for first dj slot on the twister . fort worth star telegram . september 8 2003 . p. 7 . retrieved march 15 2010 . ktys switches format chapman returns . dallas business journal . june 30 2008 . retrieved march 15 2010 . the twister changing to the twist . fort worth star telegram . june 30 2008 . p. b10 . retrieved march 15 2010 . ktys dallas flips to platinum 96.7 ; chapman consults . radio ink . june 30 2008 . retrieved march 15 2010 . pop culture district twisting into platinum . fort worth star telegram . june 30 2008 . wilonsky robert march 12 2010 . you know what dallas has always needed is an all ronald reagan station . unfair park . dallas observer . retrieved march 15 2010 . wbap dallas gets fm simulcast with flip of kpmz . all access music group . march 12 2010 . philpot robert march 13 2010 . 96.7 fm changes format from oldies to wbap simulcast . fort worth star telegram . wbap am dallas gets an fm simulcast . radio ink . march 12 2010 . retrieved march 15 2010 . a b pending call sign requests . federal communications commission . retrieved march 13 2010 . cumulus now owns citadel broadcasting . atlanta business journal . september 16 2011 . retrieved september 16 2011 . dallas fort worth local plan pdf . texas association of broadcasters . retrieved 2008 05 05 . sportsradio 1310 the ticket to also air on 96.7 fm dfw.com released october 7 2013 john labella . radio daily news . march 6 2002 . retrieved march 15 2010 . radio station plans tribute to labella . fort worth star telegram . march 8 2002 . retrieved march 15 2010 . chaz mixon . kkhj 93khj american samoa . archived from the original on november 20 2008 . retrieved march 15 2010 . about wbap . retrieved 2008