KOBO
| Broadcast area | Sutter County, Yuba County |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 1450 kHz |
| Branding | Punjabi Radio USA |
| Programming | |
| Format | Punjabi |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| History | |
First air date | February 8, 1954 |
Former call signs | KMYC (1941-1952) KAGR (1954-1966) KZIN (1966-1969) |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 17408 |
| Class | C |
| Power | 160 watts day 500 watts night |
Transmitter coordinates | 39°6′22″N 121°39′19″W / 39.10611°N 121.65528°W |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen Now |
| Website | Punjabi Radio USA |
KOBO (1450 AM) is a Multicultural radio station. Licensed to Yuba City, California, USA. KOBO 1450 AM is simulcast with KIID 1470 AM and KWRU 1300 AM.
The station was sold by Tom Huth (Huth Broadcasting) to Punjabi American Media LLC, which had an agreement with the seller to provide programs under the banner of Punjabi Radio USA. Sale-related documents filed in May 2015 with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), show a "time brokerage agreement" enabled Punjabi American to program the station, while waiting for the FCC to approve transferring the license for KOBO from Huth to the buyers. The sale was consummated on October 13, 2015, at a purchase price of $390,000.
The Punjabi American community in Sutter County is one of the largest outside the state of Punjab, India. It is most concentrated in South Yuba City where 20.2% of residents are South Asian, predominantly Punjabi, followed by Live Oak (7.8%), Tierra Buena (7.8%), and Yuba City (6.4%).
Format history
- 2015- Punjabi Radio USA
- 2014-2015 Radio SEPA (Spanish Catholic)
- 2011-2014 Radio Tepeyac (Spanish Catholic)
- 2009-2011 Oasis Radio (Spanish Christian)
- 1993-2008 Radio La Gran D
- 1991-1993 Simulcast of KEST
- 1979-1989 News/Talk
The Rush Limbaugh Show
NBC Talknet
Larry King Show - 1969-1979 Top 40
- 1966-1969 KZIN
- 1954-1966 KAGR 100 watts
- 1941-1952 KMYC
Sports
- 2005-2012 River Valley High School Football
- 1987-1989 San Francisco 49ers Football
- 1987-1989 Oakland Athletics Baseball
External links
- Punjabi Radio USA
- Punjabi Radio USA Facebook Page
- FCC History Cards for KOBO
- ‹The template AMQ is being considered for deletion.› KOBO in the FCC AM station database
- KOBO in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
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