KKCY explained

KKCY
City:Colusa, California
Area:Yuba City-Marysville-Colusa-Oroville
Branding:The Sutter Buttes Best Country
Airdate:1989 (as KKLU at 96.5)
Format:Country
Subchannels:HD2: 95.5 YTO (Oldies)
Erp:135 watts
Haat:599 meters
Class:A
Facility Id:52507
Licensing Authority:FCC
Former Callsigns:KKLU (1989–1990)
Former Frequencies:96.5 MHz (1989–1990)
Affiliations:Westwood One
Owner:Results Radio of Chico Licensee, LLC
Webcast:
HD2:
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 .[1] 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.[2]

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".Power Gives Way to True Oldies in Yuba City Radioinsight - November 13, 2024

Notes and References

  1. Web site: KKCY Facility Record . United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division .
  2. Web site: KKCY Call Sign History . United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division .