KYPA
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| Broadcast area | Los Angeles metropolitan area |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 1230kHz |
| Branding | AM 1230 JBC |
| Programming | |
| Format | Korean |
| Affiliations | JBC Radio |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Woori Media Group, LLC |
| History | |
First air date | 1927 |
Former call signs | KGFJ (1926–1996) |
Call signmeaning | "Your Personal Achievement" (for late 1990smotivational speakingformat) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 18273 |
| Class | C |
| Power | 1,000watts |
Transmitter coordinates | 34°5′8″N118°15′24″W/ 34.08556°N 118.25667°W |
| Repeater(s) | 106.3KALI-HD2(Santa Ana) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | www |
KYPA(1230AMAM 1230 JBC) is aKorean-languageradio stationinLos Angeles, California.It is owned by Woori Media Group, LLC.[2]
KYPA is one of four radio stations in the greater Los Angeles area that broadcast entirely in Korean; the others areKMPC,KGBN,andKFOX.
The format includes various shows that serve the largestKoreanpopulation in the United States. They includetalk shows,newscasts,variety shows,andpopular music.
History
[edit]KGFJ went on the air in 1926. It is noted for being the first radio station in the United States to adopt a 24-hour broadcast schedule.[3]In 1950, it became the flagship station for the short-livedProgressive Broadcasting Systemradio network.[4]
From the 1960s to around 1997, and again in the early 2000s, the programming consisted ofR&B,classic soul, andgospel music.For a short time in the late 1970s, after the ratings success of similarly-formatted KDAY, the call letters were changed to KKTT, "The Cat," in an attempt to modernize KGFJ's image. During theLos Angeles riotsin 1992, KGFJ briefly adopted a talk format. During the 1960s and early 1970s, KGFJ was a well-respected and influential soul music outlet, with many top name DJs, includingHunter Hancock,Lucky Pierre,Larry McCormickand theMagnificent Montague.KGFJ also had a popular Sunday morning talk show called, "Pat's Points", hosted by Pat (Patricia) Newman (1935–1981), which featured guests. Among the many personalities heard on the station in the 1960s wereJohnny Magnus,Rudy Harvey,Herman Griffith,Curtis Troupe,Jim Randolph,Tom Reed,Roland Bynum [who replaced Montague when he retired, as Soulfinger],Frankie Crocker,Johnny Soul (Ron Samuels) andRuss O'Hara.KGFJ's studios were located on Melrose near the Hollywood Freeway overpass (the building has since been demolished).
A recreated example of KGFJ's R&B programming in the late 1950s can be found onRon Jacobs'"Cruisin' 1959" (Increase Records INCR 5-2004). This recreation featuresDJHunter Hancockand includes several classic R&B songs of that era, contemporary commercials (e.g.,Champion spark plugs,theSaturday Evening Post,and others), and DJ patter.
Thecall signwas changed to KKTT on October 10, 1977. The KGFJ call sign returned on October 15, 1979.[5]
Between the two eras of black-oriented formats, KGFJ was KYPA, "Your Personal Achievement" radio. The station, as well asAM 820inChicago,aired mainly recorded content frommotivational speakers,including condensed seminar speeches and interviews with business executives. In 2002, the current format was adopted.
In 2009, the station disconnected from its roof-top antenna (which retains significance as likely the last "hammock" style antenna in the U.S.),[6]and moved the transmitter to a site northwest ofDodger Stadium,using two of the towers in the six-tower array of co-ownedKBLA.
KYPA is one of only two stations on 1230kHzin the United States to use a directional antenna during daytime hours. Like nearly all others on that channel, it is nondirectional at night.
As of August 2020, KYPA expanded its reach using FM frequencies in four other counties in Southern California: Orange, Irvine, Ventura and Kern Counties.[7]
References
[edit]- ^"Facility Technical Data for KYPA".Licensing and Management System.Federal Communications Commission.
- ^Venta, Lance (February 9, 2016)."KYPA Los Angeles Sold".RadioInsight.RetrievedAugust 10,2017.
- ^Hilliker, Jim (2014)."KGFJ Los Angeles - The Original 24-Hour Radio Station".jeff560.tripod.RetrievedAugust 10,2017.
- ^Coville, Gary (November 2011). "Now You Hear It.... Now You Don't".Radiogram.36(9): 8–13.
- ^"KGFJ (KYPA) history cards"(PDF).CDBS Public Access.Federal Communications Commission.RetrievedMarch 9,2024.
- ^Fybush, Scott (October 30, 2009)."KYPA (KGFJ) 1230, Los Angeles".Tower Site of the Week.RetrievedAugust 10,2017.
- ^"AM Query 1230 kHz".Federal Communications Commission.RetrievedAugust 10,2017.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- FCC History Cards for KYPA
- Facility details for Facility ID 18273 (KYPA)in theFCCLicensing and Management System
- KYPAinNielsen Audio's AM station database
- Cruisin' 1959 at reelradio