KBZY
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Broadcast area | Salem, Oregon and vicinity |
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| [[Frequency|FrequencTemplate:Pluralize from text]] | 1490 kHz |
| Branding | KBZY 1490 AM |
| Programming | |
| Format | Oldies |
| Affiliations | ABC Radio Network |
| Ownership | |
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| History | |
First air date | 1947 (as KOCO)[1] |
Former call signs | KOCO (1947–1957)[1] |
| Technical information[2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| 8608 | |
| Class | C |
| Power | 1,000 watts (unlimited) |
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Public license information | Template:FCC Licensing and Management System facility |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | kbzy.com |
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KBZY (1490 AM) is a radio station licensed to serve Salem, Oregon, United States. The station, established in 1957, has been owned by Louis Risewick since 2020 and broadcasts an oldies format.
History
This station was first licensed August 21, 1947, and held the call sign KOCO.[1] It ran 250 watt and was owned by B. Loring Schmidt.[1] In 1957, its call sign was changed to KBZY.[1] KBZY increased its daytime power to 1,000 watts in 1961.[1] The station played a rock-leaning Top 40 format through the 1960s and 1970s.[3][4][5]
After more than a quarter-century of continuous ownership, Salem Broadcasting reached an agreement in September 1980 to sell KBZY to Friendship Communications Company. The deal was approved by the FCC on January 16, 1981.[6] This change would prove short-lived as Friendship Communications Company agreed in April 1982 to sell this station to Capital Broadcasting, Inc. The deal was approved by the FCC on June 15, 1982.[7]
In October 1985, James J. Opsitnik contracted to sell KBZY license holder Capital Broadcasting, Inc., to Leroy W. Dittman. The deal was approved by the FCC on November 26, 1985, and the transaction was consummated on January 22, 1986.[8] As of March 2009[update], Leroy Dittman was the sole voting shareholder in Capital Broadcasting, Inc.
In August 2011, the construction of a KinStar antenna was completed and the transmitter was moved to a new location and put into service. Rick Allen and CE Ron Dot'o built the transmitter plant over the Summer.
Effective December 7, 2020, following the death of Leroy Dittman, Capital Broadcasting sold KBZY to Louis Risewick's Rise 95, LLC for $50,000.
References
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- ^ a b c d e f History Cards for KBZY, fcc.gov. Retrieved September 23, 2019.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Facility Technical Data for KBZY". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."KBZY Fab 40". April 11, 1965. Archived from the original on April 2, 2010. Retrieved March 23, 2009.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."KBZY Fab 50" (jpg). September 12, 1969.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."KBZY Top 40 Survey" (jpg). August 6, 1971.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Application Search Details (BAL-19800929EW)". FCC Media Bureau. January 16, 1981.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Application Search Details (BAL-19820429GG)". FCC Media Bureau. June 15, 1982.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Application Search Details (BTC-19851011FJ)". FCC Media Bureau. January 22, 1986.
External links
- FCC History Cards for KBZY
- Template:FCC Licensing and Management System facility
- KBZY in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- Selection of KBZY music surveys, 1963-1971 Script error: No such module "webarchive".
- Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Zimmerman, Andy (April 24, 2017). "Heritage: 60 years later, KBZY still has familiar tune". statesmanjournal.com. Salem, Oregon. Retrieved April 24, 2026.
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