| City of license | Portland, Oregon |
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| Broadcast area | northern Willamette Valley and Clark County, Washington |
| Branding | 97.1 Charlie FM |
| Slogan | "We play everything" |
| Frequency | 97.1 (MHz) (also on HD Radio) |
| First air date | September 3, 1946 (as KPFM on 94.9) July 31, 1947 (as KPFM on 97.1) April 21, 2005 (as KYCH-FM) |
| Format | Adult hits HD2: Dance |
| ERP | 97,000 watts |
| HAAT | 386 meters |
| Class | C |
| Facility ID | 35034 |
| Callsign meaning | K Y CHarlie FM |
| Former callsigns | KPFM (1947-1970) KPAM-FM (1970-1980) KCNR-FM (1980-1985) KKLI (1985-1988) KKSN-FM (1988-2005) |
| Former frequencies | 94.9 MHz (1946-1947) |
| Owner | Entercom Communications |
| Sister stations | KGON, KNRK, KWJJ, KRSK, KKSN, KFXX |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | charliefm.com |
KYCH-FM (97.1 FM) is a commercial broadcast radio station located in the Portland, Oregon area. The studio is near downtown Portland; the transmitter is atop Portland's west hills. KYCH airs an adult hits format branded as "97.1 Charlie FM".
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On September 3, 1946 KPFM signed on the air at 94.9 MHz and moved to 97.1 MHz on July 31, 1947, broadcasting a classical music format. On February 27, 1970 KPFM changed their call letters to KPAM-FM ("K-Pam") and aired a top 40 format. In 1980 KPAM-FM changed their call letters to KCNR (The "Center" of the FM dial) and aired an adult contemporary format. On November 14, 1985 KCNR-FM changed their call letters to KKLI and aired an adult contemporary format branded as "K-Lite 97 FM". On February 5, 1988 KKLI changed their call letters to KKSN-FM and changed their format to oldies as "97.1 KISN-FM" (simulcasting KKSN 910 AM). On April 21, 2005 KKSN-FM changed their format to their current adult hits format (the oldies format moved to KKSN 910 AM) and changed their call letters to KYCH on April 29, 2005.
KYCH-HD2 airs a dance music format branded as "Funkytown."
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