KYRK

Taft, Texas
Broadcast area	Corpus Christi metropolitan area
Frequency	106.5 MHz
Branding	106.5 BANDTANGO Radio
Programming
Format	Alternative rock
Ownership
Owner	Withers Family Texas Holdings, LP
History
First air date	1996 (as KZTX at 106.1)
Former call signs	KZTX (1984-1998) KTKY (1998-2011)
Former frequencies	106.1 MHz (1996-2011)
Technical information
Facility ID	40798
Class	C2
ERP	50,000 watts
HAAT	148 meters (486 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	27°52′2.00″N 97°13′7.00″W / 27.8672222°N 97.2186111°W / 27.8672222; -97.2186111
Links
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	BANDTANGORadio.com

KYRK (106.5 FM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Taft, Texas, and serving the Corpus Christi metropolitan area. It airs an alternative rock format and is owned by Withers Family Texas Holdings, LP. It uses the moniker "Bandtango," a brand and sound image concept of Mike Quinn and Bandtango Inc., a Los Angeles entertainment technology company.

KYRK is a Class C2 station with an effective radiated power (ERP) of 50,000 watts. The transmitter is on Avenue B near 8th Street in Ingleside.^[1]

History

The station was assigned the call letters KZTX on September 5, 1984. On March 20, 1998, the station changed its call sign to KTKY. On April 26, 2011, the station changed its call sign to the current KYRK.^[2] The station moved to 106.5 FM with 50,000 watts on July 15, 2011.

On October 9, 2014, KYRK flipped from classic hits to an alternative rock format, branded as "106.5 The Shark".^[3]

On May 3, 2015, the "Shark" alternative rock format moved to 94.7 in Corpus Christi, and the 106.5 frequency fell silent.

On May 20, 2015, 106.5 KYRK adopted 94.7's previous country music format as "Rig Radio 106.5".

On July 22, 2015, KYRK returned to its "Shark" alternative rock format.^[4]

On August 10, 2021, KYRK relaunched under the new brand "106.5 BANDTANGO Radio New Alternative First" an alternative music format.^[5]