The Early Days
WDAF was one of the first four radio stations in Kansas City, alongside WOQ, WPE (now sister station KMBZ) and WHB. The Kansas City Star received authorization to broadcast on May 16, 1922, days after WHB. The two shared the 730 kHz frequency until 1928, when they settled at 610 AM. WDAF-AM was in the network of stations that carried the first presidential broadcast address. WDAF came under the ownership of Taft Broadcasting in 1963 with Taft's purchase of Transcontinent Broadcasting.
In 1971, WDAF upgraded their FM station, which had been around for many years (being one of the oldest in the area), to 100,000 watts, putting the antenna atop the WDAF-TV tower, and called it Super Stereo 102.1 MHz. The station changed its call letters to KYYS in 1974, while WDAF continued at 610 kHz. The Star gained authorization to begin operating a television station, WDAF-TV (an NBC-turned-Fox affiliate, but was forced to give up all three stations when ordered by the Federal Communications Commission.
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