KPAY-FM

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KPAY-FM
Broadcast area Chico, California
Frequency 93.9 MHz
BrandingNewsTalk 93.9 KPAY
Programming
Format News/talk
Affiliations Fox News Radio
Compass Media Networks
Premiere Networks
Westwood One
Ownership
Owner
  • Deer Creek Broadcasting
  • (Deer Creek Broadcasting, LLC)
KZAP, KHSL, KMXI, KPAY-AM
History
First air date
1968 (as KEQR at 93.7)
Former call signs
KEQR (1968–1970)
KCBM (1970–1974)
KFMF (1974–2019)
Former frequencies
93.7 MHz (1968–1988)
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID 51637
Class B1
ERP 2,000 watts
HAAT 344 meters (1,129 ft)
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen live
Website kpay.com

KPAY-FM (93.9 MHz) is a commercial radio station located in Chico, California. KPAY-FM airs a news/talk format.

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History

On August 1, 2019, the then-KFMF changed their format from mainstream rock to a simulcast of news/talk-formatted KPAY (1290 AM). [2] The station changed its call sign to KPAY-FM on August 16, 2019. (KPAY AM is now a Fox Sports Radio affiliate.)

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References

  1. "Facility Technical Data for KPAY-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. Sale Closing to Station Swap & Five Format Changes in Chico Radioinsight - August 1, 2019

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