such as the Clark Howard Show, which then took up most of the station's schedule. In 2010, the station flipped to a local personality-emphasizing talk format (branded simply as "Talk 650"); however, it switched to an all-syndicated lineup in July 2011. KIKK dropped its talk format on January 2, 2013, and became a sports radio station affiliated with CBS Sports Radio. The network's national programming complements the locally focused sports format on sister station KILT. On February 2, 2017, CBS Radio announced it would merge with Entercom. The merger was approved on November 9, 2017, and was consummated on the 17th. On June 21, 2021, KIKK flipped to sports gambling, branded as "The Bet Houston", with programming from the co-owned BetQL network. CBS Sports Radio programming remains in certain timeslots. Programming KIKK begins daily broadcasts at local sunrise (typical of daytime only AMs) but usually is on the air by 6AM Central in most cases. The station carries the entire daytime lineup of the BEtQL Network. It signs off at sunset to protect WSM. Previous logo References External links IKK Radio stations established in 1961 1961 establishments in Texas IKK Audacy, Inc. radio stations CBS Sports Radio stations Sports radio stations in the United States