KANS

KANS (96.1 FM) is a radio station broadcasting an adult hits format, licensed to Emporia, Kansas. The station is currently owned by Bill Wachter, through licensee My Town Media Inc.^[2]

KANS

Emporia, Kansas
Broadcast area	Lyon County, Kansas and surrounding counties
Frequency	96.1 MHz
Branding	96.1 Bob FM
Programming
Format	Adult hits
Affiliations	Bob FM network
Ownership
Owner	Bill Wachter (My Town Media, Inc.)
Sister stations	KEKS, KHDL, KSNP
History
First air date	February 21, 1990 (as KGZF)
Former call signs	KGZF (1990–1997) KRWV (1997–2003) KANS-FM (2003)
Former frequencies	99.5 MHz (1990–2004)
Call sign meaning	Kansas
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	41542
Class	A
ERP	6,000 watts
HAAT	97 meters
Transmitter coordinates	38°24′21″N 96°14′13″W
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	Official website

History

Former logo as "The Wave"

The station went on the air as KGZF on February 21, 1990. On May 1, 1997, it changed its call sign to KRWV; on August 18, 2003 to KANS-FM; and on September 9, 2003 to the current KANS.^[3]

On July 1, 2023, KANS dropped its longtime adult contemporary format (as "96 one The Wave") and flipped to adult hits, airing the "Bob FM" format from G Networks.^[4]