KCST-FM (106.9 FM) is a

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broadcasting an

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format. Licensed to

Florence, Oregon Florence is a coastal city in Lane County, in the U.S. state of Oregon. It lies at the mouth of the Siuslaw River on the Pacific Ocean and about midway between Newport and Coos Bay along U.S. Route 101. As of the 2020 census, the city had ...

, United States, the station serves the central Oregon Coast. The station is currently owned by Coast Broadcasting Co., Inc. and features programming from ABC Radio . The station also broadcasts local Siuslaw High School and Mapleton Junior/Senior High School sports. KCST is part of the Oregon Sports Network, airing

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Sports.

History

The station went on the air as KPVX on July 30, 1992. On November 16, 1992, the station changed its

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to the current KCST-FM.

Notable Former Staff

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, co-anchor of the West Coast edition of

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SportsCenter. * Lawrence "Lonny" Whelchel veteran NW radio broadcaster KPNW-Eugene intern 1976, KZOK-Seattle 1978–79, KTAC-Tacoma 1980, KUBE-Seattle 1982–83, O'Day Broadcasting-Seattle1983, KPAM-Lake Oswego 1984, KCST AM/FM from 1989 till 2001. KKNU Eugene, Or. 2001–04. KFIR 720AM Albany, Or. 2019-2020. Currently owns Sure Hits Productions in Eugene, Or.

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