KNYO-LP is a low-power FM (LPFM) radio station

Radio station

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 broadcasting at 107.7 FM located outside of Fort Bragg, CA

Fort Bragg, California

Fort Bragg is a city located in coastal Mendocino County, California along State Route 1, the major north-south highway along the Pacific Coast. Fort Bragg is located west of Willits, at an elevation of 85 feet...

. KNYO is a project of the Noyo Radio Project, a non-profit

Non-profit organization

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 educational public-benefit corporation.

History

The Noyo Radio Project was incorporated in October 2000. KNYO-LP received its Construction Permit

Construction permit

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 from the FCC

Federal Communications Commission

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on February 14, 2005, and began broadcasting 24 hours per day, 7 days per week on May 7, 2006 at 107.7 FM.