KBYR (700 AM) is an American commercial

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. 700 AM is a North American

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in Cincinnati, Ohio is also a Class A station on this frequency.

History

Longtime Alaskan broadcaster Dick Lobdell identified KBYR as the source of the famous Alaskan blooper presented on

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's blooper albums of an announcer declaring that he would be "taking a leak out the window" to determine how cold it was. KBYR was originally on 1240 kHz. It moved to 1270 in 1956 then to 700 in 1971.

Translators

In addition to the main station, KBYR is relayed by an additional 2 translators to widen its broadcast area.

References

External links

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FCC History Cards for KBYRKBYR history introduced by Rod Williams
1948 establishments in Alaska Radio stations established in 1948

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