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KYFQ
Tacoma, Washington;
Broadcast area	Seattle-Tacoma metropolitan area
Frequency	91.7 MHz FM
Programming
Format	Christian talk and teaching
Affiliations	Salem Radio Network (SRN)
Ownership
Owner	Bible Broadcasting Network, Inc.
History
First air date	1949 (as KTOY)
Former call signs	KTOY (1949-1986); KTPS-FM (1986–1992); KBTC-FM (1992–2004); KXOT (2004–2015)
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	62470
Class	C1
ERP	4,300 watts
HAAT	582 meters (1,909 ft)
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	bbnradio.org

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KYFQ (91.7 MHz) is a non-commercial FM radio station licensed to Tacoma, Washington, and serving the Seattle-Tacoma radio market. The station is owned by Bible Broadcasting Network, Inc. It airs a Christian talk and teaching radio format.

National religious leaders heard on KYFQ include Chuck Swindoll, Adrian Rogers and Joni Eareckson Tada. Some news and programming is provided by the Salem Radio Network (SRN).

History

Tacoma School District

In 1949, the station first signed on as KTOY.^[4] It was owned by the Tacoma School District and had its studios at its vocational school, which became Bates Technical College in 1991. During the day it was operated by Bates broadcasting students studying under former KJR DJ Lee Perkins. It was powered at 3,500 watts, enough to cover Tacoma and adjacent communities but not the larger Seattle radio market.

From 1978 to 1984, KTOY aired educational programs during the day, with Top 40 hits in the afternoon and evening. Starting at midnight on Friday and lasting until 6:00 p.m. Sunday, KTOY broadcast hip hop music and urban contemporary under the slogan "Giving You The Music of Tomorrow, Today." During 1983-1984, the late night hip-hop program's slogan was "R&B's best in the Pacific Northwest." By 1985, the urban format was no longer the entire weekend.

In the 1980s, the power was increased to 7,900 watts. The station changed its call sign to KTPS-FM for Tacoma Park Schools, in 1986.^[5] Then in 1992, the call letters were switched to KBTC for Bates Technical College. The station only played hip-hop and urban music on Sunday for two hours in the form of a top 20 countdown.

Public Radio Capital

KBTC was sold to Public Radio Capital, which then leased the frequency to the University of Washington's college station, 90.3 KEXP. KEXP wanted to extend its signal into the South Sound. So it simulcast its regular alternative rock programming on 91.7, changing its call letters to KXOT.

On November 3, 2005, KEXP announced it was terminating operation on KXOT at the end of the calendar year due to a financial crunch. However, KEXP continued to simulcast on KXOT into 2006 while Public Radio Capital decided what to do with 91.7. On May 24, 2006, NPR network affiliate 94.9 KUOW-FM announced it signed a new lease with PRC. KXOT returned to the air, run by KUOW-FM, but airing alternate programming as KUOW-2, in August 2006.

On May 15, 2012, PRC announced that it would drop its KUOW-2 programming on 91.7 on June 29. However, this was delayed until July 2. The station went silent at midnight on that day, as the station was awaiting a new programming provider.^[6]

On January 7, 2013, the station returned to the air, from a new transmitter site on Gold Mountain, coupled with an increase in power to 23,000 watts. The station aired the audio from Washington State's public affairs government television channel TVW.

Bible Broadcasting Network

The Bible Broadcasting Network announced on February 4, 2015, that it would purchase KXOT from PRC for $2.4 million.^[7] PRC then took the station off-the-air until the completion of the sale.^[8]

Upon taking control on May 13, BBN relaunched the station as KYFQ.^[9] The station began running BBN's schedule of Christian talk and teaching programs.

