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Radio station in Billings, Montana

KURL Billings, Montana United States Broadcast area Billings Metropolitan Area Frequency 93.3 MHz Branding Faith Radio Programming Format Christian talk and teaching Ownership Owner Northwestern Media History First air date April 5, 1969 Former call signs KOYN, KYYA Technical information Facility ID 63880 Class C1 ERP 60,000 watts HAAT 213 meters (699 ft) Transmitter coordinates 45°45′37″N 108°27′9″W / 45.76028°N 108.45250°W / 45.76028; -108.45250 Links Website myfaithradio.com

**KURL** (93.3 [FM](/source/FM_broadcasting)) is a [Christian radio station](/source/Christian_radio_station) licensed to [Billings, Montana](/source/Billings%2C_Montana), United States. The station is owned by [Northwestern Media](/source/Northwestern_Media).[1]

## History

The station first signed on, on April 5, 1969 as KOYN-FM with a [country music](/source/Country_music) format. The station was initially owned by Meyer Broadcasting. The station's transmitter was located southwest of Billings on Sacrifice Cliff. Its studios were located at 1645 Central Avenue. The call letters were changed to KYYA in 1975. The station increased its transmitting power to 99 kW on September 27, 1978. It planned to shift frequency to 93.9 MHz with the upgrade, but that change did not occur and KOYN stayed on 93.3.[2][3]

Throughout most of the station's life since the 1970s, it was known as Y-93 FM and was the dominant [Top 40/CHR](/source/Top_40) station for the Billings metro area, over three decades. As the 1990s proceeded, Y-93 tweaked its CHR format towards [Adult Top 40](/source/Adult_Top_40), but by 2000, the station became a full-blown [Hot AC](/source/Hot_AC). By the end of the early 2000s, Y-93 faced stiff competition from [KMHK](/source/KMHK) adjusting to Hot AC and the newly launched [KPLN](/source/KPLN) in Lockwood. The competition forced Y-93 to change formats. In the last years, Y-93 ran a soft adult contemporary format. The station was owned by Fisher Radio Regional Group.[4]

## Ownership

In June 2006, KYYA-FM was acquired by Cherry Creek Radio from Fisher Radio Regional Group as part of a 24 station deal with a total reported sale price of $33.3 million.[5] Recently local Cherry Creek radio stations (KBLG-AM, KRZN-FM, KRKX-FM) were purchased by Connoisseur Media LLC. KWMY-FM MY-92-5 was moved to the 105.9 frequency replacing 105.9 The Bar and the longtime former Top-40 station KYYA-FM Y-93.3 (or Y93) went silent for a short period of time.[6] The KURL calls, then on [730 AM](/source/KYYA), moved to 93.3.

In January 2024, the station was sold to Northwestern Media, a service of the [University of Northwestern – St. Paul](/source/University_of_Northwestern_%E2%80%93_St._Paul) in Minnesota. This move expanded the programming carried on its network to Montana.[7]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["KURL Facility Record"](https://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=KURL). *United States [Federal Communications Commission](/source/Federal_Communications_Commission), audio division*. Retrieved May 26, 2011.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["FCC History Cards for KURL"](https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/api/download/attachment/f1a2ae0f-73a1-726f-1e97-70e7c7de8af6.pdf) (PDF). *Federal Communications Commission*. Retrieved May 1, 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Susan Olp (January 19, 2013). ["Local Christian radio station celebrates 50 years of broadcasting"](https://billingsgazette.com/lifestyles/faith-and-values/religion/local-christian-radio-station-celebrates-50-years-of-broadcasting/article_d026ba51-d5c6-5e8e-a848-cdb38900cd6d.html). *[Billings Gazette](/source/Billings_Gazette)*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["KYYA Radio Billings, Montana Station Photos from the John in Arizona Collection"](https://www.johninarizona.com/kyya/kyya.html). *johninarizona.com*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-bac1_5-0)** ["Deals"](http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6344749.html). *Broadcasting & Cable*. June 19, 2006.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["'Hit radio' traded to Christian broadcaster | Local News | billingsgazette.com"](https://billingsgazette.com/news/local/article_6aaf49ac-67b1-11df-b305-001cc4c03286.html). May 24, 2010.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Northwestern Media expands to Billings"](https://radioinsight.com/headlines/264330/northwestern-media-expands-to-billings). *RadioInsight.com*. January 31, 2024.

## External links

- [Facility details for Facility ID 63880 (KURL)](https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/public/tv/publicFacilityDetails.html?facilityId=63880) in the [FCC](/source/Federal_Communications_Commission) Licensing and Management System

- [KURL](https://www1.arbitron.com/sip/displaySip.do?surveyID=SP26&band=fm&callLetter=KURL) in [Nielsen Audio](/source/Nielsen_Audio)'s FM station database

v t e Radio stations in the Billings, Montana, metropolitan area By AM frequency 730 790 910 970 1230 1240 By FM frequency 88.9 89.3 89.7 90.1 90.9 91.7 92.5 93.3 94.1 95.5 96.3 97.1 98.5 99.3 101.9 102.9 103.7 105.1 105.9 106.7 107.5 LPFM 101.1 Translators 94.7 95.1 97.5 98.1 103.3 107.1 NOAA Weather Radio frequency 162.450 162.550 By call sign K234CP K236AB K248BL K251CI K277DS K296EM KAD95 KBIL KBLG KBLW KBUL KBXI KCHH KCTR-FM KEMC KEWF KFHW KGHL KHDN KJCB KJCR KKBR KLMT KLRV KMHK KMXE-FM KPLN KRKX KRPM KRSQ KRZN KURL KWMY KYSX KYYA WXL27 Transmitter sites Coburn Hill Defunct KYLW (1450 AM) KBSR (1490 AM) KPGB (88.3 FM) Nearby regions Bighorn Basin Great Falls Sheridan See also List of radio stations in Montana

v t e Religious radio stations in the state of Montana Stations KALS – Kalispell KANB-LP – Kalispell KBLW – Billings KFGL – Butte KFRD – Butte KGCM – Three Forks KGFA – Great Falls KGFC – Great Falls KGLE – Glendive KGLE-FM – Glendive KJCB – Lockwood KJFT – Arlee KJLF – Butte KKCP – Jordan KLEU – Lewistown KMCJ – Colstrip KMTJ – Columbus KMEA-LP – Bozeman KNEH – Helena KNPC – Hardin KNPM – Miles City KNPS – Scobey KPLG – Plains KPWY – West Yellowstone KQOV – Butte KSMR-LP – Great Falls KSPL – Kalispell KUDI – Choteau KURL – Billings KVCM – Helena KWPA – Glasgow KXEB – Big Timber KXEH – Victor KXEM – Roundup KXEI – Havre KZLM – Harlowton Defunct KGVW – Belgrade See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Montana See also Classical Jazz Religious Spanish Smooth Jazz Other

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