KUBA
Encyclopedia
KUBA is a radio station based in Marysville, California
. which serves the Marysville and Yuba City
area, also known as the Yuba-Sutter Area
. From 2008-2011, KUBA simulcasts its programming full-time on 95.5 FM
, via FM translator K238AV licensed to Yuba City.
KUBA is owned and operated by Results Radio. It offers a Classic Hits
music format, along with extensive local news and sports coverage.
KUBA, KMYC-AM, KRYC
, KCYC, KMJE
, KKCY
and KOBO
, are the only radio stations broadcasting in the Yuba-Sutter region.
(FCC) granted a license to the station to start broadcasting at 500 watts on 1600 kilohertz of power. Power was raised to 1,000 watts in 1949 with the installation of a new 2-tower directional antenna system and the studio were moved to the Hotel Marysville in 1950. The power was once again increased, this time to 5,000 watts in February 1961. The station was once again relocated in 1963 to an office building on 4th Street in Marysville before moving to its permanent home in Yuba City in the early 1970s.
In January 1983, KUBA was purchased by the Harlan Family and remained there until the summer of 2004, when the station merged with Nevada County Broadcasters to increase coverage into the Nevada City, Grass Valley area. Nevada County Broadcasters sold KUBA in August 2010.
In 2008, KUBA celebrated its 60th birthday. AM 1600 KUBA has gone through a few format changes from country music in 1999 to "America's Best Music" to what we are today "Classic Hits of the 60's and 70's" plus news and information you need to know about.
Marysville, California
Marysville is the county seat of Yuba County, California, United States. The population was 12,072 at the 2010 census, down from 12,268 at the 2000 census. It is included in the Yuba City Metropolitan Statistical Area, often referred to as the Yuba-Sutter Area after the two counties, Yuba and...
. which serves the Marysville and Yuba City
Yuba City, California
Yuba City is a Northern California city, founded in 1849. It is the county seat of Sutter County, California, United States. The population was 64,925 at the 2010 census....
area, also known as the Yuba-Sutter Area
Yuba-Sutter Area
The Yuba-Sutter Area is a smaller metropolitan community including Yuba and Sutter Counties in Northern California's Central Valley within the Greater Sacramento area. The official name given by the U.S...
. From 2008-2011, KUBA simulcasts its programming full-time on 95.5 FM
FM broadcasting
FM broadcasting is a broadcasting technology pioneered by Edwin Howard Armstrong which uses frequency modulation to provide high-fidelity sound over broadcast radio. The term "FM band" describes the "frequency band in which FM is used for broadcasting"...
, via FM translator K238AV licensed to Yuba City.
KUBA is owned and operated by Results Radio. It offers a Classic Hits
Classic hits
Classic hits is a radio format which generally includes rock and pop music from 1964 to 1989. The term is sometimes erroneously used as a synonym for the adult hits format, but is more accurately characterized as a contemporary style of the oldies format...
music format, along with extensive local news and sports coverage.
KUBA, KMYC-AM, KRYC
KRYC
KRYC-LP, also known as Rhythm 105.9, is a non-commercial Rhythmic / Dance Top 40 hybrid outlet serving the Yuba City, CA, area. The station, which is owned by Irshad Ali Foundation and whose COL is Yuba City, CA, USA, broadcasts at 105.9 MHz with an ERP of 100 W.-External links:***...
, KCYC, KMJE
KMJE
KMJE is a radio station broadcasting an Adult Contemporary format. Licensed to Woodland, California, USA, it serves the Sacramento area. The station is currently owned by Results Radio. The station has a construction permit to change its city of license Woodland. In preparation for the move,...
, KKCY
KKCY
KKCY is a radio station broadcasting a Country music format. Licensed to Colusa, California, USA, the station serves the Yuba City-Marysville area...
and KOBO
KOBO
KOBO is a radio station broadcasting a Spanish Variety format. Licensed to Yuba City, California, USA, it is owned by Huth Broadcasting of Marysville, California, which also owns KBLF in Red Bluff and KMYC in Marysville.-Local sports:...
, are the only radio stations broadcasting in the Yuba-Sutter region.
Station history
KUBA was founded on January 24, 1947, and went on the air as an independent radio station on January 10, 1948. The Federal Communications CommissionFederal Communications Commission
The Federal Communications Commission is an independent agency of the United States government, created, Congressional statute , and with the majority of its commissioners appointed by the current President. The FCC works towards six goals in the areas of broadband, competition, the spectrum, the...
(FCC) granted a license to the station to start broadcasting at 500 watts on 1600 kilohertz of power. Power was raised to 1,000 watts in 1949 with the installation of a new 2-tower directional antenna system and the studio were moved to the Hotel Marysville in 1950. The power was once again increased, this time to 5,000 watts in February 1961. The station was once again relocated in 1963 to an office building on 4th Street in Marysville before moving to its permanent home in Yuba City in the early 1970s.
In January 1983, KUBA was purchased by the Harlan Family and remained there until the summer of 2004, when the station merged with Nevada County Broadcasters to increase coverage into the Nevada City, Grass Valley area. Nevada County Broadcasters sold KUBA in August 2010.
Both bands
From February 13, 2008-August 10, 2011. KUBA was allowed to broadcast a simulcast, of its programming on FM 95.5. KUBA was one of the first AM radio stations in the country to qualify to add an FM signal under a new Federal Communications Commission ruling.In 2008, KUBA celebrated its 60th birthday. AM 1600 KUBA has gone through a few format changes from country music in 1999 to "America's Best Music" to what we are today "Classic Hits of the 60's and 70's" plus news and information you need to know about.
Personalities
- Steve Jackson (1971) Currently in Modesto (KJSN) and formerly in Sacramento.
- Rich Dixon (1971)- Morning drive personality. Dixon moved to KSAY Country, San Francisco and then to KGO Radio, S.F., as a relief talk host.
Sports
- 2000-Present Yuba-Sutter Gold SoxYuba-Sutter Gold SoxThe Marysville Gold Sox is a summer collegiate wood-bat club based in Marysville, California, in the United States. The team is host of the Horizon Air Summer Series and plays its home games at Appeal-Democrat Park, formerly known as Bryant Field, adjacent to Ellis Lake, in Marysville...
baseball (Geoff Flynn on the call) - 1988-2009 Yuba City High School Football and Basketball
- 2004 San Francisco 49ersSan Francisco 49ersThe San Francisco 49ers are a professional American football team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the West Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team was founded in 1946 as a charter member of the All-America Football Conference and...
Football