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96-7 The Twister (alternately "The Texas Twister"), in Dallas, Texas, USA officially "touched down" at 5 pm on June 27, 2003. The last song heard on"Memories"--KMEO (Memories 96.7, earlier brand) was "Thanks For The Memories" by Bob Hope. This was followed by the first song on the "Twister", being "It's Five O'Clock Somewhere" by Alan Jackson. This was the start of 20,000 songs in a row without commercial interruption. Initially jockless, The Twister started adding DJs in September 2003. Its playlist was composed of "today's modern country hits" mixed with Texas country music, thus adopting the slogan "The Most New Country In Texas". The call letters were not officially changed to KTYS until October 21, 2003.
On June 12, 2007, 24 Disney/ABC Radio stations, including KTYS, merged into Citadel Broadcasting's portfolio. The KMEO call letters have been reassigned to an American Family Radio-affiliate station in Mertzon, Texas.
On June 30, 2008 at 5:28 am, after five years as The Twister, the station ended its tenure as a country station in favor of returning to Oldies as Platinum 96.7. The last song on "The Twister" was "Kiss My Country Ass" by Rhett Akins, followed by the first song of "Platinum" being "Hello, Goodbye" by The Beatles. From there, it broadcast a diverse oldies format, as the playlist was taken directly from the remnants of the former ABC Radio's corporate "Memories" music library; thus, their slogan was "Forgotten Hits Re-Discovered.". It also marked a return of a few former "Memories" personalities with Ron Chapman as the station's consultant. The callsign was changed to KPMZ on July 2, 2008 (referring to a PlatinuM record and paying homage to "Memories 96.7"). The "Texas Twister" format was moved to its sister station KSCS's HD-2 signal.
96.7 FM is currently KTCK-FM/The Ticket simulcast.
*source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KTCK-FM
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