| Broadcast area | Merced area |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 1480 kHz |
| Programming | |
| Format | Talk radio (Weekdays), Oldies (Weekends) |
| Affiliations |
Premiere Networks Westwood One USA Radio News |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
|
| KABX-FM, KBRE, KHTN, KLOQ-FM, KUBB | |
| History | |
First air date | October 1936 |
Former frequencies | 1040 kHz (1936-1941) 1080 kHz (1941-1942) 1480 kHz (1942-1949) |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 41174 |
| Class | B |
| Power | 4,300
watts day 750 watts night 250 watts (translator) |
Transmitter coordinates | 37°17′31″N 120°26′03″W / 37.29194°N 120.43417°W |
| Translator(s) | 107.3 K297BU (Merced) |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | 1480kyos.com |
KYOS (1480 AM) is a commercial radio station in Merced, California. The station is owned by the Stephens Media Group, through a subsidiary, SMG-Merced, LLC. KYOS airs a talk radio format on weekdays and plays oldies music on weekends.
On February 29, 2016, KYOS was granted an FCC construction permit to move to a new site, decrease day power to 4,300 watts and decrease night power to 75 watts. It uses a single- tower non-directional antenna. The transmitter is on North Coffee Street in Merced, near California State Route 140 (Central Yosemite Highway). [1] Programming is also heard on 250 watt FM translator K279BU at 107.3 MHz in Merced. [2]
Programming
On weekdays, KYOS carries mostly nationally syndicated conservative talk shows. They include Rush Limbaugh, Glenn Beck, Sean Hannity and " Coast to Coast AM with George Noory" from Premiere Networks. Also heard are Mark Levin, Michael Savage and " America in the Morning" from Westwood One. The station is an affiliate of the Oakland Athletics Radio Network.
On weekends, the station mostly plays oldies music, including a Sunday morning replay of " American Top 40 with Casey Kasem" from the 1970s and 80s. Some hours begin with USA Radio News.
History
KYOS signed on the air in October 1936. [3] It was originally powered at only 250 watts. KYOS carried programming from the Mutual Broadcasting System and the Don Lee Network.
As network programming moved to television, KYOS switched to a Contemporary Top 40 format in the 1960s and 70s, and in the 1980s to adult contemporary. In the 1990s, it switched to a talk radio format. In 2002, Mapleton Communications acquired KYOS. [4] Effective September 30, 2019, Mapleton sold it to the Stephens Media Group.
References
External links
- KYOS in the FCC AM station database
- KYOS in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- FCC History Cards for KYOS
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