References

^ ^a ^b History Cards for KYFQ, fcc.gov. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Call Sign History, fcc.gov. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
^ "Facility Technical Data for KYFQ". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
^ Broadcasting Yearbook 1960 page A-249
^ Broadcasting Yearbook 1988 page B-303
^ "KXOT Tacoma To Drop KUOW2 Programming – RadioInsight".
^ "Bible Broadcasting Network Acquires KXOT/Seattle". Radio Online. February 4, 2015. Retrieved April 7, 2015.
^ "Notification of Suspension of Operations / Request for Silent STA". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. February 13, 2015. Retrieved April 7, 2015.
^ "Media Bureau Call Sign Actions" (PDF). Federal Communications Commission. April 7, 2015. Retrieved April 7, 2015.

External links

"KUOW Puget Sound Public Radio and Public Radio Capital Bring New Program Service to Seattle/Tacoma", KUOW Press Release, May 24, 2006
"NPR station to debut for young listeners", Seattle Bizwomen.com, June 5, 2006
"RadioInsight", KXOT to drop KUOW-2 Programming
"KFYQ website"
Facility details for Facility ID 62470 (KYFQ) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
KYFQ in Nielsen Audio's FM station database

47°32′53″N 122°48′22″W / 47.54806°N 122.80611°W / 47.54806; -122.80611

[HistoryCards-1] History Cards for KYFQ, fcc.gov. Retrieved May 25, 2018.

[Callsign-2] Call Sign History, fcc.gov. Retrieved May 25, 2018.

[3] "Facility Technical Data for KYFQ". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.

[4] Broadcasting Yearbook 1960 page A-249

[5] Broadcasting Yearbook 1988 page B-303

[6] "KXOT Tacoma To Drop KUOW2 Programming – RadioInsight".

[ro-saletobbn-7] "Bible Broadcasting Network Acquires KXOT/Seattle". Radio Online. February 4, 2015. Retrieved April 7, 2015.

[fcc-kxotoff-8] "Notification of Suspension of Operations / Request for Silent STA". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. February 13, 2015. Retrieved April 7, 2015.

[fcc-kxottokyfq-9] "Media Bureau Call Sign Actions" (PDF). Federal Communications Commission. April 7, 2015. Retrieved April 7, 2015.

