KCBX
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Affiliations | NPR |
Ownership | |
Owner | KCBX Public Radio |
History | |
First air date | July 27, 1975 |
Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 33705 |
Class | B |
ERP | 5,300 watts |
HAAT | 433 meters (1,421 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 35°21′36″N 120°39′22″W / 35.360°N 120.656°W |
Translator(s) | See § Translators |
Repeater(s) | See § Repeaters |
Links | |
Public license information | |
Webcast | Listen live |
Website | www |
KCBX (90.1
KCBX has a network of repeaters and translators that enable the station to be heard throughout the Central Coast of California. Full-power repeater is KNBX (91.7 FM), licensed to San Ardo, California.
KCBX itself broadcasts in HD Radio.
History
KCBX first signed on July 27, 1975 and began airing a variety of NPR programming, plus jazz, classical music, and foreign-language shows.[2]
KSBX, a full-power repeater of KCBX in Santa Barbara, began broadcasting April 1, 2003.[3]
From the 1970s through the end of 2012, KCBX broadcast live meetings of the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors. In its decision to drop coverage of meetings, the station cited a lack of interest in the radio broadcast as county residents can stream meetings online.[4]
Repeaters
KCBX operates two full-power
Call sign | Frequency | City of license | Facility ID | Class | ERP (W) |
Height (m (ft)) |
First air date |
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KNBX | 91.7 FM | San Ardo, California | 51720 | B | 3,000 | 532.9 meters (1,748 ft) | January 21, 2001 |
Translators
Call sign | Frequency (MHz) |
City of license | Facility ID | Class | Power (W) |
Rebroadcasts |
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K215AH | 90.9 | Avila Beach, California | 33699 | D | 250 | KCBX |
K215AF | 90.9 | Cambria, California | 33701 | D | 13 | KCBX |
K216AG | 91.1 | Cayucos, California | 33700 | D | 38 | KCBX |
K236AF | 95.1 | Lompoc, California | 83032 | D | 10 | KCBX |
K215AG | 90.9 | Solvang, California | 33703 | D | 10 | KCBX |
KPBS-FM interference problem in Santa Barbara
In parts of the Santa Barbara area, sometimes during atmospheric
In 2010, KPBS-FM was granted a construction permit to increase its effective radiated power from 2,700 watts to 26,000 watts. The consulting engineer explained to the FCC that if KSBX's frequency change was not granted, this would worsen the interference problem. In February 2012, the FCC dismissed the construction permit application from KCBX. KPBS started broadcasting with the new 26,000 watt signal on October 1, 2012.
KCBX announced on December 20, 2022, that it would close down KSBX by the end of the year, stating that climate change had increased the ducting and its related interference.[6][7][8]
References
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for KCBX". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "Directory of Radio Stations in the United States and Canada" (PDF). Broadcasting Yearbook. Broadcasting Publications Inc. 1976. p. C-26. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
- ISBN 1-56056-022-3. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
- ^ Cuddy, Bob (July 27, 2012). "KCBX to stop broadcasting Board of Supervisors meetings". The Tribune. San Luis Obispo, California. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
- ^ "License Cancelled". Federal Communications Commission Licensing and Management System. February 13, 2023. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
- ^ Venta, Lance (December 20, 2022). "KCBX To Shut Down Santa Barbara Signal Citing Climate Change". RadioInsight. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
- ^ "KCBX to end broadcast into Santa Barbara". KCBX. December 20, 2022. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
- ^ Fausey, Callie (January 11, 2023). "KCBX Loses the Fight for the Right to Frequency". The Santa Barbara Independent. Retrieved January 14, 2023.
External links
- Official website
- KCBX in the FCC FM station database
- KCBX in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
- KNBX in the FCC FM station database
- KNBX in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
- K215AF in the FCC FM station database
- K215AF at FCCdata.org
- K215AG in the FCC FM station database
- K215AG at FCCdata.org
- K215AH in the FCC FM station database
- K215AH at FCCdata.org
- K216AG in the FCC FM station database
- K216AG at FCCdata.org
- K236AF in the FCC FM station database
- K236AF at FCCdata.org
- FCC History Cards for KCBX