KCYS
{{for|the airport serving Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States, assigned ICAO code KCYS|Cheyenne Regional Airport}}
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{{Infobox radio station
| name = KCYS
| logo =
| city = Seaside, Oregon
| area = Astoria, Oregon
| branding = C-96
| frequency = 96.5 MHz
| airdate = 1997 (at 98.1)
| format = Country
| erp = 6,000 watts
| haat = 100 meters (328 feet)
| class = A
| facility_id = 78427
| coordinates = {{coord|45|57|11|N|123|56|14|W}}
| callsign_meaning =
| former_callsigns =
| former_frequencies = 98.1 MHz (1997–2012)
| affiliations = Compass Media Networks
| owner = Jeff Huffman
| licensee = Jacobs Radio Programming, LLC
| sister_stations =
| webcast =
| website = [https://c96kcys.com/ c96kcys.com]
| licensing_authority= FCC
}}
KCYS (96.5 FM) is a radio station licensed to serve Seaside, Oregon, United States. The station is owned by Jeff Huffman, through licensee Jacobs Radio Programming, LLC. KCYS broadcasts a country music format.{{cite web |work=Arbitron |url=http://www.arbitron.com/radio_stations/station_information.htm |title=Station Information Profile}}{{cite news |first=Scott |last=Fybush |work=Tower Site of the Week |title=The Big Trip 2006, Part IV: The Northern Oregon Coast |url=http://www.fybush.com/sites/2007/site-070302.html |date=March 2, 2007}}
The state of Oregon has designated KCYS as the primary, also called "P-1", provider to Clatsop County of bulletins about weather and other emergencies issued by state agencies and officials.{{cite news |first=Tom |last=Bennett |work=The Daily Astorian |title=County works out deal to keep radio stations on the air |url=http://www.dailyastorian.com/main.asp?SectionID=2&SubSectionID=398&ArticleID=38998&TM=76626.25 |date=December 22, 2006}}
History
This station received its original construction permit from the Federal Communications Commission on September 5, 1996.{{cite web |publisher=FCC Media Bureau |title=Application Search Details (BPH-19951108ME) |url=http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=216162 |date=September 5, 1996}} The new station was assigned the KCYS call sign by the FCC on November 25, 1996.{{cite web |title=Call Sign History |url=http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=78427&Callsign=KCYS |publisher=FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database |accessdate=May 4, 2009}} KCYS received its license to cover from the FCC on April 1, 1998.{{cite web |publisher=FCC Media Bureau |title=Application Search Details (BLH-19970804KC) |url=http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=251682 |date=April 1, 1998}}
References
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External links
{{FM station data|743474|KCYS}}
{{Salem Albany Corvallis Radio}}
{{Country Radio Stations in Oregon}}
Category:Country radio stations in the United States
Category:Radio stations established in 1997
Category:1997 establishments in Oregon
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