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For the FM sister station, see
KSNY-FM
.
Radio station in Snyder, Texas
KSNY
(1450
AM
, "The Zone") is the first
radio station
to air in
Snyder, Texas
. Before the advent of FM as a mainstream medium, KSNY adopted a block format, meaning different formats at different times of the day. In the 1970s, KSNY started the day with
News
and
Talk
, then in the mornings played
country music
, in the afternoons
Adult Contemporary
, and at night
Top 40
formats. A
Latin
format with a Spanish-speaking announcer aired on Sunday evenings until 1980, and then moved to weeknights from 6—7 pm. The station also played
Easy Listening
and
Gospel
formats on Sunday mornings. KSNY was an affiliate of the Texas State Network, and most of its newscasts mirrored television airings (noon, 6:00, and 10:00).
It was popular for the liner aired at 10:00 every night "It's Ten p.m.,
Do you know where your children are?
". For many years, the station was owned partly by the local manager Mel Z. Gilbert and the Wendell Mayes interests (KCRS Midland).
Trivia
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The station's studios moved from KSNY Drive, west of town, into the former Texas Utilities building next to the "SCAT" TV Cable building north of downtown Snyder square around 2002.
KSNY-AM
-FM
was sold to Bill Jamar of Brownwood, Texas in 1994. It was previously owned by Paula Gilbert, Wendell Mayes, Jr., and Bill Jamar.
Richie Cash was the DJ of the 1990s under Paula and Paul Gilbert.
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