KCBC
{{short description|Radio station in Manteca, California}}
{{other uses}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox radio station
| name = KCBC
| logo =
| city = Manteca, California
| area = Northern California
| branding =
| airdate = {{start date and age|1987|4|5|p=y}}
| frequency = 770 kHz {{HD Radio}}
| format = Christian talk and teaching
| translator = {{Radio Relay|94.7|K234CV|Modesto}}
| power = 50,000 watts day
4,100 watts night
| class = B
| facility_id = 34587
| coordinates = {{nowrap|{{coord|37|47|51|N|120|53|1|W|region:US-CA_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}}}
| callsign_meaning = Crawford Broadcasting Company
| former_callsigns =
| owner = Crawford Broadcasting Company
| licensee = Kiertron, Inc.
| sister_stations =
| webcast = [https://www.770kcbc.com/player/ Listen Live]
| website = [https://www.770kcbc.com 770kcbc.com]
| affiliations =
| licensing_authority= FCC
}}
KCBC (770 AM) is a commercial radio station broadcasting a Christian talk and teaching radio format. It is Licensed to Manteca, California, with radio studios and offices in Oakdale. The station is owned by the Crawford Broadcasting Company with the license held by subsidiary Kiertron, Inc.{{cite web |url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/amq?call=KCBC |title=KCBC Facility Record |work=United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division |accessdate=2010-07-19}}
By day, KCBC is powered at 50,000 watts, covering Stockton and Sacramento to the north, parts of the San Francisco Bay Area including San Jose to the west, as well as Salinas, Monterey and Santa Cruz.[https://radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/pat?call=KCBC&service=AM&h=D Radio-Locator.com/KCBC] Because 770 AM is a clear channel frequency, KCBC must reduce power at night to 4,100 watts to reduce interference. Programming is also heard on 250 watt FM translator 94.7 K234CV in Modesto.[https://radio-locator.com/info/K234CV-FX Radio-Locator.com/K234CV]
Programming
KCBC has a schedule of national and local religious leaders. The station is brokered, with hosts paying KCBC for time on the air. During their programs, they may seek donations to their ministries. Hosts include David Jeremiah, Charles Stanley, J. Vernon McGee and Jim Daly.
History
On April 5, 1987, the station first signed on the air.[https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1989/BC-YB-1989-All-Radio.pdf Information] from Broadcasting Yearbook 1989 page B-38 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.
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External links
{{AM station data|34587|KCBC}}
{{Stockton Radio}}
{{Crawford Broadcasting}}
Category:Mass media in Stanislaus County, California
Category:Radio stations established in 1987
Category:1987 establishments in California
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