| Broadcast area | Spokane metropolitan area |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 1330kHz |
| Branding | Worship 24/7 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Worship music |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | 247 Media Ministries |
| History | |
First air date | June 7, 1959 (as KCFA) |
Former call signs | KCFA (1959–1974) KMBI (1974–2016) |
Call sign meaning | from "The Wizard of Oz," previous format |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 65985 |
| Class | D |
| Power | 5,000watts days 23 watts nights |
| Translator(s) | 95.7 K239CL (Spokane) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | Worship247.com |
KYOZ (1330kHz) is acommercialAMradio station inSpokane, Washington, owned by 247 Media Ministries. It airs aworship musicradio format, known as "Worship 24/7".
KYOZ has a daytime power of 5,000watts. But to protect other stations onAM 1330, it drastically drops its night-time power to 23 watts. It uses anon-directional antenna at all times. Thetransmitter is on East 42nd Avenue near Regal Avenue in Spokane.[2]
Listeners can hear KYOZ around the clock onFM translatorK239CL at 95.7 MHz, powered at 210 watts.[3] On October 29, 2021,KYJJ (94.1), licensed toBoardman, Oregon and serving theTri-Cities, went on the air as a brand-new license won months earlier as a part of the FCC's Auction 109, simulcasting KYOZ.[4] This simulcast broke off when KYOZ joined the "Worship 24/7" network.
On June 7, 1959, the station firstsigned on as KCFA.[5] It was owned by Christian Services, Inc. and aired aChristian radio format. KCFA was adaytimer, required to be off the air at night, when AM radio waves travel further.
In November 2013, the station, then known as KMBI, was knocked off the air by copper thieves. It was estimated to cost thousands of dollars to get the station back on the air.[6]
On December 29, 2014, KMBI broke away from its simulcast ofKMBI-FM to bring Spokane its firstSpanish language outlet. Selected programming fromMoody Radio continued to be featured on the AM.
On September 21, 2016, KMJY, LLC was granted aFederal Communications Commissionconstruction permit to move K237DS, anFM translator licensed toWalla Walla, Washington, to Spokane as a translator for KMBI, operating on 95.7 MHz with a power of 127 watts.
On October 11, 2016, theMoody Bible Institute sold KMBI to Radio Station KMJY, LLC, which changed the station'scall sign to KYOZ and beganstunting. On October 28, KMJY, LLC, signed FM translator 95.7 K237DS on the air simulcasting the stunt programming of KYOZ. The translator was issued a license to operate on November 29, 2016, as K239CL.
On October 29, 2016, KYOZ began airing aclassic rock format, branded as "Oz 95.7". The moniker referred to the movie "The Wizard of Oz." The station carried the weeklysyndicatedPink Floyd program "Floydian Slip."
On January 31, 2017, KYOZ was granted anFCCconstruction permit that would allow night operation of 23 watts.
On July 20, 2020, KYOZ changed its format from classic rock toRegional Mexican, branded as "Ke Buena 95.7".[7]
Effective July 16, 2021, Legend Broadcasting sold KYOZ, KNHK-FM, and translator K239CL to Tom Hodgins and Christopher Jacky's Xana Oregon, LLC for $395,000.
On April 8, 2022, Xana Oregon announced it would sell the station and translator K239CL to 247 Media Ministries and would join its "Worship 24/7" network.[8] The sale, at a price of $225,000, was consummated on July 18, 2022.
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