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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.[3] KYBC has a soft oldies – adult standards radio format.[4] Programming is provided by Westwood One's "America's Best Music" network, with national news updates provided by ABC News Radio.
Key Information
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.[5] 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.
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for KYBC". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "Changing Hands". Broadcasting & Cable. August 30, 2004.
- ^ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Archived from the original on March 1, 2010.
- ^ Radio-Locator.com/KYBC
External links
[edit]- KYBC official website
- Facility details for Facility ID 35866 (KYBC) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- KYBC in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- Facility details for Facility ID 38484 (K242BZ) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- K242BZ at FCCdata.org