KCYS

For the airport serving Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States, assigned ICAO code KCYS, see Cheyenne Regional Airport.

KCYS (96.5 FM) is a radio station licensed to serve Seaside, Oregon, United States. The station is owned by Jeff Huffman, through licensee Jacobs Radio Programming, LLC. KCYS broadcasts a country music format.^[2][3]

KCYS

Seaside, Oregon
Broadcast area	Astoria, Oregon
Frequency	96.5 MHz
Branding	C-96
Programming
Format	Country
Affiliations	Compass Media Networks
Ownership
Owner	Jeff Huffman (Jacobs Radio Programming, LLC)
History
First air date	1997 (at 98.1)
Former frequencies	98.1 MHz (1997–2012)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	78427
Class	A
ERP	6,000 watts
HAAT	100 meters (328 feet)
Transmitter coordinates	45°57′11″N 123°56′14″W
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Website	c96kcys.com

The state of Oregon has designated KCYS as the primary, also called "P-1", provider to Clatsop County of bulletins about weather and other emergencies issued by state agencies and officials.^[4]

History

This station received its original construction permit from the Federal Communications Commission on September 5, 1996.^[5] The new station was assigned the KCYS call sign by the FCC on November 25, 1996.^[6] KCYS received its license to cover from the FCC on April 1, 1998.^[7]