KACO (FM)

KACO
Apache, Oklahoma;
Broadcast area	Lawton/Fort Sill
Frequency	98.5 MHz
Branding	New Country 98.5
Programming
Format	Country
Affiliations	Compass Media Networks
Ownership
Owner	Matthew Mollman; (Mollman Media, Inc.);
History
First air date	June 24, 1974 (as KRRO at 92.1)
Former call signs	KRRO (1974–1982); KELS-FM (1982–1984); KEBQ (1984–1987); KRDM (1987–1995); KRXZ (1995–1997)
Former frequencies	92.1 (1974–1984); 96.5 MHz (1986–1997)
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	70015
Class	C3
ERP	18,500 watts
HAAT	93 meters
Transmitter coordinates	34°56′30″N 98°22′33″W / 34.94167°N 98.37583°W
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	newcountry985.com

KACO (98.5 MHz) is an FM radio station licensed to Apache, Oklahoma, United States. The station is currently owned by Mollman Media.^[2]

KACO broadcasts a country music format to the Lawton, Oklahoma, area.^[3]

History

The station was first licensed in Ardmore, Oklahoma, and launched on June 24, 1974, as KRRO with a country format. On March 15, 1982, the station changed its call sign to KELS-FM and flipped its format to Top 40. On June 1, 1984, the station changed its call sign to KEBQ, and on February 2, 1987, to KRDM, retaining its Top 40 format during both call sign changes. By the early 1990s, the station's format went towards adult contemporary, but in October 1992, the station went silent. On October 15, 1995, the station returned back on the air after a three-year hiatus as KRXZ with a country format, and finally on January 6, 1997, to the current KACO.^[4]

On June 29, 2019, KACO signed off Superstar Country at 8:58 Local time with Gone By Montgomery Gentry and at noon started stunting with Blake Shelton Goodbye Time. On July 1, 2019, KA ended stunting and relaunched as "New Country 98.5".^[5]