KBYR (AM)

KBYR
Programming

City	Anchorage, Alaska
Broadcast area	Anchorage, Alaska
Frequency	700 kHz
Branding	Smart Radio 700
Format	Talk
Affiliations	CBS Radio News Westwood One Network Westwood One News
Ownership
Owner	Ohana Media Group (OMG FCC Licenses LLC)
History
First air date	1948
Former frequencies	1240 kHz (1948-1956) 1270 kHz (1956-1971)^[1]
Technical information
Facility ID	49612
Class	A
Power	10,000 watts fulltime
Translator(s)	See below
Links
Website	kbyr.com

KBYR (700 AM) is an American commercial radio station programming talk in Anchorage, Alaska. 700 AM is a North American clear-channel frequency. WLW in Cincinnati, Ohio is also a Class A station on this frequency.

History[edit]

Longtime Alaskan broadcaster Dick Lobdell identified KBYR as the source of the famous Alaskan blooper presented on Kermit Schaefer's blooper albums of an announcer declaring that he would be "taking a leak out the window" to determine how cold it was.

KBYR was originally on 1240 kHz. It moved to 1270 in 1956 then to 700 in 1971.

Translators[edit]

In addition to the main station, KBYR is relayed by an additional 2 translators to widen its broadcast area.

Call sign	Frequency (MHz)	City of license	ERP (W)	Class	FCC info
K261AO	100.1 FM	Arco Base Camp, Alaska	91	D	FCC
K203BY	88.5 FM	Kuparuk, Alaska	188	D	FCC

References[edit]

^ Mitchell, Elaine, ed. (1973). Alaska Blue Book (First ed.). Juneau: Alaska Department of Education, Division of State Libraries. p. 135.

External links[edit]

Official website
KBYR in the FCC's AM station database
KBYR on Radio-Locator
KBYR in Nielsen Audio's AM station database

v t e Radio stations in the Anchorage, Alaska market
By AM frequency	550 590 650 700 750 1020 1080 1110 1430
By FM frequency	87.7 88.1 88.5 88.7 88.9 88.9 89.3 89.9 90.3 91.1 92.1 92.9 93.7 94.7 95.1 95.5 96.3 96.7 97.3 98.1 98.9 99.7 100.5 100.9 101.3 102.1 103.1 103.7 104.1 104.9 105.7 106.1 106.5 107.5
NOAA Weather Radio frequency	162.55
By callsign	K236CG K244EG K279BG KAFC KAGV KAKL KASH-FM KATB KAUG KAYO KBBO-FM KBFX KBRJ KBYR KEC43 KEAG KENI KEUL KFAT KFQD KGOT KHAR KJHA KJLP KLEF KMBQ-FM KMVN KMXS KNBA KNIK-LP KNLT KOAN KONR-LP KRUA KSKA KTMB KTZN KVHZ KVNT KWHL KXLW KYKA KYMG KZND-FM
Defunct	KABN-FM (89.5 FM)
Nearby markets Alaska Bush Kenai Palmer-Valdez See also List of radio stations in Alaska

v t e Clear-channel stations
These AM radio stations have a full-power nighttime skywave signal well beyond their daytime groundwave coverage, by international agreements.
Canada	CBEF CBK CBN CBR CBT CBW CBY CFRB CFZM CJBC CKAC CKDO CKGM CKWX
United States	KAAY KBBI KBRW KBYR KCBF KCHU KDKA KDLG KENI KEX KFAB KFAQ KFAR KFBK KFI KFQD KGO KICY KIRO KJNP KMOX KNBR KNOM KNX KNZR KOA KOAN KOKC KOMO KOTZ KRLD KSL KSTP KVNT KWKH KXEL KYUK KYW WABC WBAL WBAP WBBM WBBR WBT WBZ WCBS WCCO WCKY WFAN WFED WFME WGN WGY WHAM WHAS WHO WJR WLAC WLS WLW WMVP WOAI WOR WPHT WRVA WSB WSCR WSM WTAM WTIC WWKB WWL WWVA
Mexico	XEB XEEP XEG XEMR XEPRS XEQ XERF XEROK XEW XEWA XEWK XEWW XEX
Bahamas	ZNS-1
By frequency	540 (SK) 540 (NL) 540 (S.L.P.) 640 (NL) 640 (CA) 640 (AK) 650 (AK) 650 (TN) 660 (AK) 660 (NY) 670 (AK) 670 (IL) 680 (AK) 680 (CA) 690 (B.C.) 690 (QC) 700 (AK) 700 (OH) 710 (WA) 710 (NY) 720 (AK) 720 (IL) 730 (QC) 730 (CDMX) 740 (ON) 750 (AK) 750 (GA) 760 (MI) 770 (AK) 770 (NY) 780 (AK) 780 (IL) 800 (Chih.) 810 (CA) 810 (NY) 820 (AK) 820 (TX) 830 (MN) 840 (KY) 850 (AK) 850 (CO) 860 (ON) 870 (LA) 880 (NY) 890 (AK) 890 (IL) 900 (CDMX) 940 (CDMX) 990 (MB) 990 (NL) 1000 (IL) 1000 (WA) 1010 (AB) 1010 (ON) 1020 (AK) 1020 (PA) 1030 (MA) 1040 (IA) 1050 (N.L.) 1060 (PA) 1060 (CDMX) 1070 (CA) 1080 (AK) 1080 (CT) 1080 (TX) 1090 (AR) 1090 (MD) 1090 (B.C.) 1100 (OH) 1110 (NC) 1110 (NE) 1120 (MO) 1130 (BC) 1130 (LA) 1130 (NY) 1140 (VA) 1140 (N.L.) 1160 (UT) 1170 (AK) 1170 (OK) 1170 (WV) 1180 (NY) 1190 (OR) 1190 (Jal.) 1200 (TX) 1210 (PA) 1220 (CDMX) 1500 (DC) 1500 (MN) 1510 (TN) 1520 (NY) 1520 (OK) 1530 (CA) 1530 (OH) 1540 (IA) 1540 (Bah.) 1550 (ON) 1560 (CA) 1560 (NY) 1570 (Coah.) 1580 (ON)
See also Daytime-only radio stations

v t e News/Talk radio stations in the state of Alaska
KBYR – Anchorage KENI – Anchorage KFAR – Fairbanks KFBX – Fairbanks KFQD – Anchorage KGTL – Homer KJNO – Juneau KSRM – Soldotna KVNT – Eagle River
See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Alaska

Coordinates: 61°12′25″N 149°55′20″W / 61.20694°N 149.92222°W / 61.20694; -149.92222

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