KAKS

KAKS (99.5 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a sports format. Licensed to Goshen, Arkansas, United States, it serves the Fayetteville (Northwest Arkansas) area. The station is currently owned by Frank Pearson, through licensee Pearson Broadcasting of Goshen, Inc. In 2015 KAKS switched affiliations from Yahoo! Sports Radio to ESPN Radio and re-branded as "ESPN Radio 99.5".

KAKS

Goshen, Arkansas
Broadcast area	Fayetteville (Northwest Arkansas)
Frequency	99.5 MHz
Branding	ESPN Radio 99.5
Programming
Format	Sports
Affiliations	ESPN Radio
Ownership
Owner	Frank Pearson (Pearson Broadcasting of Goshen, Inc.)
Sister stations	KXRD, KBVA, KXVB, KFFK, KREB
History
First air date	1989 (as KFAY-FM)
Former call signs	KRRA (1983–1988) KFAY-FM (1988–1993) KREB (1993–1997) KREB-FM (1997–2005)
Call sign meaning	K ArKanSas
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	69858
Class	A
ERP	3,100 watts
HAAT	140 meters
Transmitter coordinates	36°12′19.6″N 94°06′06.9″W
Translator(s)	95.3 MHz K237GR (Johnson)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	hitthatline.com

KAKS rebroadcasts on FM translator K287AN licensed to Fayetteville, Arkansas, and simulcasts on sister station KUOA in Siloam Springs, Arkansas.

On August 14, 2010, KAKS on-air personality Renee Gork was fired after a confrontation with Coach Bobby Petrino. Petrino refused to answer questions posed by Gork while she donned a University of Florida Gators hat. Gork claimed that she grabbed the hat from her trunk during a rainstorm, and tried to cover the hat with tape to disguise the logo. According to Gork, she was told by her bosses that they "had her back" and would defend her reasoning to the administration at the University of Arkansas and Coach Petrino. KAKS relieved Gork of her duties on August 16, 2010.^[2]

References

1. "Facility Technical Data for KAKS". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
2. "SAS with Renee Gork". Stephen A. Smith Show. 17 August 2010.

External links

• Facility details for Facility ID 69858 (KAKS) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• KAKS in Nielsen Audio's FM station database