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Radio station in Gallup, New Mexico, United States

KYAT Gallup, New Mexico United States Frequency 94.5 MHz Branding Ya'a'te'eh Diné Programming Language Navajo Format Country Ownership Owner Millennium Media (Millennium Media, Inc.) Sister stations KXXI, KYVA, KYVA-FM History First air date October 19, 1974 (1974-10-19) Former call signs KGLP (1974–1977) KOVO (1977–1986) KKOR (1986–2010) Technical information[1] Licensing authority FCC Facility ID 35028 Class C0 ERP 100 kW HAAT 420 meters (1,380 ft) Transmitter coordinates 35°36′22.08″N 108°41′28.31″W / 35.6061333°N 108.6911972°W / 35.6061333; -108.6911972 Translator K235BR (94.9 FM) Gallup East Links Public license information Public file LMS Website gallupradio.com

**KYAT** is a radio station on [94.5 FM](/source/94.5_FM) in [Gallup, New Mexico](/source/Gallup%2C_New_Mexico), United States. Owned and operated by Millennium Media, the station broadcasts a [country music](/source/Country_music) format in the [Navajo language](/source/Navajo_language) known as *Ya'a'te'eh Diné* (Navajo Country).

## History

94.5 FM was launched as KGLP on October 19, 1974, airing a country format.[2] It was co-owned with [KYVA (1230 AM)](/source/KYVA_(AM)),[3] which had previously mixed [Top 40](/source/Top_40) and country tunes, much to the chagrin of its air staff; the new country outlet allowed the two formats to be split.[4] Both stations were sold to Road Runner Radio, Inc., owned by Russell Carpenter and George Malti,[5] for $500,000 in 1977, and the FM's call letters were changed to KOVO on October 24.[6] The station flipped to adult contemporary in 1986 and adopted the call letters KKOR.[7]

In 2010, the call letters were changed to KYAT as the station began broadcasting full-time in the Navajo language, the first FM station to do so.[8] Some program features remained in English, including news bulletins three times a day from the *[Navajo Times](/source/Navajo_Times)* newspaper.[8] Coverage was extended to Navajo-language play-by-play of high school basketball games in January 2017.[9]

George Malti died in 2016 after owning KYVA and KYAT for 39 years.[10]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-FCC-LMS-35028_1-0)** ["Facility Technical Data for KYAT"](https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/public/tv/publicFacilityTechDetails.html?facilityId=35028). *Licensing and Management System*. [Federal Communications Commission](/source/Federal_Communications_Commission).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["KGLP Will Begin This Saturday"](https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56606477/). *Gallup Independent*. October 16, 1974. p. 11. Retrieved August 2, 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["KGLP(FM)"](https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1976/1976-BC-YB.pdf) (PDF). *Broadcasting Yearbook*. 1976. p. C-128 (382). Retrieved August 2, 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-four_4-0)** ["Gallup's four radio stations informative"](https://newspaperarchive.com/other-articles-clipping-oct-05-1978-1893839/). *Navajo Times*. October 5, 1978. pp. B-13, [B-14](https://newspaperarchive.com/other-articles-clipping-oct-05-1978-1893846/). Retrieved August 2, 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Changing Hands"](https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC/BC-1977/BC-1977-04-04.pdf) (PDF). *Broadcasting*. April 4, 1977. p. 61. Retrieved August 2, 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["History Cards for KYAT"](https://cdbs.recnet.com/corres/?doc=76322). [Federal Communications Commission](/source/Federal_Communications_Commission). ([Guide to reading History Cards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Radio_Stations/History_Cards))

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["KKOR(FM)"](https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1987/1987-BC-YB.pdf) (PDF). *Broadcasting Yearbook*. 1987. p. B-188. Retrieved August 2, 2020.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-offers_8-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-offers_8-1) Zah, Erny (October 17, 2011). ["KYAT-FM offers 24-hour Navajo language"](https://navajotimes.com/business/2011/1011/101711radio.php). *Navajo Times*. Retrieved August 2, 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** Velasco, Dee (January 20, 2017). ["KYAT launches local sports coverage program"](http://gallupsun.com/index.php?option=com_content&id=9857:kyat-launches-local-sports-coverage-program&Itemid=600). *Gallup Sun*. Retrieved August 2, 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** Dotson, Bernie (May 20, 2016). ["Media mogul George Malti dies in Sedona, Ariz"](http://www.gallupsun.com/index.php?option=com_content&id=8924%3Amedia-mogul-george-malti-dies-in-sedona-ariz&Itemid=560). *Gallup Sun*. Retrieved August 2, 2020.

## External links

- [Facility details for Facility ID 35028 (KYAT)](https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/public/tv/publicFacilityDetails.html?facilityId=35028) in the [FCC](/source/Federal_Communications_Commission) Licensing and Management System

- [KYAT](https://www1.arbitron.com/sip/displaySip.do?surveyID=SU26&band=fm&callLetter=KYAT) in [Nielsen Audio](/source/Nielsen_Audio)'s FM station database

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