KBZY

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KBZY
KBZY-AM logo.png
City Salem, Oregon
Broadcast area Salem, Oregon and vicinity
Frequency 1490 kHz
BrandingKBZY 1490 AM
Programming
Format Oldies
Affiliations ABC Radio Network
Ownership
OwnerLouis Risewick
(Rise 95, LLC)
History
First air date
 1947 (as KOCO) [1]
Former call signs
KOCO (1947-1957) [1]
Technical information
Facility ID 8608
Class C
Power 1,000 watts (unlimited)
Transmitter coordinates
 44°52′54″N122°59′06″W / 44.88167°N 122.98500°W / 44.88167; -122.98500
Links
Webcast Listen Live
Website kbzy.com

KBZY (1490 AM) is a radio station licensed to serve Salem, Oregon, United States. The station, established in 1957, has been owned by Louis Risewick since 2020 and broadcasts an oldies format.

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History

Late-1960s station logo KBZY-AM 1960s logo.png
Late-1960s station logo

This station was first licensed August 21, 1947, and held the call sign KOCO. [1] It ran 250 watt and was owned by B. Loring Schmidt. [1] In 1957, its call sign was changed to KBZY. [1] KBZY increased its daytime power to 1,000 watts in 1961. [1] The station played a rock-leaning Top 40 format through the 1960s and 1970s. [2] [3] [4]

After more than a quarter-century of continuous ownership, Salem Broadcasting reached an agreement in September 1980 to sell KBZY to Friendship Communications Company. The deal was approved by the FCC on January 16, 1981. [5] This change would prove short-lived as Friendship Communications Company agreed in April 1982 to sell this station to Capital Broadcasting, Inc. The deal was approved by the FCC on June 15, 1982. [6]

In October 1985, James J. Opsitnik contracted to sell KBZY license holder Capital Broadcasting, Inc., to Leroy W. Dittman. The deal was approved by the FCC on November 26, 1985, and the transaction was consummated on January 22, 1986. [7] As of March 2009, Leroy Dittman was the sole voting shareholder in Capital Broadcasting, Inc.

In August 2011, the construction of a KinStar antenna was completed and the transmitter was moved to a new location and put into service. Rick Allen and CE Ron Dot'o built the transmitter plant over the Summer.

Effective December 7, 2020, following the death of Leroy Dittman, Capital Broadcasting sold KBZY to Louis Risewick's Rise 95, LLC for $50,000.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 History Cards for KBZY, fcc.gov. Retrieved September 23, 2019.
  2. ↑ "KBZY Fab 40". April 11, 1965.
  3. ↑ "KBZY Fab 50" (jpg). September 12, 1969.
  4. ↑ "KBZY Top 40 Survey" (jpg). August 6, 1971.
  5. ↑ "Application Search Details (BAL-19800929EW)". FCC Media Bureau. January 16, 1981.
  6. ↑ "Application Search Details (BAL-19820429GG)". FCC Media Bureau. June 15, 1982.
  7. ↑ "Application Search Details (BTC-19851011FJ)". FCC Media Bureau. January 22, 1986.
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