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KCYK
Yuma, Arizona;
Frequency	1400 kHz
Branding	Outlaw Country 1400
Programming
Format	Classic Country
Affiliations	Dial Global, Arizona News Radio Network/Skyview Satellite, AP Radio
Ownership
Owner	Monstermedia, LLC
History
First air date	December 14, 1950
Former call signs	KYMA (1950-1957); KVOY (1957-1984); KEZC (1984-1997); KJOK (1997-2009)
Technical information
Facility ID	39616
Class	C
Power	1,000 watts
Transmitter coordinates	32°39′6.00″N 114°39′4.00″W / 32.6516667°N 114.6511111°W
Links
Website	outlawcountry1400.com

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KCYK (1400 AM, "Outlaw Country 1400") is a radio station broadcasting a classic country music format. Licensed to serve the community of Yuma, Arizona, USA, the station is currently owned by MonsterMedia, LLC in Yuma.

KCYK can be heard around the world via online streaming 24/7 at www.outlawcountry1400.com.

Programming

KCYK's programming includes local news and weather with Jennifer Blackwell, classic country programming, and live games of the Arizona Diamondbacks. AP News coverage is provided at the top of each hour.

History

On December 14, 1950, radio station KYMA began broadcasting at 1400 kilocycles on the AM dial with 250 watts of power as a Mutual/Don Lee network affiliate.^[1] It was later a NBC Radio affiliate for the Imperial Valley until the early 1970s. The station changed its call sign to KVOY in January 1957, then to KIVY in 1972, then to KEZC in May 1984, to KJOK in January 1997, and to KCYK in November 2009.^[4]

The KYMA call letters were revived in Yuma as a television station in 1987.

References

^ ^a ^b "Sale of KVOY Is Announced". The Yuma Daily Sun. April 19, 1960. p. 1.
^ "Your Yuma Radio Log". The Yuma Daily Sun. January 11, 1957. p. 8.
^ "Radio Listing". The Yuma Daily Sun. January 13, 1957. p. 6.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Call Sign History". FCC CDBS Database. Retrieved January 16, 2010.

External links

Facility details for Facility ID KCYK ({{{2}}}) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
{{{2}}} in Nielsen Audio's AM station database

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[KYMA_start-1] "Sale of KVOY Is Announced". The Yuma Daily Sun. April 19, 1960. p. 1.

[KYMA_end-2] "Your Yuma Radio Log". The Yuma Daily Sun. January 11, 1957. p. 8.

[KVOY_start-3] "Radio Listing". The Yuma Daily Sun. January 13, 1957. p. 6.

[fcc1-4] "Call Sign History". FCC CDBS Database. Retrieved January 16, 2010.

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 ==History==
-On December 14, 1950, radio station '''KYMA''' began broadcasting at 1400 kilocycles on the AM dial with 250 watts of power as a [[Mutual Broadcasting System|Mutual]]/[[Don Lee (broadcaster)|Don Lee]] network affiliate.<ref name=KYMA_start /> It was later a [[NBC Radio]] affiliate for the [[Imperial Valley]] until the early 1970's. The station changed its call sign to '''KVOY''' in January 1957, then to '''KIVY''' in 1972, then to '''KEZC''' in May 1984, to '''KJOK''' in January 1997, and to '''KCYK''' in November 2009.<ref name="fcc1"/>
+On December 14, 1950, radio station '''KYMA''' began broadcasting at 1400 kilocycles on the AM dial with 250 watts of power as a [[Mutual Broadcasting System|Mutual]]/[[Don Lee (broadcaster)|Don Lee]] network affiliate.<ref name=KYMA_start /> It was later a [[NBC Radio]] affiliate for the [[Imperial Valley]] until the early 1970s. The station changed its call sign to '''KVOY''' in January 1957, then to '''KIVY''' in 1972, then to '''KEZC''' in May 1984, to '''KJOK''' in January 1997, and to '''KCYK''' in November 2009.<ref name="fcc1"/>
 The [[KYMA]] call letters were revived in Yuma as a television station in 1987.
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