KYOS

KYOS
	Merced, California; United States;
Frequency	1480 kHz
Programming
Format	Talk radio (weekdays); Oldies (weekends);
Affiliations	Townhall News; Premiere Networks; Westwood One;
Ownership
Owner	Stephens Media Group; (SMG-Merced, LLC);
Sister stations	KABX-FM, KBRE, KHTN, KLOQ-FM, KUBB
History
First air date	October 1936
Former frequencies	1040 kHz (1936–1941); 1080 kHz (1941–1942); 1480 kHz (1942–1949);
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	41174
Class	B
Power	4,300 watts (day); 75 watts (night);
Transmitter coordinates	37°17′31″N 120°26′03″W / 37.29194°N 120.43417°W
Translator	107.3 K297BU (Merced)
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Webcast	Listen live
Website	www.1480kyos.com

KYOS (1480 AM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Merced, California, United States. The station is owned by the Stephens Media Group, through subsidiary SMG-Merced, LLC. KYOS airs a talk radio format on weekdays and oldies on weekends. The offices are on West 19th Street in Merced.

The transmitter is sited on North Coffee Street in Merced, near California SR 140 (Central Yosemite Highway). Programming is also heard on low-power FM translator K297BU at 107.3 MHz in Merced.