KYBC (1600 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Cottonwood, Arizona, and serving the Verde Valley. It is owned by the Yavapai Broadcasting Corporation, headed by W. Grant Hafley.[2] KYBC has a soft oldies – adult standards radio format.[3] Programming is provided by Westwood One's "America's Best Music" network, with national news updates provided by ABC News Radio.
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| Broadcast area | Verde Valley |
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| Frequency | 1600 kHz |
| Branding | KYBC AM 1600 96.3 FM |
| Programming | |
| Format | Soft oldies – Adult standards |
| Affiliations | Westwood One ABC News Radio |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Yavapai Broadcasting Corporation |
| KKLD, KQST, KVNA (AM), KVNA-FM, KVRD-FM | |
| History | |
First air date | December 20, 1964 (as KVIO) |
Former call signs | KVIO (1964–1979) KVRD (1979–1996)[1] |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 35866 |
| Class | D |
| Power | 1000 watts (day) 46 watts (night) |
Transmitter coordinates | 34°43′15″N 111°59′55″W / 34.72083°N 111.99861°W |
| Translator(s) | 96.3 K242BZ (Cottonwood) |
| Links | |
| Website | 1600kybc.com |
KYBC is powered at 1,000 watts by day. To avoid interference to other stations on 1600 AM, at night it reduces power to 46 watts. The transmitter is off Route 89A in Cottonwood.[4] It is also heard on 93 watt FM translator K242BZ at 96.3 MHz.
History edit
On December 20, 1964, the station first signed on the air as KVIO. It was originally a daytimer, required to go off the air at night.
In 1966, it was acquired by K-M Broadcasting. The station was assigned the KYBC call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on May 24, 1996.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
- ^ "Changing Hands". Broadcasting & Cable. 2004-08-30.
- ^ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Archived from the original on 2010-03-01.
- ^ Radio-Locator.com/KYBC
External links edit
- KYBC official website
- KYBC in the FCC AM station database
- KYBC in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- K242BZ in the FCC FM station database
- K242BZ at FCCdata.org