Wine Country Broadcasting
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Wine Country Broadcasting Company is a small San Francisco, California
San Francisco, California
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, United States
United States
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, based radio broadcasting company
Company
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 that owns radio stations in Napa
Napa, California
-History:The name Napa was probably derived from the name given to a southern Nappan village whose people shared the area with elk, deer, grizzlies and cougars for many centuries, according to Napa historian Kami Santiago. At the time of the first recorded exploration into Napa Valley in 1823, the...

 and Saint Helena, a broadcast translator in Calistoga
Calistoga, California
Calistoga is a city in Napa County, California, United States. The population was 5,155 at the 2010 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , 99.30% of it land and 0.70% of it water.-Climate:...

, and repeater
Repeater
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 in Cordelia, California
California
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.

Wine Country Broadcasting, a California corporation, is owned by the Roger O. Walther SP Trust, and administered by the Tusker Corporation of San Francisco (a Delaware
Delaware
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 corporation). The trust is administered by Roger O. Walther and Anne Newton Walther, husband and wife. Roger O. Walther is the Chairman
Chairman of the Board
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 and CEO of Tusker.
Wine Country Broadcasting bought the properties in 2003 from Charles B. Moss III, and CBM Napa LLC.

Stations

  • KVON-AM
    KVON
    KVON is a radio station broadcasting a News Talk Information format. Licensed to Napa, California, USA, it serves the Santa Rosa area. The station is currently owned by Wine Country Broadcasting Company and features programing provided by ABC Radio and Westwood One....

     - 1440 kHz - Napa, California
    Napa, California
    -History:The name Napa was probably derived from the name given to a southern Nappan village whose people shared the area with elk, deer, grizzlies and cougars for many centuries, according to Napa historian Kami Santiago. At the time of the first recorded exploration into Napa Valley in 1823, the...

  • KVYN-FM - 99.3 MHz - (nickname: "99.3 The Vine") - St. Helena, California
    St. Helena, California
    St. Helena is a city in Napa County, California, United States. It is part of the northern San Francisco Bay Area. The population was 5,814 at the 2010 census....

  • KVYN-FM Webstream

They play current Hot AC hits along with the best music of various categories from the past 4 decades.

Translators and boosters

  • K278AH-FX - 103.5 MHz - translator station - Calistoga, California
    Calistoga, California
    Calistoga is a city in Napa County, California, United States. The population was 5,155 at the 2010 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , 99.30% of it land and 0.70% of it water.-Climate:...

  • KVYN-FM1-FB - 99.3 MHz - booster station
    Repeater
    A repeater is an electronic device that receives asignal and retransmits it at a higher level and/or higher power, or onto the other side of an obstruction, so that the signal can cover longer distances.-Description:...

     - Cordelia, California

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