KODA
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| KODA | |
| City of license | Houston, Texas |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Greater Houston |
| Branding | Sunny 99.1 |
| Slogan | "Houston's Best Variety" |
| Frequency | 99.1 MHz (also on HD Radio) 99.1 HD-2 Classic Hits 99.1 HD-3 Spanish Christian |
| First air date | December 24, 1946 (as KPRC-FM at 99.7) |
| Format | Adult contemporary |
| ERP | 95,000 watts |
| HAAT | 585 meters |
| Class | C |
| Facility ID | 35337 |
| Transmitter coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
| Callsign meaning | KODA = music term Coda |
| Former callsigns | KPRC-FM (1946-1958) KHGM-FM (1958-1961) |
| Former frequencies | 99.7 MHz (Dec 1946-Oct 1947) 102.9 MHz (Oct 1947-1959) |
| Owner | iHeartMedia, Inc. (AMFM Texas Licenses LLC) |
| Sister stations | KBME, KKRW, KPRC, KTBZ, KTRH |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | sunny99.com |
KODA, known as "Sunny 99.1", is an FM radio station licensed to Houston, Texas. The station's transmitters are in Missouri City, Texas. It is a mainstream adult contemporary station, marketed to the at-work listener. The station's studios are located along the West Loop Freeway in the city's Uptown district.
The station, formerly simply identified as K-O-D-A or "Coda" and 99.1 at least since the late 1970s-early 1980s (when it was a member of Group W), relabeled itself as "Sunny" in 1989 when it was acquired by SFX (now Clear Channel). The programming of adult and soft-rock music did not substantially change. Between and including Thanksgiving and Christmas, the station plays Christmas music 24/7.
The "Sunny" branding was also used on sister station KEGL-FM in Dallas, Texas, broadcasting oldies AC music from 2004 to 2005.
History
The station signed on Christmas Eve 1946 as KPRC-FM, the FM station for KPRC 950 AM. It was on 99.7 MHz until 1947 when it moved to 102.9 MHz. In 1958, the FM station was sold and changed call letters to KHGM-FM, changed to the current frequency in 1959, and then changed calls again to KODA-FM in 1961, right before the AM station was purchased (now KLAT). It operated as a daytime simulcast until the AM station had to shut down at sunset and continued the station's programming independently until the AM signed on again at sunrise again. The AM and FM combination was sold to Group W Westinghouse Broadcasting in 1978 and was shortly broken up when the AM station was quickly re-sold.
When the Houston Oilers were a National Football League team (they are now the Tennessee Titans), it was the flagship radio station for at least the 1986 season.[1]
When the Electronic Program Guide aired on Warner Cable, KODA was used as the audio in Houston.
Notable syndicated programming includes Delilah's Love Songs show on weeknights (replacing long time Houston institution Zoe Bonet's Love Songs) and American Top 10 Countdown with Casey Kasem on Saturday mornings.
Current competitors
Call sign history
- KPRC-FM – December 24, 1946 (at 99.7 FM, moved to 102.9 October 1947)
- KHGM – November 1958 (at 102.9 FM, moved to 99.1 April 26, 1959)
- KODA – 7/1/1961 to present
