KSYV

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{{Infobox radio station

| name = KSYV

| logo =

| logo_size = 250px

| city = Solvang, California

| area = Santa MariaLompoc, California

| branding = KCLU Santa Ynez Valley

| frequency = {{frequency|96.7|MHz}}

| airdate = September 20, 1982

| format = Public Radio

| power =

| erp = 420 watts

| haat = {{convert|371|m|ft|sp=us}}

| class = A

| facility_id = 51185

| coordinates = {{nowrap|{{coord|34|41|28|N|120|15|58|W|region:US_type:city}}}}

| callsign_meaning = K Santa Ynez Valley

| former_callsigns =

| affiliations =

| owner = California Lutheran University.

| licensee =

| sister_stations = KCLU-FM, KCLM, KCLU (AM)

| webcast =

| website = {{URL |http://KCLU.org/ |KCLU.org }}

| licensing_authority= FCC

}}

KSYV (96.7 FM), is a non-commercial radio station that is licensed to Solvang, California, United States and broadcasts to the Santa Maria-Lompoc, California area. The station is owned by California Lutheran University{{cite web |url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=KSYV |title=KSYV Facility Record |website=FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database |publisher=Federal Communications Commission }} and airs a public radio format. KSYV features programming from NPR.

History

KSYV first signed on September 20, 1982 with a middle of the road music format.{{cite magazine |url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Annuals/Archive-BC-YB-IDX/80s-OCR-YB/1983-YB/1983-BC-YB-OCR-Page-0119.pdf |title=Directory of Radio Stations in the United States and Canada |magazine=Broadcasting/Cablecasting Yearbook |publisher=Broadcasting Publications Inc. |page=B-35 |date=1983 |access-date=July 18, 2018 }} In 2001, original owner Pacific Coast Broadcasting Company sold KSYV to Knight Broadcasting Inc. for $655,000. At the time of the sale, the station broadcast an adult contemporary music format.{{cite magazine |url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Archive-RandR-IDX/IDX/00s/01/RR-2001-10-05-OCR-Page-0008.pdf |title=Mapleton Creates Merced Cluster |magazine=Radio & Records |page=6 |date=October 5, 2001 |access-date=July 18, 2018 }}

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