KNCO (AM)

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KNCO
Broadcast area Nevada County, California
Frequency 830 kHz
BrandingNews Talk 830
Programming
Format Talk radio
Network ABC News Radio
Affiliations Compass Media Networks
Premiere Networks
Westwood One
Ownership
OwnerNevada County Broadcasters, Inc.
KNCO-FM
History
First air date
October 1, 1978;46 years ago (October 1, 1978)
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 47885
Class B
Power 5,000 watts
Translator(s) 106.9 K295CX (Grass Valley)
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen Live
Website knco.com

KNCO (830 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station in Grass Valley, California. It is owned by Nevada County Broadcasters and airs a talk radio format. The studios and offices for KNCO and KNCO-FM are on East Main Street in Grass Valley. [2] The station streams its programming on the iHeartRadio platform and app.

Contents

KNCO is a Class B radio station operating with 5,000 watts. AM 830 is a United States clear-channel frequency. So KNCO must use a directional antenna during nighttime hours to prevent interference with the skywave signal of WCCO in Minneapolis, the Class A station on the frequency. The transmitter is off Greenhorn Road in Grass Valley. [3] Programming is also heard on 150-watt FM translator K295CX at 106.9 MHz.

Programming

Weekdays on KNCO begin with a three-hour news and interview show hosted by Tom Fitzsimmons and Chris Gilbert. That's followed by local talk including a tradio-style buy and sell program. At noon, nationally syndicated shows begin, including Markley, Van Camp and Robbins, The Lars Larson Show , The Kim Komando Show , America at Night with Rich Valdes, Coast to Coast AM with George Noory and America in the Morning .

Weekends feature shows on gardening, home repair, religion, real estate and technology. Weekend programs include Sunday Night with Bill Cunningham, The Money Pit, Somewhere in Time with Art Bell and repeats of weekday shows. KNCO carries Nevada Union High School football and basketball, and also broadcasts San Francisco 49ers games. Most hours begin with an update from ABC News Radio.

History

KNCO signed on the air on October 1, 1978;46 years ago. [4] It broadcast a mix of middle of the road (MOR) music with news, talk and sports shows. In September 1982, it added an FM station. [5] KNCO-FM 94.1 was programmed with a separate adult contemporary music format.

KNCO was originally on 1250 kHz and was a 500 watt daytimer, required to be off the air from sunset to sunrise. But by the 1980s, the Federal Communications Commission was relaxing rules for clear channel frequencies. That gave KNCO the opportunity to move to the frequency of a clear channel station that would not have been permitted in earlier years.

In 1986, KNCO relocated to 830 kHz, increasing its power to 5,000 watts and was allowed to broadcast at night using a directional antenna. In the 1990s, it eliminated music from its programming, switching to an all-talk format with news and sports.

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References

  1. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for KNCO". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ↑ PublicFiles.FCC.gov/KNCO
  3. ↑ Radio-Locator.com/KNCO
  4. ↑ Information from the Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1980 page C-21
  5. ↑ Broadcasting Yearbook 2000 page D-43

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