History
This station received its original construction permit from the Federal Communications Commission on April 16, 1998. [3] The new station was assigned the KBGX call sign by the FCC on July 17, 1998. [1] KBGX received its license to cover from the FCC on May 30, 2000, [4] and signed on that June [5] with country music supplied by Westwood One. [6] The station initially applied for new call letters KNUU, [7] and was assigned KNCU by the FCC on August 30, 2000. [1]
In October 2000, Yaquina Bay Communications, Inc., reached an agreement to sell this station to Pacific West Broadcasting, Inc. The deal was approved by the FCC on October 27, 2000, and the transaction was consummated on November 15, 2000. [8]
KNCU, along with its sister stations (KNPT in Newport, KBCH and KCRF-FM in Lincoln City, and KWDP in Waldport), shut down on December 31, 2023. [9] The closure followed the August foreclosure of the stations' studios, which were sold to Oregon Coast Bank in a sheriff's sale on December 5. [9]
On June 27, 2025, KNCU flipped to sports under the branding "Fox Sports Newport".