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KBCH
KBCH (1400 AM) is a radio station licensed to serve Lincoln City, Oregon, United States. The station, which began broadcasting in 1955, is currently owned by Yaquina Bay Communications and the broadcast license is held by Pacific West Broadcasting, Inc. Programming KBCH broadcasts a mix of adult standards music and news/talk that features programing from Citadel Media and Dial Global's America's Best Music format. KBCH airs local news, health updates, a tradio program, plus syndicated talk shows hosted by Jim Bohannon and Lars Larson. The KBCH music mix includes such artists as Tony Bennett, Frank Sinatra, Nat "King" Cole, and The Carpenters. The station also airs high school sports featuring the Taft High School Tigers, National Basketball Association games as a member of the Portland Trail Blazers radio network, and University of Oregon Ducks football and men's basketball. History The beginning This station began regular broadcast operations on May 27, 1955, with 250 wat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KWDP
KWDP (820 AM) is an American radio station licensed to serve the community of Waldport, Oregon, United States. The station, which began broadcasting in 1988, is currently owned by David J. Miller and the broadcast license is held by Yaquina Bay Communications, Inc. The station, which had been temporarily dark for financial reasons, returned to the air simulcasting KBCH (1400 AM, Lincoln City, Oregon) in May 2011. Programming This station long broadcast an easy listening music format under the "KORC" call sign until the station fell silent on April 1, 2009, due to "financial difficulties". After a sale to new owners was consummated in January 2010, KORC returned to the air with a classic rock music format branded as "The Crab" on March 10, 2010. KORC fell silent again on November 1, 2010. After another new owner for the station was found, the station returned to the air as "KWDP" on May 2, 2011, simulcasting KNPT, Newport from 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. weekdays. The rest o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lincoln City, Oregon
Lincoln City is a city in Lincoln County on the Oregon Coast of the United States, between Tillamook and Newport. It is named after the county, which was named in honor of former U.S. President Abraham Lincoln. The population was 9,815 at the 2020 Census. History Lincoln City was incorporated on March 3, 1965, uniting the cities of Delake, Oceanlake and Taft, and the unincorporated communities of Cutler City and Nelscott. These were adjacent communities along U.S. Route 101, which serves as Lincoln City's main street. The name "Lincoln City" was chosen from contest entries submitted by local school children. The contest was held when it was determined that using one of the five communities' names would be too controversial. Former communities Cutler City Cutler City is located on the east shore of Siletz Bay. The community was started by Mr. and Mrs. George Cutler. It is claimed they received the property from Chief Charles "Charley" DePoe of the Siletz tribe (part of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KCRF-FM
KCRF-FM (96.7 FM, "The Home of Classic Rock") is a radio station broadcasting a classic rock music format. It is licensed to Lincoln City, Oregon, United States. The station is currently owned by Pacific West Broadcasting and features programming from Westwood One Westwood One is an American radio network owned by Cumulus Media. The company syndicates talk, music, and sports programming. The company takes its name from an earlier network also named Westwood One, a company founded in 1978. The company w .... History The station was assigned the call letters KCRF on August 3, 1981. References External links * CRF-FM Classic rock radio stations in the United States Lincoln City, Oregon Radio stations established in 1981 1981 establishments in Oregon {{Oregon-radio-station-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KNPT
KNPT (1310 AM, "Newstalk 1310") is a radio station broadcasting a News Talk Information format. Licensed to Newport, Oregon, United States. The station is currently owned by Yaquina Bay Communications, Inc., and features programming from ABC Radio, CBS Radio and Westwood One Westwood One is an American radio network owned by Cumulus Media. The company syndicates talk, music, and sports programming. The company takes its name from an earlier network also named Westwood One, a company founded in 1978. The company w .... References External links * * NPT News and talk radio stations in the United States Radio stations established in 1948 Newport, Oregon 1948 establishments in Oregon {{Oregon-radio-station-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KNCU
KNCU (92.7 FM, "U92") is a radio station licensed to serve Newport, Oregon, United States. The station is owned by Yaquina Bay Communications and the broadcast license is held by Pacific West Broadcasting, Inc. History This station received its original construction permit from the Federal Communications Commission on April 16, 1998. The new station was assigned the KBGX call sign by the FCC on July 17, 1998. KBGX received its license to cover from the FCC on May 30, 2000. The station applied for new call letters and was assigned KNCU by the FCC on August 30, 2000. In October 2000, Yaquina Bay Communications, Inc., reached an agreement to sell this station to Pacific West Broadcasting, Inc. The deal was approved by the FCC on October 27, 2000, and the transaction was consummated on November 15, 2000. Programming KNCU broadcasts a country music format with some programming provided by Westwood One. Syndicated music programming on KNCU includes '' America's Grand Ole Opry W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
