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KWBY (AM)
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| Broadcast area | Portland metropolitan area |
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| Frequency | 940 kHz |
| Branding | La Pantera 940 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Regional Mexican |
| Ownership | |
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| History | |
First air date | July 10, 1964 |
Former call signs | KWRC (1964–1988) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 165 |
| Class | D |
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Transmitter coordinates | 45°10′33.4″N 122°51′1.3″W / 45.175944°N 122.850361°W |
| Translator | 93.3 MHz K227DU (Salem) |
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Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | laradioportland.com |
KWBY (940 AM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Woodburn, Oregon, and serves the Portland metropolitan area. Owned by Bustos Media, through licensee Bustos Media Holdings, LLC, it broadcast a Regional Mexican format known as "La Pantera 940".
Programming is heard around the clock on 250-watt FM translator K227DU at 93.3 MHz in Salem.
History
[edit]The station signed on the air on July 10, 1964.[2] Its original call sign was KWRC. It began as a daytimer station, powered from dawn to dusk at 250 watts but required to go off the air at night. It aired a middle of the road (MOR) format of popular music, news and sports.
In 1988, it changed its call letters to KWBY. It later switched to Regional Mexican music with Spanish-language programming for Oregon's growing Hispanic population.
References
[edit]- ^ "Facility Technical Data for KWBY". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 1977 page C-175. Retrieved Nov. 15, 2024
External links
[edit]- Facility details for Facility ID 165 (KWBY) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- KWBY in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- FCC History Cards for KWBY
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