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}}

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