KYCH
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KYCH-FM is a commercial broadcast radio station
located in the Portland, Oregon
area. The studio is near downtown Portland
; the transmitter is atop Portland's west hills
. KYCH airs an adult hits
format branded as "97.1 Charlie FM".
format. On February 27, 1970 KPFM changed their call letters to KPAM-FM ("K-Pam") and aired a top 40 format. In 1980 KPAM-FM changed their call letters to KCNR (The "Center" of the FM dial) and aired an adult contemporary format. On November 14, 1985 KCNR-FM changed their call letters to KKLI and aired an adult contemporary format branded as "K-Lite 97 FM". On February 5, 1988 KKLI changed their call letters to KKSN-FM and changed their format to oldies
as "97.1 KISN-FM" (simulcasting KKSN 910 AM). On April 21, 2005 KKSN-FM changed their format to their current adult hits format (the oldies format moved to KKSN 910 AM) and changed their call letters to KYCH on April 29, 2005.
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...
located in the Portland, Oregon
Portland, Oregon
Portland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States...
area. The studio is near downtown Portland
Downtown Portland
Downtown Portland, the city center of Portland, Oregon, United States, is located on the west bank of the Willamette River. It is in the northeastern corner of the southwest section of the city and is where most of the city's high-rise buildings are found....
; the transmitter is atop Portland's west hills
Tualatin Mountains
The Tualatin Mountains are a range of hills on the western border of Multnomah County, Oregon, United States...
. KYCH airs an adult hits
Adult hits
Adult hits is a radio format, popular in the early 2000s, that does not adhere to a specific music genre, but instead draws from a wider playlist...
format branded as "97.1 Charlie FM".
History
On September 3, 1946 KPFM signed on the air at 94.9 MHz and moved to 97.1 MHz on July 31, 1947, broadcasting a classical musicClassical music
Classical music is the art music produced in, or rooted in, the traditions of Western liturgical and secular music, encompassing a broad period from roughly the 11th century to present times...
format. On February 27, 1970 KPFM changed their call letters to KPAM-FM ("K-Pam") and aired a top 40 format. In 1980 KPAM-FM changed their call letters to KCNR (The "Center" of the FM dial) and aired an adult contemporary format. On November 14, 1985 KCNR-FM changed their call letters to KKLI and aired an adult contemporary format branded as "K-Lite 97 FM". On February 5, 1988 KKLI changed their call letters to KKSN-FM and changed their format to 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....
as "97.1 KISN-FM" (simulcasting KKSN 910 AM). On April 21, 2005 KKSN-FM changed their format to their current adult hits format (the oldies format moved to KKSN 910 AM) and changed their call letters to KYCH on April 29, 2005.