KCAY
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| Broadcast area | St. George, Utah |
| Frequency | 100.7 MHz |
| Branding | Key 100 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Oldies |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | SSR Communications, Inc. |
| History | |
First air date | April 26, 2025 |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 203590 |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 200 watts |
| HAAT | 370 meters |
KCAY 100.7 FM "Key 100" is an Oldies radio station serving the city of St. George, Utah, broadcasting from a site atop Big Mountain in the north-central area of Washington County, Utah.
History
[edit]KCAY originally began as in 2019 as a vacant allotment authorized in Caliente, Nevada within the FCC's FM Table of Allotments.[1] SSR Communications, Inc. acquired the rights to and became the initial permittee of KCAY in the FCC's 2021 broadcast spectrum auction Auction 109.[2]
On January 3, 2022, SSR Communications filed an application with the FCC to relocate the KCAY authorization from Caliente, Nevada to Dammeron Valley, Utah, a small community located approximately fifteen miles north of St. George,[3] which the FCC approved on June 15, 2022. In September, 2024 however, over two years after the KCAY permit grant had reached Final Order status, the FCC reversed its grant of the KCAY permit in Dammeron Valley and directed SSR Communications to restore KCAY to Caliente.[4][5] The FCC had never reversed a Final Order application grant of a full power FM broadcast facility until that point.[6] On March 3, 2025, the FCC allowed an alternative application filed by SSR Communications for KCAY to relocate to Enterprise, Utah.
SSR Communications placed the station, known as Key 100, on the air on April 26, 2025.
Broadcast Facility
[edit]KCAY broadcasts from a former TD-2 Microwave Communications tower owned by Dixie Power on Big Mountain, Utah, within Dixie National Forest in Washington County, Utah. KCAY broadcasts with 200 Watts of Effective Radiated Power on 100.7 FM and has a pending application to move to 107.7 FM.
Failed Sale To Gerdes And Associates
[edit]On August 5, 2023, SSR Communications, Inc. sold KCAY to Gerdes And Associates for $250,000.[7] The transaction did not consummate by its intended Closing Date of January, 2024.
References
[edit]- ^ "Radio Broadcasting Services; Caliente, Nevada" from The Federal Register (September 27, 2019)
- ^ "Auction 109: AM and FM Broadcast" from The Federal Communications Commission (August 5, 2021)
- ^ "Amendment to a Minor Modification of a FM Station Construction Permit Application" from The Federal Communications Commission (June 15, 2022)
- ^ "KKBX, Caliente, NV and KCAY, Dammeron Valley, UT" from The Federal Communications Commission (September 27, 2024)
- ^ "FCC To Wesolowski: Move A Utah FM, Or Explain Why Not" from Radio + Television Business Report (September 30, 2024)
- ^ "KCAY Reply And Opposition To Order To Show Cause" from The Federal Communications Commission (October 25, 2024)
- ^ "Utah’s KCAY Finds New Licensee After Sale" from RadioInk Magazine (August 8, 2023)
External links
[edit]- Facility details for Facility ID 203590 (KCAY) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- KCAY in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
- KCAY at FCCdata.org
37°30′29″N 113°39′43″W / 37.508°N 113.662°W
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