KVYN
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City | Saint Helena, California |
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Broadcast area | Napa Valley - Wine Country |
Frequency | 99.3 MHz |
Branding | 99.3 The Vine |
Programming | |
Format | Adult album alternative (AAA) |
Ownership | |
Owner | Will Marcencia and Julissa Marcencia (Wine Down Media LLC) |
KVON | |
History | |
First air date | 1975 |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 74429 |
Class | A |
ERP | 6,000 watts |
HAAT | 79 meters (259 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 38°25′34″N 122°19′33″W / 38.42611°N 122.32583°W |
Translator(s) | 103.5 K278AH (Calistoga) |
Repeater(s) | 99.3 KVYN-FM1 (Cordella) |
Links | |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | 993thevine.com |
KVYN (99.3 MHz) is a commercial FM radio station licensed to Saint Helena, California, and serving the Napa Valley and Wine Country of Northern California. The station broadcasts an adult album alternative (AAA) radio format and is owned by Julissa & Will Marcencia, through licensee Wine Down Media LLC.[1] The radio studios and offices are on Foster Road in Napa, California.
KVYN has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 6,000 watts. The transmitter is off Silverado Trail in Yountville, California.[2]
History[]
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The station was founded by Thomas L. Young and initially signed on the air in 1975.[3][4]
In May 2017 an announcement was made that the station along with sister station KVON had been sold by Wine Country Broadcasting to Wine Down Media for $425,000. The transaction was consummated on August 1, 2017.[5]
Translator Station[]
The station is also heard in Calistoga, California, through an FM translator at 103.5 MHz.
Call sign | Frequency (MHz) |
City of license | ERP (W) |
Height (m (ft)) |
Class | FCC info |
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K278AH | 103.5 | Calistoga, California | 80 | −186 m (−610 ft) | D | FCC FM Query |
References[]
- ^ "KVYN Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ Radio-Locator.com/KVYN
- ^ Sestito, Maria (December 1, 2015). "Former radio station owner dies at age 94". Napa Valley Register. Napa, CA: Lee Enterprises, Inc. Retrieved December 5, 2015.
- ^ "Thomas L. Young". Napa Valley Register. Napa, CA: Lee Enterprises, Inc. December 4, 2015. Retrieved December 5, 2015.
- ^ Huffman, Jennifer (May 14, 2017). "New owners for Napa radio stations KVYN/KVON". Napa Valley Register. Napa, CA: Lee Enterprises, Inc. Retrieved May 14, 2017.
External links[]
- KVYN's official website
- KVYN in the FCC FM station database
- KVYN on Radio-Locator
- KVYN in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
- K278AH in the FCC FM station database
- K278AH on Radio-Locator
- Adult album alternative radio stations in the United States
- St. Helena, California
- Radio stations in the San Francisco Bay Area
- Radio stations established in 1975
- 1975 establishments in California
- California radio station stubs