KBRC
Encyclopedia
KBRC is a radio station
that broadcasts an Oldies
format. Licensed to Mount Vernon, Washington
, the station serves the Skagit County, Washington
area. It first began broadcasting in 1946. The station is currently owned by John and Julia Di Meo.
region, starting in 1946. They currently play an oldies format of music from the 1960s, 1970s, and some of the 1980s. KBRC also broadcasts local Skagit County
news as well as hourly news reports from ABC
.
Sports are an integral part of KBRC. Local Skagit County sports contests are broadcast, as well as professional teams such as the Seattle Seahawks
, the Seattle Mariners
. College sports events from the University of Washington
football and basketball programs are also broadcast.
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...
that broadcasts an Oldies
Oldies
Oldies is a term commonly used to describe a radio format that concentrates on music from a period of about 15 to 55 years before the present day....
format. Licensed to Mount Vernon, Washington
Mount Vernon, Washington
Mount Vernon is a city in Skagit County, Washington, United States. The population was 31,743 at the 2010 census. It is one of two principal cities of and included in the Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Washington Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is the county seat of Skagit County...
, the station serves the Skagit County, Washington
Skagit County, Washington
Skagit County is a county in the U.S. state of Washington. It is named after the Skagit Indian tribe. As of 2010, the population was 116,901. It is included in the Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Washington, Metropolitan Statistical Area...
area. It first began broadcasting in 1946. The station is currently owned by John and Julia Di Meo.
General information
KBRC was the first radio station to broadcast out of the Skagit ValleySkagit Valley
The Skagit Valley lies in the northwestern corner of the state of Washington, USA. Its defining feature is the Skagit River, which snakes through local communities which include the seat of Skagit County, Mount Vernon, as well as Sedro-Woolley, Concrete, Lyman-Hamilton, and Burlington.The local...
region, starting in 1946. They currently play an oldies format of music from the 1960s, 1970s, and some of the 1980s. KBRC also broadcasts local Skagit County
Skagit County, Washington
Skagit County is a county in the U.S. state of Washington. It is named after the Skagit Indian tribe. As of 2010, the population was 116,901. It is included in the Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Washington, Metropolitan Statistical Area...
news as well as hourly news reports from ABC
ABC News Radio
ABC News Radio is the radio service of ABC News, a division of the ABC Television Network. Formerly known as ABC Radio News, ABC News Radio feeds, through Cumulus Media Networks, newscasts on the hour to its more than 2,000 affiliates...
.
Sports are an integral part of KBRC. Local Skagit County sports contests are broadcast, as well as professional teams such as the Seattle Seahawks
Seattle Seahawks
The Seattle Seahawks are a professional American football team based in Seattle, Washington. They are currently members of the Western Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team joined the NFL in 1976 as an expansion team...
, the Seattle Mariners
Seattle Mariners
The Seattle Mariners are a professional baseball team based in Seattle, Washington. Enfranchised in , the Mariners are a member of the Western Division of Major League Baseball's American League. Safeco Field has been the Mariners' home ballpark since July...
. College sports events from the University of Washington
University of Washington
University of Washington is a public research university, founded in 1861 in Seattle, Washington, United States. The UW is the largest university in the Northwest and the oldest public university on the West Coast. The university has three campuses, with its largest campus in the University...
football and basketball programs are also broadcast.