KMRK-FM

KMRK-FM
Odessa, Texas;
Broadcast area	Midland-Odessa
Frequency	96.1 FM (MHz)
Branding	MY Country 96.1 FM
Programming
Format	Country
Ownership
Owner	ICA Communications, I Ltd.; (ICA Radio Midland-Odessa License, LLC);
Sister stations	KCHX, KCRS-FM/AM, KFZX
History
First air date	1991
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	41856
Class	C1
ERP	27,500 watts
HAAT	289 meters (948 ft)
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Webcast	Listen live
Website	KMRK 96.1

KMRK-FM (96.1 FM, "MY Country 96.1") is a radio station that serves the Midland–Odessa metropolitan area with country music. The station is owned by ICA Communications, who acquired this station and its sister stations for $3 million in 2010 from Gap Broadcasting.^[2] Gap had acquired the many stations, including this one, from Clear Channel Communications in 2007. One of the first announcements was that KMRK would broadcast the Midland RockHounds' entire 2010 season.

Its studios are located at the ICA Business Plaza on East Eighth Street in Odessa, just east of downtown, and its transmitter is located in Gardendale, Texas.

History

This station was a Tejano outlet from 1993 until it flipped to Rhythmic contemporary in 2000 as "WiLD 96.1." On July 31, 2008, KMRK flipped to Country and adopted the moniker "My 96.1 Country."