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Corpus Christi's KYRK 106-5 "The Shark" Flips to a Christian Format

Posted on 2/11/17 at 6:06 pm
Posted by El Campo Tiger
El Campo, TX
Member since Mar 2015
10118 posts
Posted on 2/11/17 at 6:06 pm
This is a sad day for me, gentleman.

After a great run that started Oct 9, 2014, "The Shark" is no more. It seems longer than 2014, because throughout the majority of 2013, 106.5FM would play "Sunday at the Nineties," offering a lot of classic 90's Alternative songs the entire day on Sunday. On May 3, 2015, "The Shark" switched frequencies, from 106-5 to 94-7, but that was short-lived, as "The Shark" came back to 106-5 on July 22.

The alt-rock station that I hold close to my heart has flipped to a Christian musical format of some sort. I listened for about 30 minutes, and the station did not ID itself at the bottom of the hour (illegal), nor did it offer a moniker, it only claimed "106-5." The FM text that I saw on my car radio screen was "Nexus" followed by "Broadcast" and "Roadcast" (Roadcast was probably meant to be typed Broadcast but someone did not type the letter B). I also saw "Audio Stereo Processor mod.NSP01 in the text as well.

KYRK's reception is better than radio-locator gives it credit for, as you can hear KYRK terrestrially as far west as Los Angeles, TX (near Cotulla) and as far east as Victoria. To the south, I've heard KYRK's signal reach somewhere in between Falfurrias and Linn.

I will play 106 non-stop minutes of alternative to honor a station I will never forget, 106-5...The Shark.

Go ahead and file The Shark with The Edge (Dallas), The Tiger (Baton Rouge), 103-9 The X (Aggieland), 104-9 (Baton Rouge) The End (New Orleans), and all the other alternative stations that have fallen in recent years.
This post was edited on 2/11/17 at 6:07 pm
Posted by theunknownknight
Baton Rouge
Member since Sep 2005
57230 posts
Posted on 2/11/17 at 6:07 pm to
Good. Maybe some people will get saved
Posted by Walking the Earth
Member since Feb 2013
17260 posts
Posted on 2/11/17 at 6:12 pm to
It's 2017. How do people even know what's playing on their FM stations these days?
This post was edited on 2/11/17 at 6:14 pm
Posted by Manzielathon
Death Valley
Member since Sep 2013
8951 posts
Posted on 2/11/17 at 6:13 pm to
You live in Corpus Christi?













Sending my thoughts and prayers your way.
Posted by Marco Esquandolas
Member since Jul 2013
11423 posts
Posted on 2/11/17 at 6:15 pm to
This is important and pertinent information...
Posted by jennyjones
New Orleans Saints Fan
Member since Apr 2006
9300 posts
Posted on 2/11/17 at 6:16 pm to
Rock 93.7 and Planet Radio 96.5/ 103.7 in Lafayette have both kicked the bucket in the last 2-3 years

Really sucked. Just listen to XM now
Posted by Chuker
St George, Louisiana
Member since Nov 2015
7544 posts
Posted on 2/11/17 at 6:21 pm to
thtas a whole lotta text about some nothing radio station
Posted by saint tiger225
San Diego
Member since Jan 2011
35348 posts
Posted on 2/11/17 at 6:25 pm to
Rock is dead...

I hate it.
Posted by CaptainsWafer
TD Platinum Member
Member since Feb 2006
58304 posts
Posted on 2/11/17 at 6:34 pm to
Sounds like the movie Airheads.
Posted by lsunurse
Member since Dec 2005
128950 posts
Posted on 2/11/17 at 7:11 pm to
I had a Uber driver pick me up in his jeep...that had a radio station advertised on it. Started chatting with the guy...come to find out he owned the station and it was an alternative rock one. Before I could get excited at finding out that there was alternative station I wasn't aware of in PHX...he tells me he is switching formats....to country. Before I could even reply he said "I know...country sucks, but it makes more money sadly"


Obviously owning a radio station isn't profitable if you are having to be an Uber driver for some spending cash.


ETA: You need satellite radio; then you can get your 90s alternative fix 24/7 with Lithium(go ahead and preset this as your #1 satellite station cause its awesome). I actually also listen to Christian music as well though(the Christian station Air1 is much better than KLove imo).

ETA: Sirius/XM also have Alt Nation which plays decent current alternative music as well
This post was edited on 2/11/17 at 7:17 pm
Posted by el Gaucho
He/They
Member since Dec 2010
52906 posts
Posted on 2/11/17 at 7:20 pm to
Gen x losers are turning to Jesus finally
Posted by el Gaucho
He/They
Member since Dec 2010
52906 posts
Posted on 2/11/17 at 7:21 pm to
Bringing Christ to the body of Christ amirite
Posted by TbirdSpur2010
ALAMO CITY
Member since Dec 2010
134026 posts
Posted on 2/11/17 at 7:27 pm to
In the running for most random thread of the day.

Even more random a thing to get worked up about.
Posted by Ed Osteen
Member since Oct 2007
57443 posts
Posted on 2/11/17 at 7:33 pm to
Wow this is pathetic
Posted by gthog61
Irving, TX
Member since Nov 2009
71001 posts
Posted on 2/11/17 at 7:36 pm to
quote:

Wow this is pathetic



Wow this is the free market.
Posted by Ed Osteen
Member since Oct 2007
57443 posts
Posted on 2/11/17 at 7:38 pm to
Ok?
Posted by S
RIP Wayde
Member since Jan 2007
155354 posts
Posted on 2/11/17 at 8:01 pm to
Whatever happened to The Beach 96.5?
Posted by El Campo Tiger
El Campo, TX
Member since Mar 2015
10118 posts
Posted on 2/13/17 at 9:22 am to
quote:

Whatever happened to The Beach 96.5?


It's still alive. That's a good station right there. Been around for awhile.

Posted by shel311
McKinney, Texas
Member since Aug 2004
110584 posts
Posted on 2/13/17 at 9:59 am to
Wow, people still listen to FM radio...interesting.
Posted by 3deadtrolls
lafayette
Member since Jan 2014
5677 posts
Posted on 2/13/17 at 11:11 am to
I don't really like paying for XM, but once Jesus took over 93.7 in Lafayette he left me no other choice.
This post was edited on 2/13/17 at 11:12 am
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