KBRC

48°25′22″N 122°21′15″W / 48.42278°N 122.35417°W / 48.42278; -122.35417Translator(s)102.9 K275CV (Mount Vernon)LinksWebcastListen LiveWebsitewww.kbrcradio.com

KBRC (1430 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station in Mount Vernon, Washington, and serving Skagit County. It airs a classic rock radio format and is owned by John and Julia Di Meo. The studios and offices are on Freeway Drive in Mount Vernon.

By day, KBRC is powered at 5,000 watts non-directional. But to protect other stations on 1430 AM from interference at night, it reduces power to 1,000 watts and uses a directional antenna with a two-tower array.^[1] Programming is also heard on 250-watt FM translator K275CV at 102.9 MHz.

General information

KBRC signed on the air on December 11, 1946; 77 years ago (1946-12-11). It was owned by Leo H. Beckley and was the first radio station to broadcast in the Skagit Valley region.^[2] Through the 1950s, 60s and 70s, the station aired a full service, middle of the road (MOR) format of popular adult music, news and sports. By the 1980s, it switched to adult contemporary music.

In the 1990s, the station flipped to a classic hits-oldies format of music from the 1960s, 70s and 80s. KBRC would also broadcast local Skagit County news as well as hourly updates from ABC News Radio.

On November 19, 2018, KBRC changed its format from classic hits to classic rock.^[3] It began promoting its FM translator as its primary dial position.

Sports are an integral part of KBRC. Local Skagit County high school sports contests are aired, as well as professional teams such as Seattle Seahawks football and Seattle Mariners baseball. College sports, including the University of Washington Huskies football and basketball programs are also broadcast.^[4]

References

External links

• FCC History Cards for KBRC^{[permanent dead link]}
• KBRC website
• KBRC in the FCC AM station database
• KBRC in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
• K275CV in the FCC FM station database
• K275CV at FCCdata.org