City Burns, Oregon Frequency 92.7 MHz | Branding "ALICE" First air date 1997 (as KQHC) | |
Slogan Eastern Oregon variety station Format variety adult contemporary | ||
KORC (92.7 FM) is a radio station licensed to serve Burns, Oregon, United States. The station, which began broadcasting in 1997, is currently owned by starlight broadcasting, LLC. KORC and sister station KBNH are the only commercial radio stations with Burns as their community of license.
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Programming
Until October 31, 2015 KORC "Ninety Two Seven the Quail" broadcast an adult contemporary format. Programs included Bob & Sherri from 5:35 AM to 10:00 AM and John Tesh from 1PM to 6PM. Other programs included American Top 40 the 70's, American Top 40 the 80's and American Top 40 Hot AC.
History
This station received its original construction permit from the Federal Communications Commission on March 25, 1996. The new station was assigned the call letters KQHC by the FCC on May 10, 1996. KQHC received its license to cover from the FCC on February 10, 1998.
As part of a personal financial reorganization, KQHC owner Stanley M. Swol filed an application with the FCC in October 2003 to transfer the broadcast license for KQHC to SS Radio, LLC, a new limited liability company wholly owned by Stanley M. Swol. The license transfer was approved by the FCC on November 10, 2003, and the transaction was consummated on same day.
One year later, in November 2004, Swol's SS Radio, LLC, reached an agreement to sell this station and AM sister station KZZR to Leslie Ann Carson's Action Radio, LLC, for a reported cash sale price of $72,500. The deal was approved by the FCC on March 11, 2005, and the transaction was consummated on April 18, 2005. At the time of the sale, KZZR broadcast a country music format.
In August 2007, Action Radio, LLC, agreed to sell both KQHC and KZZR to B&H Radio, Inc., a company owned in equal share by Trevor Carson and Toni Carson, a married couple. The station combo sold for $67,000 in cash plus the assumption of certain debts for a total reported sale price of $209,700.98. The deal was approved by the FCC on October 1, 2007, and the transaction was consummated on the same day.
In May 2010, B&H Radio, Inc, agreed to sell both KZZR and KQHC to Harney County Radio, LLC for a reported $245,000. Harney County Radio, LLC is wholly owned by Joan M. & Leighton M. Reed-Nickerson who also own KORV (93.5) Lakeview, OR through Lake County Radio, LLC.. The new owners had the FCC change the station's call sign to KORC-FM on July 16, 2010.
On October 31, 2015 KORC went silent.
July 2016 Starlight Broadcasting LLC . Purchase the radio station from Harney County radio LLC and rebranded it to [email protected] Eastern Oregons variety station The station is currently back on the air as of October 2016
FCC actions
In 2013 KORC increased power to 10,000 watts at 274 meters HAAT.