KPAY (1290 AM) is a sports formatted radio station in Northern California. The station can be heard in Butte County, California, and parts of Tehama County, Glenn County, and Colusa County. The station's transmitter power is 5,000 watts and is located in Chico, California. The station is owned by Deer Creek Broadcasting, LLC. KPAY is a radio affiliate of Fox Sports Radio, also covering north valley sports, including Chico State Wildcats Athletics (baseball, basketball), the NFL, MLB, Golden State Warriors, Oakland Athletics and Butte College Football.
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| Frequency | 1290 kHz |
| Branding | KPAY Sports 1290 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Sports |
| Affiliations | Fox Sports Radio |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Deer Creek Broadcasting, LLC |
| KHHZ, KHSL, KMXI, KPAY-FM | |
| History | |
First air date | 1935 |
Former call signs | KHSL (1935–1997) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 22975 |
| Class | B |
| Power | 5,000 watts |
| Translator(s) | 102.9 K275CO (Paradise) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | www |
History
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In October 1949, KXOC began broadcasting. In February 1953, KXOC changed its call sign to KPAY. In July 1994, the KPAY building was destroyed by fire.[2] The station was originally located on 1060 kHz, but moved to 1290 kHz, which had been vacated by KHSL-AM after KHSL moved its format to the FM band at 103.5, now known as "The Blaze". In July 2019, Portland, Oregon-based Bustos Media was involved in a multi-station trade. KPAY was transitioned from news talk radio to sports provided by Fox Sports Radio. The original news and talk show content was moved to 93.9 FM.
Notable personalities and shows
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Facility Technical Data for KPAY". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ Chico: A 20th Century Pictorial History
External links
edit- KPAY official website
- FCC History Cards for KPAY
- FCC History Cards for KPAY (1060 kHz)
- Facility details for Facility ID 22975 (KPAY) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- KPAY in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- Facility details for Facility ID 139391 (K275CO) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- K275CO at FCCdata.org
