KNRY
| City | Monterey, California |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Santa Cruz, California |
| Frequency | 1240 kHz |
| Programming | |
| Format | Silent |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | The Balanced Radio Foundation |
| History | |
| First air date | 1935 (at 1210) |
| Former frequencies | 1210 kHz (1935-1941) |
| Call sign meaning | Cannery Row |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 35276 |
| Class | C |
| Power | 1,000 watts unlimited |
| Transmitter coordinates | 36°36′56″N 121°53′54″W |
| Translator(s) | 95.9 K240EV (Monterey) |
History
KNRY 1240 AM began broadcasting in 1935 and was originally at 1210 AM. KNRY is a radio station licensed to Monterey, California and serving the Santa Cruz and Monterey areas. The station is owned by The Balanced Radio Foundation. Saul Levine's Mount Wilson FM Broadcasters, Inc.,[1] bought KNRY from IHR Educational Broadcasting in December 2013. The format was changed to jazz in early January 2014.[2] In May 2014, KNRY dropped the jazz format and began stunting, first with a simulcast of Los Angeles classical station KMZT-FM ("K-Mozart") and then with a loop of 25 alternative rock songs. On June 9, KNRY-FM (K294CA) became Alternative Rock "Alt 106.7." KNRY simulcasted KMZT-FM.
On March 30, 2015 KNRY changed their format from a simulcast of classical-formatted KMZT-FM to adult standards, branded as "K-SURF 1240".[3] The syndication is also heard on KKGO in Los Angeles on their HD2 subchannel. In November 2019, Levine donated KNRY to The Balanced Radio Foundation, a nonprofit broadcasting company incorporated October 7 in Foresthill, California.[4]
In April 2020 KNRY went silent (off the air).[5]
KNRY is also streamed online via the TuneIn app.[6]
References
- http://www.mountwilsoninc.com/
- "KNRY Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved 2010-07-19.
- KNRY Flips to Adult Standards
- https://www.rbr.com/saul-levine-donates-his-monterey-radio-properties/
- Six Stations Cease Operations This Week Due To Coronavirus Impacts Radioinsight - April 19, 2020
- http://tunein.com
External links
- KNRY in the FCC's AM station database
- KNRY on Radio-Locator
- KNRY in Nielsen Audio's AM station database