KNCO (AM)
KNCO (830 AM) is a Grass Valley, California, Class B radio station operating with 5,000 watts of power from a transmitter site in Grass Valley, California. KNCO is an ABC Radio Network affiliate. It was originally on 1250 kHz and moved to 830 kHz in 1986.
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| City | Grass Valley, California |
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| Broadcast area | Sierra Foothills above Sacramento, California |
| Frequency | 830 kHz |
| Branding | News Talk 830 |
| Slogan | Nevada County's First Choice for Local News |
| Programming | |
| Format | News/Talk |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Nevada County Broadcasters, Inc. |
| Sister stations | KNCO-FM |
| History | |
| First air date | 1979 |
| Technical information | |
| Class | B |
| Power | 5,000 watts |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | www.knco.com |
Syndicated programming includes The Rush Limbaugh Show, The Clark Howard Show, The Lars Larson Show, and Coast to Coast AM with George Noory. KNCO features a live, local news block between 6:00 and 9:00 a.m., as well as 5:00 to 6:00 p.m. The station is also the radio home of Nevada Union High School football and basketball, and also broadcasts San Francisco 49ers games.
830 AM is a United States clear-channel frequency. KNCO must use a directional antenna during nighttime hours so that it does not interfere with the skywave signal of WCCO in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the Class A station on 830 kHz.
External links
- KNCO in the FCC's AM station database
- KNCO on Radio-Locator
- KNCO in Nielsen Audio's AM station database