KKCY

KKCY
KKCY logo
Broadcast areaYuba City-Marysville-Colusa-Oroville
Frequency103.1 MHz (HD Radio)
BrandingThe Sutter Buttes Best Country
Programming
FormatCountry
SubchannelsHD2: 95.5 YTO (Oldies)
AffiliationsWestwood One
Ownership
OwnerResults 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 ID52507
ClassA
ERP135 watts
HAAT599 meters
Transmitter coordinates
39°12′21″N 121°49′11″W / 39.20583°N 121.81972°W / 39.20583; -121.81972
Translator(s)HD2: 95.5 K238AV (Yuba City)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
HD2: Listen live
Websitekkcy.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

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

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

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KKCY". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "KKCY Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. ^ "KKCY Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  4. ^ Power Gives Way to True Oldies in Yuba City Radioinsight - November 13, 2024