KYPA

Infobox Radio station
name = KYPA


city = Los Angeles, California
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branding = "AM 1230 JBC"
frequency = 1230 kHz
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format = News Talk Information
power =
erp = 1,000 watts unlimited
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class = C
facility_id = 18273
coordinates = coord|34|2|15.00|N|118|16|35.00|W|region:US_type:city
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former_callsigns = KGFJ (1979-1996)
owner = Multicultural Radio Broadcasting Licensee, LLC
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website = [http://www.myjbc.com www.myjbc.com]
affiliations = JBC Radio

KYPA ("AM 1230 JBC") is a Korean-language radio station in Los Angeles, California. It is owned by Multicultural Broadcasting.

The format includes various shows that serve the largest Korean population in the United States. They include talk shows, newscasts, variety shows, and popular music.

Many years ago, this station served a much different community - African-Americans. The call letters were KGFJ, and from the 1960s to around 1997, and again in the early 2000s, the programming consisted of R&B, classic soul, and gospel music. During the Los Angeles riots in 1992, KGFJ briefly adopted a talk format.

A recreated example of KGFJ's R&B programming in the late 1950's can be found on Ron Jacobs' "Cruisin' 1959" (Increase Records INCR 5-2004). This recreation features DJ Hunter Hancock and includes several classic R&B songs of that era, contemporary commercials (e.g., Champion spark plugs, the Saturday Evening Post, and others), and DJ patter.

Between the two eras of black-oriented formats, KGFJ was KYPA, "Personal Achievement Radio." The station, as well as AM 820 in Chicago, aired condensed seminar speeches and interviews with business executives.

In 2002, the current format was adopted and the KYPA call sign restored.

Many Angelenos have a hard time listening to KYPA at night due to a drastic reduction in signal strength. The station is replacing their roof-top wire antenna (possibly the last in the U.S.) with a new site in the hills northwest of Dodger Stadium using one of the six-tower array of co-owned KBLA.

External links

*AMQ|KYPA
*AML|KYPA
* [http://www.reelradio.com/rj/cruisin/index.html Cruisin' 1959 at reelradio.com]

KYPA 1230am or JBC Radio is owned by Joongang Ilbo or Korea Daily. Korean newspaper will broadcasting news, music, talk shows throughout large korean population that will impact korean-american community. JBC Joongang Broadcasting Corp has inquired WPBC AM 1310 in Atlanta and has plans to broadcast in DC and NYC markets.www.myjbc.com