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+| city             = [[Tacoma, Washington]]
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+| area             = [[Seattle metropolitan area|Seattle-Tacoma metropolitan area]]
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+| branding         =
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-  frequency = 91.7 [[Megahertz|MHz]] [[Frequency modulation|FM]] {{HD Radio}}|
+| format           = [[Christian talk and teaching]]
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-  format    = [[Christian radio]]|
+| erp              = 4,300 [[watt]]s
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+| class            = C1
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-  facility_id = 62470|
+| former_callsigns = KTOY (1949<ref name="HistoryCards"/>-1986)<ref name="Callsign">[http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=62470&Callsign=KYFQ62470 Call Sign History], fcc.gov. Retrieved May 25, 2018.</ref><br>KTPS-FM (1986–1992)<ref name="Callsign"/><br>KBTC-FM (1992–2004)<ref name="Callsign"/><br>KXOT (2004–2015)<ref name="Callsign"/>
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+| affiliations     = [[Salem Radio Network]] (SRN)
-  former_callsigns = KTOY (1949-1986)<br>KTPS-FM (1986-1992)<br>KBTC-FM (1992-2004)<br>KXOT (2004-2015)|
+| owner            = [[Bible Broadcasting Network]], Inc.
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+| licensing_authority= [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]]
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-'''KYFQ''' (91.7 [[FM broadcasting|FM]]) is a [[radio station]] licensed to serve [[Tacoma, Washington|Tacoma]], [[Washington (U.S. state)|Washington]]. The station is owned by [[Bible Broadcasting Network]], Inc.
+'''KYFQ''' (91.7 [[Hertz|MHz]]) is a [[nonprofit organization|non-commercial]] [[FM broadcasting|FM]] [[radio station]] [[city of license|licensed]] to [[Tacoma, Washington|Tacoma]], [[Washington (state)|Washington]], and serving the [[Seattle metropolitan area|Seattle-Tacoma]] [[media market|radio market]]. The station is owned by [[Bible Broadcasting Network]], Inc.  It airs a [[Christian talk and teaching]] [[radio format]].
+National religious leaders heard on KYFQ include [[Chuck Swindoll]], [[Adrian Rogers]] and [[Joni Eareckson Tada]].  Some news and programming is provided by the [[Salem Radio Network]] (SRN).
 ==History==
+===Tacoma School District===
-The station began as '''KTOY''' in 1949 by the Tacoma School District at its vocational school, which became Bates Technical College in 1991. During the day it was operated by Bates Technical College broadcasting students studying under former [[KJR (AM)|KJR]] DJ Lee Perkins. During the late 1970s until the mid-1980s, starting at midnight on Friday and lasting until 6:00 p.m. Sunday, KTOY broadcast hip-hop (including electro) and urban music under the slogan "Giving You The Music of Tomorrow, Today." (During 1983-1984, the late night hip-hop program's slogan was "R&B's best in the Pacific Northwest." It was often used during station IDs.) This format lasted from 1978 to 1984. By 1985, the format was no longer the entire weekend and by 1986, the station changed call letters to '''KTPS-FM''' and then '''KBTC''' from Bates Technical College.  The station only played hip-hop and urban music on Sunday for two hours in the form of a top 20 countdown.
+In 1949, the station first [[sign-on|signed on]] as '''KTOY'''.<ref>[https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1960/B%202%20Radio%20Yearbook%201960.pdf Broadcasting Yearbook 1960 page A-249]</ref>  It was owned by the [[Tacoma School District]] and had its studios at its vocational school, which became [[Bates Technical College]] in 1991.  During the day it was operated by Bates broadcasting students studying under former [[KJR (AM)|KJR]] [[disc jockey|DJ]] Lee Perkins.  It was powered at 3,500 watts, enough to cover Tacoma and adjacent communities but not the larger Seattle radio market.
+From 1978 to 1984, KTOY aired educational programs during the day, with [[contemporary hit radio|Top 40]] hits in the afternoon and evening.  Starting at midnight on Friday and lasting until 6:00&nbsp;p.m. Sunday, KTOY broadcast [[hip hop music]] and [[urban contemporary]] under the slogan "Giving You The Music of Tomorrow, Today."  During 1983-1984, the late night hip-hop program's slogan was "R&B's best in the Pacific Northwest."  By 1985, the urban format was no longer the entire weekend.
-KBTC was sold to Public Radio Capital, which then licensed the frequency to [[KEXP]]. KEXP wished to extend its signal into the South Sound, and simulcast its regular program on the station, changing its call letters to '''KXOT'''.
+In the 1980s, the power was increased to 7,900 watts.  The station changed its [[call sign]] to '''KTPS-FM''' for Tacoma Park Schools, in 1986.<ref>[https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1988/B-Radio-Neb-Terr-1988-YB.pdf Broadcasting Yearbook 1988 page B-303]</ref>  Then in 1992, the call letters were switched to '''KBTC''' for Bates Technical College. The station only played hip-hop and urban music on Sunday for two hours in the form of a top 20 countdown.
-On November 3, 2005, KEXP announced it was terminating operation on KXOT at the end of the calendar year due to a financial crunch. However, KEXP continued to simulcast on KXOT into 2006 while Public Radio Capital looked for a new provider. On May 24, 2006, KUOW announced it signed a new lease with PRC. KXOT returned to broadcast over the air, programmed by KUOW, in August 2006.
+===Public Radio Capital===
-On May 15, 2012, PRC announced that they would drop its KUOW2 programming on 91.7 on June 29. However, this would be delayed until July 2. The station went silent at midnight on that day, as the station was awaiting a new programming provider.<ref>http://radioinsight.com/blog/headlines/58198/kxot-tacoma-to-drop-kuow2-programming/</ref>
