KYSF (97.5
FM, "Air 1") is a
radio station
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licensed to
Bonanza, Oregon
Bonanza is a town in Klamath County, Oregon, Klamath County, Oregon, United States, near Klamath Falls, Oregon, Klamath Falls. The population was 415 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census.
Geography
Bonanza is at an elevation of in south ...
, United States. The station is owned by Educational Media Foundation.
Programming
KYSF broadcasts a
Christian Worship music format to the greater
Klamath Falls-
Altamont,
Oregon
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area.
From 2009 to early 2012, almost all programming except syndicated programming heard on KYSF was from
Dial Global's Hits NOW! satellite format. Syndicated programming on KYSF included ''
Rick Dees' Weekly Top 40
''Rick Dees Weekly Top 40'' (sometimes known as ''The Weekly Top 40'') is an internationally syndicated radio program created and hosted by American radio personality Rick Dees. It is currently heard on over 200 radio stations worldwide. It is di ...
'', ''
Kidd Kraddick in the Morning'' and ''Baka Boyz Hip-Hop Mastermix''.
History
This station received its original construction permit from the FCC on August 9,
1996
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.
The new station was assigned the call letters KAQX by the FCC on October 25, 1996.
KAQX received its
license to cover from the FCC on February 5, 1999.
The station was assigned the current
call sign
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by the FCC on June 17, 1999.
On January 5, 2012, KYSF changed its format from contemporary hits to EMF's K-Love contemporary Christian format.
On February 11, 2014, KYSF moved from 102.9 FM to 97.5 FM. The station was licensed to operate at 97.5 FM on January 13, 2015. By 2018, KYSF was broadcasting K-Love's sister station feed,
Air 1 which flipped formats to
Christian Worship in January 2019.
Previous logo
References
External links
New Northwest Broadcasters station profile*
FCC application
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Radio stations established in 1999
Klamath County, Oregon
1999 establishments in Oregon
Air1 radio stations
Educational Media Foundation radio stations
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