KKCY
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| Broadcast area | Yuba City-Marysville-Colusa-Oroville |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 103.1 MHz (HD Radio) |
| Branding | The Sutter Buttes Best Country |
| Programming | |
| Format | Country |
| Subchannels | HD2: 95.5 YTO (Oldies) |
| Affiliations | Westwood One |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Results Radio of Chico Licensee, LLC |
| History | |
First air date | 1989 (as KKLU at 96.5) |
Former call signs | KKLU (1989–1990) |
Former frequencies | 96.5 MHz (1989–1990) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 52507 |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 135 watts |
| HAAT | 599 meters |
Transmitter coordinates | 39°12′21″N 121°49′11″W / 39.20583°N 121.81972°W |
| Translator(s) | HD2: 95.5 K238AV (Yuba City) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live HD2: Listen live |
| Website | kkcy.com 955yto.com (HD2) |
KKCY (103.1 FM, "Country 103.1") is a radio station broadcasting a country music format. Licensed to Colusa, California, United States, the station serves the Yuba City-Marysville area. The station is currently owned by Results Radio of Chico Licensee, LLC and features programming from Westwood One .[2] The KKCY morning team of Dave & Briggs has anchored the station since 2003.
History
[edit]The station went on the air as KKLU at 96.5 MHz on 1989-06-05, from its co-located studio and transmitter site in downtown Colusa. In January 1990, KKLU changed frequency to 103.1 and later that year, significantly increased coverage (now heard from Chico to Sacramento), when it began transmitting from the Sutter Buttes. On 1990-09-08, the station changed its call sign to the current KKCY.[3]
KKCY-HD2
[edit]KKCY’s sister station 95.5 YTO broadcasts on the KKCY HD2 subchannel and is rebroadcast on translator K238AV at 95.5 FM.
On November 4, 2024, KKCY-HD2 changed their format from top 40/CHR to oldies, branded as "95.5 YTO".[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Facility Technical Data for KKCY". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "KKCY Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ "KKCY Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ Power Gives Way to True Oldies in Yuba City Radioinsight - November 13, 2024
External links
[edit]- Facility details for Facility ID 52507 (KKCY) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- KKCY in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
- Facility details for Facility ID 139605 (K238AV) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- K238AV at FCCdata.org
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