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KSYL

KSYL is an American radio station broadcasting a news/talk format. Licensed to Alexandria, Louisiana, United States, the station is owned by Cenla Broadcasting. Its studios and transmitter are located separately in Alexandria.

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KSYL
Broadcast area
Alexandria-Pineville
Frequency970 kHz
BrandingTalkradio 970 AM
Programming
LanguageEnglish
FormatTalk radio
AffiliationsCBS News Radio
Ownership
Owner
  • Cenla Broadcasting
  • (Cenla Broadcasting Licensing Company, LLC)
History
First air date
June 13, 1946 (1946-06-13)
Former call signs
  • KPDR (1946–1948)
  • KVOB (1948–1952)
Former frequencies
1490 kHz (1946–1949)
Call sign meaning
from first name of founder Sylvan Fox
Technical information1
Licensing authority
FCC
9750
ClassD
Power
  • 1,000 watts (day)
  • 120 watts (night)
Transmitter coordinates
31°19′35.9″N 92°29′22.6″W / 31.326639°N 92.489611°W / 31.326639; -92.489611
Translator104.9 K285HF (Alexandria)2
Repeater100.3 KRRV-FM HD3 (Alexandria)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
Websiteksyl.com

KSYL (970 AM) is an American radio station broadcasting a news/talk format. Licensed to Alexandria, Louisiana, United States, the station is owned by Cenla Broadcasting.3 Its studios and transmitter are located separately in Alexandria.

The station went on the air June 13, 1946, as KPDR on 1490 kHz; it affiliated with the Mutual Broadcasting System on November 1.4 It became KVOB on November 24, 1948, and moved to 970 the following year.5 On May 31, 1952, it became KSYL5 after being purchased for $58,000 by the owners of KSYL (1400 AM),6 which surrendered its license.7 That station was founded by the late Sylvan Robert Fox,8 not the Sylvan Fox associated with Newsday, a newspaper on Long Island. The KSYL callsign was inspired by Fox's first name.

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References

  1. "Facility Technical Data for KSYL". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. "FM Query Results -- Audio Division (FCC) USA". Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved December 10, 2023.
  3. "KSYL Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  4. "KPDR to Mutual". Broadcasting–Telecasting. October 26, 1946. p. 24.
  5. "KSYL history cards" (PDF). Retrieved August 30, 2025.
  6. "KSYL to buy KVOB". Broadcasting–Telecasting. December 3, 1951. p. 106.
  7. "FCC Actions". Broadcasting–Telecasting. July 7, 1952. p. 88.
  8. "Rosalyn Fay Rosenfield Fox (1929–2011)". tributes.com. Retrieved July 31, 2012.
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