Another indication of an imminent format change at iHeartMedia Sports “94.7 The Ref” KREF-FM Oklahoma City has taken place as iHeart has reserved new KOKQ call letters to take effect on October 31.
KREF-FM dropped the local programming produced by Metro Radio Group’s 1400 KREF Norman in August at the expiration of their two year agreement and has been running the national Fox Sports Radio lineup since. As one of three Sports FMs in the Oklahoma City market, KREF-FM had a 0.9 share in the September 2023 Nielsen Audio ratings trailing Cumulus Media’s “98.1 The Sports Animal” WWLS’ 2.6 and Tyler Media’s “107.7 The Franchise” KRXO’s 1.4.
Local sources tell us to expect changes to take place later this week. We reported on the likely upcoming brand name for the station in our 10/20 Domain Insight report.
This story first appeared on radioinsight.com