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KORC

Waldport, Oregon
Broadcast area	Lincoln County, Oregon
Frequency	820 kHz
Branding	The Crab
Programming
Format	Classic Rock
Ownership
Owner	Larry D. and Margaret E. Profitt, a General Partnership (sale to KORC, Inc., pending consummation)
History
First air date	1988
Former call signs	KBBM (1986-1990) KDRC (1990-1991)
Technical information
Facility ID	30574
Class	D
Power	1,000 watts (day) 15 watts (night)
Transmitter coordinates	44°26′05″N 124°01′20″W
Links
Website	korc820.com

KORC (820 AM) is a radio station licensed to serve the community of Waldport, Oregon, USA. The station, which began broadcasting in 1988, is currently owned by Larry D. and Margaret E. Profitt, a General Partnership. As of January 7, 2010, a sale to KORC, Inc., has gained FCC approval but is still pending consummation.

Programming

KORC normally broadcasts an easy listening music format. However, as of May 16, 2009, KORC is temporarily off the air due to "financial difficulties".

History

The beginning

This station received its original construction permit from the Federal Communications Commission on April 1, 1986. The new AM station was authorized to broadcast with 250 watts of power, daytime-only, on a frequency of 850 kHz to serve Waldport, Oregon. The new station was assigned the call letters KBBM by the FCC on April 23, 1986. KBBM received its license to cover from the FCC on November 21, 1988.

Sold

In November 1989, owner Edward C. McElroy, Jr., filed an application with the FCC to transfer the broadcast license for KBBM to a new company owned by James Girard called KBBM Radio, Inc. The transfer was approved by the FCC on December 29, 1989, and the transaction was consummated on February 1, 1990. The new owners immediately applied for new call letters and the station was assigned KDRC by the FCC on March 6, 1990. This change lasted just over a year as the station applied for another new, but similar, call sign and was assigned KORC on April 25, 1991.

In April 1992, Rod Wolfe, acting as executor of the estate of James Girard, the now-deceased owner of KBBM Radio, Inc., reached an agreement to sell this station to Jarvis Communications, Inc. The deal was approved by the FCC on July 21, 1992, and the transaction was consummated on August 3, 1992.

Move to 820

The FCC authorized KORC to add nighttime operation, albeit with just 10 watts of power, with a construction permit issued on April 22, 1993. Less than three weeks later, the station applied for further authorization to change frequencies to 820 kHz, increase its daytime signal power to 1,000 watts, and boost its nighttime signal (which is limited to protect clear-channel station WBAP, also on 820 kHz) to 15 watts.

In November 2002, Jarvis Communications, Inc., announced an agreement to sell this station to Total Access, Inc. (Kevin Schaeper, president/director) for a reported sale price of $185,500. The deal was approved by the FCC on December 30, 2002, and the transaction was consummated on January 1, 2003.

The Profitt era

This ownership change would prove short-lived as Total Access, Inc., reached an agreement in August 2003 to sell this station to Larry D. and Margaret E. Profitt, a General Partnership, for the same $185,500 price they paid at the beginning of the year. The deal was approved by the FCC on November 30, 2003, and the transaction was consummated on October 7, 2003.

In December 2007, the station added an emergency generator to its studio facilities. This gasoline-powered equipment allows the station to continue broadcasting during a power outage.

Falling silent

Owners Larry D. and Margaret E. Profitt put KORC up for sale in early 2008 for an asking price of $285,000 with plans to use the money for their retirement. When no deal could be reached they dropped the asking price first to $199,000 then finally to $129,000 in March 2009.

On March 30, 2009, KORC management informed the FCC that the station would go dark on April 1, 2009, and applied for temporary authority to remain silent for up to six months. The reason stated in the application was "financial difficulties". This application was dismissed on June 8, 2009, when it was superseded by a new application for the same authority, citing the same financial reasons, but asserting a new fell-silent date of May 16, 2009. The Commission granted this temporary authority on January 6, 2010, with a scheduled expiration of May 17, 2010—at which time the station will have been off the air for a full year and their license subject to automatic forfeiture.

Sale in progress

KORC's owners filed an application with the FCC on November 23, 2009, to transfer the broadcast license for this station to KORC, Inc., for a reported total of $33,000. KORC Radio, Inc., is wholly owned by Leighton M. Reed-Nickerson and Joan M. Reed-Nickerson. As of January 7, 2010, the Commission has approved this application but the deal is still pending consummation.

The Crab

On March 10, 2010 KORC returned to the air with clasic rock, branded as "The Crab".

External links

• Facility details for Facility ID KORC ({{{2}}}) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• {{{2}}} in Nielsen Audio's AM station database