KRKC (AM)

KRKC
King City, California;
Broadcast area	South Monterey County
Frequency	1490 kHz
Programming
Format	Country/Full service radio
Affiliations	CBS Radio; Golden State Warriors; Oakland Athletics; San Francisco 49ers; San Jose Sharks
Ownership
Owner	Dimes Media Corporation
Sister stations	KRKC-FM
History
First air date	1959
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	54554
Class	C
Power	1,000 watts unlimited
Transmitter coordinates	36°13′34″N 121°7′26″W / 36.22611°N 121.12389°W
Translator(s)	101.5 K268DW (King City); 104.9 K285FW (King City)
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Website	krkccountry.com

KRKC (1490 kHz) is an AM radio station broadcasting a country and sports format. As of April 2012, the station is also broadcast on 104.9 MHz. The 104.9 signal is FM translator K285FW. Licensed to King City, California, United States, it serves the South Monterey County area. The station is currently owned by Dimes Media Corporation,^[2] and features programming provided from CBS Radio and Skyview Networks, including CA Headline News and local news and sports covering the Salinas Valley. Local sports play-by-play covers the four Salinas Valley High Schools; Soledad, King City, Greenfield and Gonzales. KRKC's sister station is KC 102 (102.1 KRKC-FM). 1490/104.9 airs Oakland Athletics baseball, San Francisco 49ers football, San Jose Sharks ice hockey, Golden State Warriors basketball, Thursday Night, Sunday Night, and Monday Night NFL play-by-play coverage.

KRKC signed on in 1959 on 1570 kHz with 250 watts daytime only. In 1963 it moved to 1490 kHz so it could stay on the air full-time.

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