KCRF-FM

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KCRF-FM
Currently silent
KCRF-FM logo.png
Broadcast areaCentral Oregon Coast
Frequency 96.7 MHz
Branding96.7 KCRF
Programming
Format Classic rock
Affiliations Westwood One
Ownership
Owner
  • David J. Miller
  • (Pacific West Broadcasting)
KBCH, KNCU, KNPT, KWDP, KYTE
History
First air date
November 1, 1981 (1981-11-01)
Former call signs
KCRF (8/1981-11/1981)
Call sign meaning
Surf
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 50003
Class C1
ERP 19,500 watts
HAAT 266 meters (873 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
 44°45′22″N124°2′57″W / 44.75611°N 124.04917°W / 44.75611; -124.04917
Links
Public license information
Website kcrffm.com

KCRF-FM (96.7 FM, "The Home of Classic Rock") is a radio station broadcasting a classic rock music format. [2] It is licensed to Lincoln City, Oregon, United States. The station is currently owned by Pacific West Broadcasting and features programming from Westwood One. [3]

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History

The station was assigned the call letters KCRF on August 3, 1981; [4] it signed on November 1. [5]

KCRF-FM, along with its sister stations (KNPT and KNCU in Newport, KBCH in Lincoln City, and KWDP in Waldport), shut down on December 31, 2023. [6] The closure followed the August foreclosure of the stations' Newport studios, which were sold to Oregon Coast Bank in a sheriff's sale on December 5. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for KCRF-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ↑ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Summer 2009. Retrieved September 6, 2009.
  3. ↑ "KCRF-FM Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved September 6, 2009.
  4. ↑ "KCRF-FM Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved December 31, 2023.
  5. ↑ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2010. 2010. p. D-452.
  6. 1 2 Smith, Quinton (December 31, 2023). "Five longtime Lincoln County radio stations will sign off at midnight as owner closes shop, lays off employees". YachatsNews.com. Retrieved December 31, 2023.
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