+KBTC was sold to Public Radio Capital, which then leased the frequency to the [[University of Washington]]'s college station, 90.3 [[KEXP]].  KEXP wanted to extend its signal into the South Sound.  So it [[simulcast]] its regular [[alternative rock]] programming on 91.7, changing its call letters to '''KXOT'''.
+On November 3, 2005, KEXP announced it was terminating operation on KXOT at the end of the calendar year due to a financial crunch. However, KEXP continued to simulcast on KXOT into 2006 while Public Radio Capital decided what to do with 91.7. On May 24, 2006, [[NPR]] [[network affiliate]] 94.9 [[KUOW-FM]] announced it signed a new lease with PRC.  KXOT returned to the air, run by KUOW-FM, but airing alternate programming as KUOW-2, in August 2006.
-On January 7, 2013, the station returned to the air, from their new transmitter site on [[Gold Mountain, Washington (state)|Gold Mountain]], simulcasting audio from Washington State's public affairs government television channel [[TVW (Washington)|TVW]].
+On May 15, 2012, PRC announced that it would drop its KUOW-2 programming on 91.7 on June 29.  However, this was delayed until July 2. The station went [[dark (broadcasting)|silent]] at midnight on that day, as the station was awaiting a new programming provider.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://radioinsight.com/blog/headlines/58198/kxot-tacoma-to-drop-kuow2-programming/ |title = KXOT Tacoma To Drop KUOW2 Programming – RadioInsight}}</ref>
-The [[Bible Broadcasting Network]] announced on February 4, 2015 that it would purchase KXOT from PRC for $2.4 million.<ref name=ro-saletobbn>{{cite news|title=Bible Broadcasting Network Acquires KXOT/Seattle|url=http://news.radio-online.com/cgi-bin/rol.exe/headline_id=b14250|accessdate=April 7, 2015|work=Radio Online|date=February 4, 2015}}</ref> PRC then took the station [[off-the-air]] until the completion of the sale;<ref name=fcc-kxotoff>{{cite web|title=Notification of Suspension of Operations / Request for Silent STA|url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/prefill_and_display.pl?Application_id=1671238&Service=FM&Form_id=910&Facility_id=62470|website=CDBS Public Access|publisher=[[Federal Communications Commission]]|accessdate=April 7, 2015|date=February 13, 2015}}</ref> upon taking control on May 13, BBN relaunched the station as KYFQ.<ref name=fcc-kxottokyfq>{{cite web|title=Media Bureau Call Sign Actions|url=http://transition.fcc.gov/Daily_Releases/Daily_Business/2015/db0407/DOC-332880A1.pdf|publisher=[[Federal Communications Commission]]|accessdate=April 7, 2015|format=PDF|date=April 7, 2015}}</ref>
+On January 7, 2013, the station returned to the air, from a new transmitter site on [[Gold Mountain (Washington)|Gold Mountain]], coupled with an increase in power to 23,000 watts.  The station aired the audio from Washington State's public affairs government television channel [[TVW (Washington)|TVW]].
+===Bible Broadcasting Network===
+The [[Bible Broadcasting Network]] announced on February 4, 2015, that it would purchase KXOT from PRC for $2.4 million.<ref name=ro-saletobbn>{{cite news|title=Bible Broadcasting Network Acquires KXOT/Seattle|url=http://news.radio-online.com/cgi-bin/rol.exe/headline_id=b14250|access-date=April 7, 2015|work=Radio Online|date=February 4, 2015}}</ref> PRC then took the station [[dark (broadcasting)|off-the-air]] until the completion of the sale.<ref name=fcc-kxotoff>{{cite web|title=Notification of Suspension of Operations / Request for Silent STA|url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/prefill_and_display.pl?Application_id=1671238&Service=FM&Form_id=910&Facility_id=62470|website=CDBS Public Access|publisher=[[Federal Communications Commission]]|access-date=April 7, 2015|date=February 13, 2015}}</ref>
+Upon taking control on May 13, BBN relaunched the station as '''KYFQ'''.<ref name=fcc-kxottokyfq>{{cite web|title=Media Bureau Call Sign Actions|url=http://transition.fcc.gov/Daily_Releases/Daily_Business/2015/db0407/DOC-332880A1.pdf|publisher=[[Federal Communications Commission]]|access-date=April 7, 2015|format=PDF|date=April 7, 2015}}</ref>  The station began running BBN's schedule of [[Christian talk and teaching]] programs.
 ==References==
 {{Reflist}}
-* "[http://kuow.org/about/press/060524.php KUOW Puget Sound Public Radio and Public Radio Capital Bring New Program Service to Seattle/Tacoma]", KUOW Press Release, May 24, 2006
-* "[http://www.bizjournals.com/bizwomen/seattle/content/story.html?story_id=1296738 NPR station to debut for young listeners]", Seattle Bizwomen.com, June 5, 2006
-* "[http://radioinsight.com/blog/headlines/58198/kxot-tacoma-to-drop-kuow2-programming/]", RadioInsight, July 3, 2012
 ==External links==
+* "[http://kuow.org/about/press/060524.php KUOW Puget Sound Public Radio and Public Radio Capital Bring New Program Service to Seattle/Tacoma]", KUOW Press Release, May 24, 2006
-*[http://www.bbnradio.org KYFQ website]
+* "[http://www.bizjournals.com/bizwomen/seattle/content/story.html?story_id=1296738 NPR station to debut for young listeners]", Seattle Bizwomen.com, June 5, 2006
-*{{FM station data|KYFQ}}
+* "[http://radioinsight.com/blog/headlines/58198/kxot-tacoma-to-drop-kuow2-programming/ RadioInsight]", KXOT to drop KUOW-2 Programming
+* "[http://www.bbnradio.org KFYQ website]"
+*{{FM station data|62470|KYFQ}}
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+{{Bible Broadcasting Network}}
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-[[Category:Radio stations in Seattle, Washington|YFQ]]
+[[Category:Radio stations in Seattle|YFQ]]
 [[Category:Radio stations established in 1949]]
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+[[Category:Talk radio stations in the United States]]
+[[Category:Christian radio stations in Washington (state)|YFQ]]

