KYOZ is a commercialAM radio station in Spokane, Washington, owned by Legend Broadcasting, LLC. It airs a Regional Mexican radio format, known as "Ke Buena 95.7." KYOZ has a daytime power of 5,000 watts. But to protect other stations on AM 1330, it drastically drops its nighttime power to 23 watts. It uses a non-directional antenna at all times. The transmitter is on East 42nd Avenue near Regal Avenue in Spokane. Listeners can hear KYOZ around the clock on FM translatorK239CL at 95.7 MHz, powered at 210 watts. The moniker "Ke Buena 95.7" comes from the dial location of the translator.
History
On June 7, 1959, the station first signed on as KCFA. It was owned by Christian Services, Inc. and aired a Christian radio format. KCFA was a daytimer, required to be off the air at night, when AMradio waves travel further. In November 2013, the station, then known as KMBI, was knocked off the air by copper thieves. It was estimated to cost thousands of dollars to get the station back on the air. On December 29, 2014 KMBI broke away from its simulcast of KMBI-FM to bring Spokane its first Spanish language outlet. Selected programming from Moody Radio continued to be featured on the AM. On September 21, 2016 KMJY, LLC was granted a Federal Communications Commissionconstruction permit to move K237DS, an FM translator licensed to Walla Walla, Washington, to Spokane as a translator for KMBI, operating on 95.7 MHz with a power of 127 watts. On October 11, 2016 the Moody Bible Institute sold KMBI to Radio Station KMJY, LLC, which changed the station's call sign to KYOZ and began stunting. On October 28, 2016 KMJY, LLC, signed FM translator 95.7 K237DS on the air simulcasting the stunt programming of KYOZ. The translator was issued a license to operate on November 29, 2016, as K239CL. On October 29, 2016 KYOZ began airing a classic rock format, branded as "Oz 95.7". The moniker referred to the movie "The Wizard of Oz." The station carried the weekly syndicatedPink Floyd program "Floydian Slip." On January 31, 2017 KYOZ was granted an FCC construction permit that would allow night operation of 23 watts. In July 20, 2020, KYOZ changed its format from classic rock to Regional Mexican, branded as "Ke Buena 95.7".
