KYNS is a radio station

Radio station

Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...

 broadcasting a talk radio

Talk radio

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 format. Licensed to San Luis Obispo, California

San Luis Obispo, California

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, USA, it serves the San Luis Obispo area. The station is currently owned by Mapleton Communications

Mapleton Communications

Mapleton Communications is a broadcast media company, formed in May 2001, operating in the western United States. The company currently owns and operates 41 radio stations in California, Oregon and Washington State....

, LLC.

History

1340AM has been identified with previous call letters, KGLO, sometimes pronounced "K-GLOW" in the 1980s & 90s. After its local owners sold it to Mapleton Communications in 1997, the calls were changed to KYNS, which stands for "your news station." It aired programming provided by the Air America network until Air America's demise in January 2010. KYNS continues to feature local radio programs as well as other nationally syndicated radio programs.

External links

• Radio Central Coast - Mapleton Communications