v t e Religious radio stations in the state of Washington
Stations	KACS - Chehalis KACW - South Bend KALE - Richland KARI – Blaine KAYB – Sunnyside KBKW - Aberdeen KBLD – Kennewick KBLE – Seattle KBUP – Olympia KCIS – Edmonds KCMS - Edmunds KCSH – Ellensburg KDMB - Moses Lake KEEH – Spokane KEIT-LP – Colville KETL-LP – Republic KFIO - Dishman KGDN – Pasco KGNW – Burien-Seattle KGTC-LP – Oroville KGTS - College Place KJCF - Asotin KJVH – Longview KJYR - Newport KKRS – Davenport KLGW - Grand Coulee KLOY - Ocean Park KLSW – Covington KLUW - East Wenatchee KLWA - Westport KLWO - Longview KMBI-FM – Spokane KMLW – Moses Lake KNBQ - Central Park KNTS - Seattle KOLU – Pasco KPLW - Wenatchee KQBC - Benton City KRKL - Walla Walla KRLF - Pullman KROH - Port Townsend KSOH – Wapato KSPO – Dishman KTAC – Ephrata KTBI – Ephrata KTDD - Eatonville KTJC – Kelso KTRW - Opportunity KTSL – Medical Lake KTTO – Spokane KUCC – Clarkston KWAO - Vashon KWFJ – Roy KWJD-LP – Onalaska KWPZ – Lynden KXAA - Cle Elum KYAK – Yakima KYFQ – Tacoma KYKV - Selah KYOZ – Spokane KYPL - Yakima KYYR-LP - Yakima
Defunct	KGRU-LP – Ellensburg KZLF-LP – Pullman
See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Washington See also Classical Jazz Religious Spanish Smooth Jazz Other