KCBC
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| Broadcast area | Northern California |
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| Frequency | 770 kHz (HD Radio) |
| Programming | |
| Format | Christian radio |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| History | |
First air date | April 5, 1987 |
Former call signs | KPLA (1987–1993) |
Call sign meaning | Crawford Broadcasting Company |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 34587 |
| Class | B |
| Power |
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Transmitter coordinates | 37°47′51″N 120°53′1″W / 37.79750°N 120.88361°W |
| Translator | 94.7 K234CV (Modesto) |
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Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | 770kcbc |
KCBC (770 AM) is a commercial radio station broadcasting a Christian format, licensed to Manteca, California, United States, with studios and offices in Oakdale. The station is owned by the Crawford Broadcasting Company with the license held by subsidiary Kiertron, Inc.[2]
Programming is also heard over low-power FM translator K234CV (94.7 FM) in Modesto.
History
[edit]On April 5, 1987, the station first signed on the air.[3] Its original city of license was Riverbank, California, and its first call sign was KPLA. It was owned by the KPLA Partnership, airing a Christian format. The studios and offices were in Oakdale, as they are now.
KPLA had a talk radio format from 1991 until 1993. It is the former home to conservative talk show host Geoff Metcalf. It later changed its city of license to Manteca, returning to Christian radio when acquired by Crawford Broadcasting.
References
[edit]- ^ "Facility Technical Data for KCBC". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "KCBC Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved July 19, 2010.
- ^ Information from Broadcasting Yearbook 1989 page B-38
External links
[edit]- Facility details for Facility ID 34587 (KCBC) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- KCBC in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
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