KURY (AM)
Encyclopedia
KURY is a radio station
licensed
to serve Brookings, Oregon
, USA. The station, established in 1958, is currently owned by Eureka Broadcasting Co., Inc.
music format. In addition to its usual music programming, the station also airs University of Oregon Ducks women's basketball, men's basketball
, football
, and baseball
games as a member of the Oregon Sports Network
.
, as KURY with 500 watt
s of power on . KURY was originally owned and operated by Joseph F. Sheridan with Norman Oberst serving as the station's first general manager. The station increased its coverage area with a boost to 1,000 watts of power in 1960 but remained a daytime-only station.
The station was acquired by Norman Oberst's KURY Radio, Inc., on November 1, 1964. After nearly 30 years of ownership, Norman Oberst applied to the FCC to transfer control of KURY Radio, Inc., to Dorothy J. Garvin in January 1993. The transfer was approved by the FCC on February 24, 1993, and the transaction was consummated on the same day.
KURY Radio, Inc., reached an agreement in February 2005 to sell this station and KURY-FM
to Eureka Broadcasting Co., Inc. (Hugo Papstein, president) for a reported price of $775,000. The deal was approved by the FCC on April 19, 2005, and the transaction was consummated on May 5, 2005. At the time of the sale, KURY broadcast a nostalgia
format.
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
licensed
City of license
A city of license or community of license, in American and Canadian broadcasting, is the community that a radio station or television station is officially licensed to serve by that country's broadcast regulator....
to serve Brookings, Oregon
Brookings, Oregon
Brookings is a city in Curry County, Oregon, United States. It was named after John E. Brookings, president of the Brookings Lumber and Box Company, which founded the city in 1908. As of the 2010 census the population was 6,336. The total population of the Brookings area is over 13,000, which...
, USA. The station, established in 1958, is currently owned by Eureka Broadcasting Co., Inc.
Programming
KURY broadcasts an adult standardsAdult standards
Adult standards is a North American radio format heard primarily on AM or class A FM stations.Adult standards is aimed at "mature" adults, meaning mainly those persons over 50 years of age, but it is mostly targeted for senior citizens...
music format. In addition to its usual music programming, the station also airs University of Oregon Ducks women's basketball, men's basketball
Oregon Ducks men's basketball
Oregon Ducks men’s college basketball is an intercollegiate basketball program that competes in the NCAA Division I and is a member of the Pac-12 Conference, representing the University of Oregon. The Ducks play their home games at Matthew Knight Arena. Oregon, then coached by Howard Hobson, won...
, football
Oregon Ducks football
The Oregon Ducks football program is the intercollegiate American football team for the University of Oregon located in the U.S. state of Oregon. The team competes at the NCAA Division I level in the Football Bowl Subdivision and is a member of the Pacific-12 Conference. Known as the Ducks, the...
, and baseball
Oregon Ducks baseball
The Oregon Ducks baseball team represents the University of Oregon in NCAA Division I college baseball in the Pacific-10 Conference/ They are coached by George Horton and play their home games on campus at PK Park.-History:...
games as a member of the Oregon Sports Network
Oregon Sports Network
The Oregon Sports Network is a local sports network made up of radio stations and TV network CSN Northwest. The channel is the official flagship for the University of Oregon's athletic program. The network began in 1987 including radio...
.
History
This station began regular daytime-only broadcasting on May 2, 19581958 in radio
The year 1958 saw a number of significant events in radio broadcasting history.-Events:*24 February – In Cuba, Radio Rebelde, the radio station of Fidel Castro's rebels, begins broadcasting from Sierra Maestra....
, as KURY with 500 watt
Watt
The watt is a derived unit of power in the International System of Units , named after the Scottish engineer James Watt . The unit, defined as one joule per second, measures the rate of energy conversion.-Definition:...
s of power on . KURY was originally owned and operated by Joseph F. Sheridan with Norman Oberst serving as the station's first general manager. The station increased its coverage area with a boost to 1,000 watts of power in 1960 but remained a daytime-only station.
The station was acquired by Norman Oberst's KURY Radio, Inc., on November 1, 1964. After nearly 30 years of ownership, Norman Oberst applied to the FCC to transfer control of KURY Radio, Inc., to Dorothy J. Garvin in January 1993. The transfer was approved by the FCC on February 24, 1993, and the transaction was consummated on the same day.
KURY Radio, Inc., reached an agreement in February 2005 to sell this station and KURY-FM
KURY-FM
KURY-FM is a radio station licensed to serve Brookings, Oregon, USA. The station is owned by Eureka Broadcasting Co., Inc.-Programming:...
to Eureka Broadcasting Co., Inc. (Hugo Papstein, president) for a reported price of $775,000. The deal was approved by the FCC on April 19, 2005, and the transaction was consummated on May 5, 2005. At the time of the sale, KURY broadcast a nostalgia
Nostalgia
The term nostalgia describes a yearning for the past, often in idealized form.The word is a learned formation of a Greek compound, consisting of , meaning "returning home", a Homeric word, and , meaning "pain, ache"...
format.