KURY (AM) explained

KURY
City:Brookings, Oregon
Branding:KURY 910
Frequency:910 kHz
Airdate:May 2, 1958
Format:Adult standards
Power:1,000 watts (day)
37 watts (night)
Class:D
Facility Id:35801
Licensing Authority:FCC
Callsign Meaning:KURY = Curry County
Owner:Bicoastal Media
Licensee:Bicoastal Media Licenses II, LLC
Sister Stations:KURY-FM

KURY (910 AM) is a radio station licensed to serve Brookings, Oregon, United States. The station, established in 1958, is currently owned by Bicoastal Media, through licensee Bicoastal Media Licenses II, LLC.

Programming

KURY broadcasts an adult standards music format.[1] In addition to its usual music programming, the station also airs University of Oregon Ducks women's basketball, men's basketball, football, and baseball games as a member of the Oregon Sports Network.[2] [3]

History

This station began regular daytime-only broadcasting on May 2, 1958, as KURY with 500 watts of power on .[4] KURY was originally owned and operated by Joseph F. Sheridan with Norman Oberst serving as the station's first general manager.[4] The station increased its coverage area with a boost to 1,000 watts of power in 1960 but remained a daytime-only station.[5]

The station was acquired by Norman Oberst's KURY Radio, Inc., on November 1, 1964.[6] After nearly 30 years of ownership, Norman Oberst applied to the FCC to transfer control of KURY Radio, Inc., to Dorothy J. Garvin in January 1993. The transfer was approved by the FCC on February 24, 1993, and the transaction was consummated on the same day.[7]

KURY Radio, Inc., reached an agreement in February 2005 to sell this station and KURY-FM to Eureka Broadcasting Co., Inc. (Hugo Papstein, president) for a reported price of $775,000.[8] The deal was approved by the FCC on April 19, 2005, and the transaction was consummated on May 5, 2005.[9] At the time of the sale, KURY broadcast a nostalgia format.[8]

Effective January 31, 2020, Eureka Broadcasting sold KURY, KURY-FM and translator K287CF to Bicoastal Media for $500,000.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Arbitron . Station Information Profile.
  2. Web site: GoDucks.com - The University of Oregon Official Athletics Web Site . OSN Radio Affiliates . March 25, 2009.
  3. News: GoDucks.com . Oregon Finalizes 2009 Baseball Radio Broadcast Team . November 21, 2008 . Other stations to carry Duck baseball are KSKR in Roseburg, KWRO in Coos Bay and KURY in Brookings. . March 25, 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090204052609/http://www.goducks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=500&ATCLID=3620522 . February 4, 2009 . dead .
  4. Book: 1958 Broadcasting Yearbook . Directory of AM and FM Radio Stations in the U.S. . Broadcasting Publications, Inc. . Washington, D.C. . 1958 . A-360.
  5. Book: 1960 Broadcasting Yearbook . 1960 . A-212 . Directory of AM and FM Radio stations in the U.S. . Broadcasting Publications, Inc. . Washington, D.C..
  6. Book: Broadcasting Yearbook 1975 . Directory of AM and FM Radio Stations in the United States and Canada . Broadcasting Publications, Inc. . Washington, D.C. . 1975 . C-155.
  7. Web site: FCC Media Bureau . Application Search Details (BTC-19930106EB) . February 24, 1993.
  8. News: Broadcasting & Cable . Deals - 2005-03-21 . March 21, 2005.
  9. Web site: FCC Media Bureau . Application Search Details (BAL-20050224ABC) . May 5, 2005.

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