America's Best Music
America's Best Music is the on-air branding of a soft oldies and adult standards 24-hour radio network, formerly known as AM Only. The service is syndicated by Westwood One, a subsidiary of Cumulus Media. It was one of the original Transtar Radio Networks formats. Despite its old name of AM Only, "America's Best Music" is no longer exclusive to AM stations and is carried on some FM stations. Its main competitor is ''Music of Your Life'', syndicated by Planet Halo, Inc. Until 2010, ''Timeless'' from Citadel/ ABC Radio had been another similar format. The target audience of the format is listeners 35 to 64, with a range of softer hits, primarily from the 1950s through the 1980s, plus a few newer titles in the playlist. Artists include The Beatles, Celine Dion, Elvis Presley, Dionne Warwick, Neil Diamond, Billy Joel, Frank Sinatra, Barbra Streisand, The Carpenters, Lionel Richie, Barry Manilow, James Taylor, Elton John, Anne Murray, Simon and Garfunkel, Andy Williams, Linda R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tradio
Tradio is a type of talk radio show format, though now considered archaic, where listeners call in to buy or sell items. The concept is analogous to classified ads in local newspapers and most prevalent in the south and midwest. "Tradio" is a portmanteau of "trade" and "radio". The format is also often called Swap Shop; Buy, Sell, or Trade; Biz Baz; or Trading Post. Format Most tradio programs follow a similar format to each other. Callers are given a studio line in which they can phone-in and advertise, for free, a limited number of items for sale, or request an item to purchase from another listener. The caller then gives a phone number so that other listeners can contact the person for further information. Since the increased prevalence of e-mail and other electronic media, most stations permit the sending in of items to sell via e-mail or fax, though due to regular and/or identity theft concerns some stations will assign a code number to anonymize the transaction and keep i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Bohannon
James Everett Bohannon (January 7, 1944 – November 12, 2022) was an American broadcaster who worked in both television and radio. He is best known for hosting the nationally syndicated late night radio talk show ''The Jim Bohannon Show'' originally broadcast on the Mutual Broadcasting System and later the Westwood One Network from 1985 to 2022. For 31 years, he also hosted '' America in The Morning'', a nationally syndicated radio news show, stepping down in December 2015. Bohannon was included numerous times in ''Talkers'' magazine's annual "Heavy 100" picks of "The 100 Most Important Radio Talk Show Hosts in America". He was inducted into the National Radio Hall of Fame in 2003, and in 2013 was the recipient of ''Talkers'' Lifetime Achievement Award. He was also nominated for the National Association of Broadcasters Marconi Award for Network Syndicated Personality of the Year. In December 2021, Bohannon was announced as an inductee into the NAB's Broadcasting Hall of Fame. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lars Larson
Lars Kristopher Larson (born March 6, 1959)"Lars Kristopher Larson". ''Who's Who in the West'', 26th ed. Accessed June 17, 2013 via LexisNexis. is an American conservative talk radio show host based in Portland, Oregon. Larson worked in television and radio news from the 1970s to 1990s and has hosted ''The Lars Larson Show'' from flagship station KXL in Portland since 1997. Two versions of the show exist: the Northwest show airs from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. (Pacific) and discussing Pacific Northwest issues. The Northwest show is syndicated on the Radio Northwest Network which is owned and operated by Alpha Media. The nationally syndicated program airs from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. (Pacific) and discusses national issues. The national show is syndicated by Compass Media Networks. Career Larson began his broadcasting career at age 16, at KTIL in his hometown of Tillamook, Oregon, learning his trade under Mildred Davy. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony Bennett
Anthony Dominick Benedetto (born August 3, 1926), known professionally as Tony Bennett, is an American retired singer of traditional pop standards, big band, show tunes, and jazz. Bennett is also a painter, having created works under his birth name that are on permanent public display in several institutions. He is the founder of the Frank Sinatra School of the Arts in Astoria, Queens, New York. Bennett began singing at an early age. He fought in the final stages of World War II as a U.S. Army infantryman in the European Theater. Afterward, he developed his singing technique, signed with Columbia Records and had his first number-one popular song with " Because of You" in 1951. Several tracks such as " Rags to Riches" followed in early 1953. He then refined his approach to encompass jazz singing. He reached an artistic peak in the late 1950s with albums such as '' The Beat of My Heart'' and '' Basie Swings, Bennett Sings''. In 1962, Bennett recorded his signature song, " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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