KYBC

KYBC
Cottonwood, Arizona;
Broadcast area	Verde Valley
Frequency	1600 kHz
Branding	KYBC AM 1600 96.3 FM
Programming
Format	Soft oldies – Adult standards
Affiliations	Westwood One; ABC News Radio
Ownership
Owner	Yavapai Broadcasting Corporation
Sister stations	KKLD, KQST, KVNA (AM), KVNA-FM, KVRD-FM
History
First air date	December 20, 1964; 59 years ago (as KVIO)
Former call signs	KVIO (1964–1979); KVRD (1979–1996)
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	35866
Class	D
Power	1000 watts (day); 46 watts (night)
Transmitter coordinates	34°43′15″N 111°59′55″W
Translator(s)	96.3 K242BZ (Cottonwood)
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Website	1600kybc.com

KYBC (1600 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Cottonwood, Arizona, and serving the Verde Valley. It is owned by the Yavapai Broadcasting Corporation, headed by W. Grant Hafley.^[3] KYBC has a soft oldies – adult standards radio format.^[4] Programming is provided by Westwood One's "America's Best Music" network, with national news updates provided by ABC News Radio.

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KYBC is powered at 1,000 watts by day. To avoid interference to other stations on 1600 AM, at night it reduces power to 46 watts. The transmitter is off Route 89A in Cottonwood.^[5] It is also heard on 93 watt FM translator K242BZ at 96.3 MHz.

On December 20, 1964, the station first signed on the air as KVIO. It was originally a daytimer, required to go off the air at night.

In 1966, it was acquired by K-M Broadcasting. The station was assigned the KYBC call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on May 24, 1996.^[1]