Broadcast area South Monterey County Class C Frequency 1490 kHz | Facility ID 54554 Website krkccountry.com | |
Owner KC Communications Incorporated Area Monterey County, California Slogan Full Service Country 1490 When local news happens it's on 1490 KRKC | ||
KRKC (1490 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a Country format. As of April 2012, the station is also broadcast on 104.9 FM. The 104.9 signal is an FM translator (K285FW). Licensed to King City, California, United States, it serves the South Monterey County area. The station is currently owned by KC Communications Inc, and features programming provided from CBS Radio and AP Radio and local news and sports provided by Matthew Arnett. KRKC's sister station is KC 102 (102.1 KRKC-FM). 1490/104.9 airs Oakland A's baseball, SF 49ers and Oakland Raiders football, San Jose Sharks hockey and Golden State Warriors basketball.
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.