KYPA
| City | Los Angeles, California |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | |
| Branding | AM 1230 JBC |
| Frequency | 1230 kHz |
| First air date | 1927 |
| Format | News Talk Information |
| Power | 1,000 watts unlimited |
| Class | C |
| Facility ID | 18273 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 34°5′08.00″N 118°15′24.00″W / 34.0855556°N 118.2566667°W |
| Former callsigns | KGFJ (1979-1996) |
| Affiliations | JBC Radio |
| Owner | Woori Media Group, LLC |
KYPA (AM 1230 JBC) is a Korean-language radio station in Los Angeles, California. It is owned by Woori Media Group, LLC.
KYPA is one of three radio stations in the greater Los Angeles area that broadcast entirely in Korean; the others are KMPC and KFOX.
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.
KGFJ went on the air in 1926. It is noted for being the first radio station in the United States to adopt a 24-hour broadcast schedule. In 1950, it became the flagship station for the short-lived Progressive Broadcasting System radio network.
From the 1960s to around 1997, and again in the early 2000s, the programming consisted of R&B, classic soul, and gospel music. For a short time in the late 1970s, after the ratings success of similarly-formatted KDAY, the call letters were changed to KKTT, "The Cat," in an attempt to modernize KGFJ's image. During the Los Angeles riots in 1992, KGFJ briefly adopted a talk format. During the 1960s and early 1970s, KGFJ was a well-respected and influential soul music outlet, with many top name DJs, including Hunter Hancock, Lucky Pierre, Larry McCormick and the Magnificent Montague. Among the many personalities heard on the station in the 1960s were Johnny Magnus, Rudy Harvey, Herman Griffith, Curtis Troupe, Jim Randolph, Tom Reed, Roland Bynum [who replaced Montague when he retired, as Soulfinger], Frankie Crocker, and Russ O'Hara. KGFJ's studios were located on Melrose near the Hollywood Freeway overpass (the building has since been demolished).
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