KYOS
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{{Infobox radio station
| name = KYOS
| logo =
| logo_size =
| city = Merced, California
| area = Merced area
| branding =
| frequency = 1480 kHz
| airdate = {{Start date and age|1936|10}}
| format = Talk Radio (Weekdays)
Oldies (Weekends)
| power = 4,300 watts day
75 watts night
250 watts (translator)
| translator = 107.3 K297BU (Merced)
| class = B
| facility_id = 41174
| coordinates = {{coord|37|17|31|N|120|26|03|W|region:US_type:city}}
| callsign_meaning =
| former_frequencies = 1040 kHz (1936–1941)
1080 kHz (1941–1942)
1480 kHz (1942–1949)
| owner = Stephens Media Group
| licensee = SMG-Merced, LLC
| sister_stations = KABX-FM, KBRE, KHTN, KLOQ-FM, KUBB
| webcast = [https://radio.securenetsystems.net/cwa/index.cfm?stationCallSign=KYOS Listen Live]
| website = [https://www.1480kyos.com 1480kyos.com]
| affiliations = Premiere Networks
Westwood One
| network = Townhall News
| licensing_authority = FCC
}}
KYOS (1480 AM) is a commercial radio station in Merced, California. The station is owned by the Stephens Media Group, through a subsidiary, SMG-Merced, LLC. KYOS airs a talk radio format on weekdays and plays oldies music on weekends. The offices are on West 19th Street in Merced.
On February 29, 2016, KYOS was granted an FCC construction permit to move to a new site, decrease day power to 4,300 watts and decrease night power to 75 watts. It uses a single-tower non-directional antenna. The transmitter is on North Coffee Street in Merced, near California State Route 140 (Central Yosemite Highway).[https://radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/finder?sr=Y&s=C&call=Kyos&nav= Radio-Locator.com/KYOS] Programming is also heard on 250 watt FM translator K279BU at 107.3 MHz in Merced.[https://radio-locator.com/info/K297BU-FX Radio-Locator.com/K297BU]
Programming
Weekdays begin with a local hour of news at 6 a.m. with Casey Steed. After that, KYOS carries nationally syndicated conservative talk shows. They include The Glenn Beck Radio Program, The Dan Bongino Show, The Sean Hannity Show, The Mark Levin Show, The Chris Plante Show, The Guy Benson Show, Coast to Coast AM with George Noory, Ag Net and America in the Morning. Most hours begin with Townhall News.
On weekends, the station mostly plays oldies music, including a Sunday morning replay of "American Top 40 with Casey Kasem" from the 1970s and 80s.
History
KYOS signed on the air in {{Start date and age|October 1936}}.[https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1947/RadioByState-BC-YB-1947.pdf Information] from the Broadcasting Yearbook 1947 page 82 It was originally powered at only 250 watts. KYOS carried programming from the Mutual Broadcasting System and the Don Lee Network.
As network programming moved to television, KYOS switched to a Contemporary Top 40 format in the 1960s and 70s, and in the 1980s to adult contemporary music. In the 1980s, listeners increasingly switched to FM for music, so WYOS added talk shows to its evening schedule. In the 1990s, it made the transition to a talk radio format.
In 2002, Mapleton Communications acquired KYOS.[https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/2010/D-2010-BC-YB-7.pdf Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2010 page D-95] Effective September 30, 2019, Mapleton sold it to the Stephens Media Group.
During its early years as a talk station, WYOS carried The Rush Limbaugh Show in late mornings. While the Oakland Athletics were playing in the Bay Area, KYOS carried the games.
References
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External links
{{AM station data|41174|KYOS}}
- {{Cite web|url= https://cdbs.recnet.com/corres/?doc=45912 |title= History Cards for KYOS|publisher=Federal Communications Commission}} (Guide to reading History Cards)
{{Merced Radio}}
{{News/Talk Radio Stations in California}}
Category:News and talk radio stations in the United States
Category:Mass media in Merced County, California
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