KPAY-FM

For the radio station in Chico, California, at 95.1 FM known as KPAY-FM from 1972 to 1994, see KMXI.

KPAY-FM (93.9 MHz) is a commercial radio station located in Chico, California. KPAY-FM airs a news/talk format.

KPAY-FM

Chico, California United States
Broadcast area	Chico, California
Frequency	93.9 MHz
Branding	NewsTalk 93.9 KPAY
Programming
Format	News/talk
Affiliations	Fox News Radio Compass Media Networks Premiere Networks Westwood One
Ownership
Owner	Deer Creek Broadcasting (Deer Creek Broadcasting, LLC)
Sister stations	KZAP, KHSL, KMXI, KPAY-AM
History
First air date	1968 (as KEQR at 93.7)
Former call signs	KEQR (1968–1970) KCBM (1970–1974) KFMF (1974–2019)
Former frequencies	93.7 MHz (1968–1988)
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	51637
Class	B1
ERP	2,000 watts
HAAT	344 meters (1,129 ft)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen live
Website	kpay.com

History

On August 1, 2019, the then-KFMF changed their format from mainstream rock to a simulcast of news/talk-formatted KPAY (1290 AM). The station changed its call sign to KPAY-FM on August 16, 2019. (KPAY AM is now a Fox Sports Radio affiliate.)

Notable personalities and shows

• The Local Morning News with Scott Michaels, Mike Baca and Anthony Watts
• John Trout
• The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show
• Sean Hannity
• Lars Larson
• Mark Levin
• Coast to Coast AM with George Noory

External links

• Facility details for Facility ID 51637 (KPAY) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• KPAY in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
• FCC History Cards for KPAY-FM
• Interview with Beau Phillips