KOBO

KOBO
Yuba City, California;
Broadcast area	Sutter County, Yuba County
Frequency	1450 kHz
Branding	Punjabi Radio USA
Programming
Format	Punjabi language
Ownership
Owner	Punjabi American Media, LLC; (Punjabi American Media, LLC);
Sister stations	KIID, KLHC, KWRU
History
First air date	February 8, 1954
Former call signs	KMYC (1941–1952); KAGR (1954–1966); KZIN (1966–1969)
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	17408
Class	C
Power	166 watts day; 500 watts night
Transmitter coordinates	39°6′21.6″N 121°39′22.9″W / 39.106000°N 121.656361°W
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	punjabiradiousa.com

KOBO (1450 AM) is a Multicultural radio station. Licensed to Yuba City, California, United States. KOBO is simulcast with KIID 1470 AM, KLHC 1350 AM, KCVR 1570 AM and KWRU 1300 AM.

The station was sold by Tom Huth (Huth Broadcasting) to Punjabi American Media LLC, which provide programs under the banner of Punjabi Radio USA.The sale was consummated on October 13, 2015.

The Punjabi American community in Sutter County is one of the largest outside the state of Punjab, India. It is most concentrated in South Yuba City where 20.2% of residents are South Asian, predominantly Punjabi, followed by Live Oak (7.8%), Tierra Buena (7.8%), and Yuba City (6.4%).Punjabi Americans are among California's most successful farmers. Immigrants from India's Punjab region have adopted new methods while preserving—and sharing—the customs and culture of their ancestral homeland.

In 2013 Kash Gill and 2017 Preet Didbal were named the first Sikh/Punjabi American Mayors of Yuba City.

Format history

2015- Punjabi Radio USA
2014-2015 Radio SEPA (Spanish Catholic)
2011-2014 Radio Tepeyac (Spanish Catholic)
2009-2011 Oasis Radio (Spanish Christian)
1993-2008 Radio La Gran D
1991-1993 Simulcast of KEST
1982-1989 News/Talk
The Rush Limbaugh Show
NBC Talknet
Larry King Show
Jim Bohannon
1969-1982 Top 40
1966-1969 KZIN
1954-1966 KAGR 100 watts
1941-1952 KMYC