KVYN

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KVYN
KVYN The Vine logo.png
City Saint Helena, California
Broadcast area Napa Valley - Wine Country
Frequency 99.3 MHz
Branding99.3 The Vine
Programming
Format Adult album alternative (AAA)
Ownership
OwnerWill Marcencia and Julissa Marcencia
(Wine Down Media LLC)
KVON
History
First air date
1975
Technical information
Facility ID 74429
Class A
ERP 6,000 watts
HAAT 79 meters (259 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
38°25′33″N122°19′38″W / 38.42583°N 122.32722°W / 38.42583; -122.32722
Translator(s) 103.5 K278AH (Calistoga)
Repeater(s) 99.3 KVYN-FM1 (Cordella)
Links
Webcast Listen Live
Website 993thevine.com

KVYN (99.3 MHz) is a commercial FM radio station licensed to Saint Helena, California, and serving the Napa Valley and Wine Country of Northern California. The station broadcasts an adult album alternative (AAA) radio format and is owned by licensee Wine Down Media LLC. [1] The radio studios and offices are located at 135 Gasser Drive, Suite D in Napa, California.

Contents

KVYN has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 6,000 watts. The transmitter is off Silverado Trail in Yountville, California. [2]

History

Station's former logo KVYN station logo.png
Station's former logo

The station was founded by Thomas L. Young and initially signed on the air in 1975. [3] [4]

In May 2017 an announcement was made that the station along with sister station KVON had been sold by Wine Country Broadcasting to Wine Down Media. The transaction was consummated on August 1, 2017. [5]

Translator Station

The station is also heard in Calistoga, California, through an FM translator at 103.5 MHz.

Broadcast translators of KVYN
Call sign Frequency
(MHz)
City of license ERP
(W)
Height
(m (ft))
Class FCC info
K278AH103.5 Calistoga, California 80−186 m (−610 ft)D FCC FM Query

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References

  1. "KVYN Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  2. Radio-Locator.com/KVYN
  3. Sestito, Maria (December 1, 2015). "Former radio station owner dies at age 94". Napa Valley Register . Napa, CA: Lee Enterprises, Inc. Retrieved December 5, 2015.
  4. "Thomas L. Young". Napa Valley Register . Napa, CA: Lee Enterprises, Inc. December 4, 2015. Retrieved December 5, 2015.
  5. Huffman, Jennifer (May 14, 2017). "New owners for Napa radio stations KVYN/KVON". Napa Valley Register . Napa, CA: Lee Enterprises, Inc. Retrieved May 14, 2017.