KURY-FM
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| City | Brookings, Oregon |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Crescent City, California |
| Branding | KURY 95.3 |
| Slogan | "The Sound of America's Wild Rivers Coast" |
| Frequency | 95.3 MHz |
| Translator(s) | 101.3 K267AD (Cave Junction) |
| First air date | 1977 |
| Format | Classic Hits |
| ERP | 8,700 watts |
| HAAT | 355 meters (1165 feet) |
| Class | C2 |
| Facility ID | 35798 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 42°07′23″N 124°17′56″W / 42.12306°N 124.29889°W |
| Callsign meaning | KURY = Curry County |
| Owner | Eureka Broadcasting Co., Inc. |
| Sister stations | KURY (AM) |
| Website | kury953.com |
KURY-FM (95.3 FM) is a radio station licensed to serve Brookings, Oregon, USA. The station is owned by Eureka Broadcasting Co., Inc.
Programming
KURY-FM broadcasts a classic hits music format to Curry County, Oregon, and the greater Crescent City, California, area.[1]
History
This station initially signed on in the late 1970s as KURY-FM as a simulcast partner to KURY, both owner by Norman Oberst's KURY Radio, Inc.[2] After nearly 30 years of owning the company, 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.[3]
KURY Radio, Inc., reached an agreement in February 2005 to sell this station and KURY to Eureka Broadcasting Co., Inc. (Hugo Papstein, president) for a reported combined price of $775,000.[4] The deal was approved by the FCC on April 19, 2005, and the transaction was consummated on May 5, 2005.[5] At the time of the sale, KURY-FM broadcast a middle of the road-leaning adult contemporary music format.[4]
Translators
KURY-FM programming is also carried on a broadcast translator station to extend or improve the coverage area of the station.
| Call sign | Frequency (MHz) | City of license | ERP W | Class | FCC info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K267AD | 101.3 | Cave Junction, Oregon | 10 | D | FCC |
References
- ↑ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
- ↑ "Directory of Radio Stations in the United States and Canada". Broadcasting Yearbook 1979. Washington, D.C.: Broadcasting Publications, Inc. 1979. p. C-180.
- ↑ "Application Search Details (BTC-19930106EC)". FCC Media Bureau. February 24, 1993.
- 1 2 "Deals - 2005-03-21". Broadcasting & Cable. March 21, 2005.
- ↑ "Application Search Details (BAL-20050224ABC)". FCC Media Bureau. May 5, 2005.
External links
- KURY official website
- Query the FCC's FM station database for KURY
- Radio-Locator information on KURY
- Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for KURY