KUYO
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|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Casper, Wyoming |
| Frequency | 830 kHz |
| Programming | |
| Format | Christian radio |
| Affiliations | Salem Radio Network |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Wyoming Christian Broadcasting Company |
| History | |
First air date | October 24, 1985 |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 11003 |
| Class | D |
| Power | 25,000 watts day 9,200 watts critical hours |
Transmitter coordinates | 42°52′17″N 106°12′15″W / 42.87139°N 106.20417°W |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | kuyo.com |
KUYO (830 AM) is a Classic Christian format radio station licensed to Evansville, Wyoming. The station can be heard in 14 Wyoming counties,[2] and as far away as southwestern Wyoming during the daytime.[3] The station signs off at night to protect WCCO in Minneapolis as well as other stations on 830 kHz. The tower for the station is located three miles east-northeast of Evansville, not far from KTWO.[4] Despite signing off at local sunset, the station continues to broadcast programming online. KUYO has been heard by DXers as far away as 4,000 miles (6,437 km) in Finland. [5]
History
[edit]The station signed on October 24, 1985. [6] It was part of a network of stations started by Christian radio pioneer Harold Erickson. His company was known as Christian Enterprise Inc..[7]
In the late 1950s and early 1960s, Erickson started stations such as KURL, in Billings, Montana, KGVW in Belgrade, Montana (since deleted), KGLE in Glendive, Montana, KALS in Kalispell, Montana, and KNDR in Mandan, North Dakota (among others).[8][9]
Christian Enterprise Inc., would eventually become Enterprise Network, of which KUYO was a part, along with four other stations. [10]
The station was sold in 1999 to its current owner Wyoming Christian Broadcasting Company.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ "Facility Technical Data for KUYO". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "About KUYO". kuyo.com. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
- ^ "Radio Data MW Stations Map". nf8.com. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
- ^ "Casper, Wyoming RTLI Coverage". Ubstudios.com. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
- ^ K V. "KUYO 830 AM". Soundcloud.com.
- ^ Broadcasting Cablecasting Yearbook. Broadcasting Publications. 1988. p. 346, 416.
- ^ Susan Olp (January 19, 2013). "Local Christian radio station celebrates 50 years of broadcasting". Billings Gazette.
- ^ "Harold Erickson Obituary". Legacy.com. Billings Gazette. August 23, 2006. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
- ^ "Founder of Christian radio stations dies". Billings Gazette. Associated Press. August 25, 2006.
- ^ "Group Ownership" (PDF). The Broadcasting Yearbook 1990. Worldradiohistory.com. 1990. p. A44. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
- ^ "Transfers". United States Federal Communications Commission. November 8, 1999.
External links
[edit]- Facility details for Facility ID 11003 (KUYO) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- KUYO in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
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