KOYO-LP (107.1
FM) is a low-powered
community radio station
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licensed
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to serve
Oroville, California
Oroville (''Oro'', Spanish for "Gold" and ''Ville'', French for "town") is the county seat of Butte County, California, United States. The population of the city was 15,506 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census, up from 13,004 in the 200 ...
. The station is owned by the African American & Family Cultural Center. It airs a
variety
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format.
The studio is located on Bird Street in Oroville. The transmitter is located on top of the historical Oroville Hotel.
The station was assigned the KRBS-LP call letters by the
Federal Communications Commission
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on April 26, 2001. The station changed its call sign to the current KOYO-LP on December 30, 2013.
KRBS-LP was the second community radio barnraising of the
Prometheus Radio Project
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.
Our Second Barnraising - KRBS-LP in Oroville, California
- Prometheus Radio Project
Studios
The KOYO-LP studios were originally located at 2076 Bird Street but have recently moved to 2360 Oro Quincy Highway.
See also
*List of community radio stations in the United States
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See also
List of Pacifica Radio stations and affiliates
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References
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Community radio stations in the United States
Radio stations established in 2002
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Butte County, California
2002 establishments in California
Oroville, California
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