1230 AM KYPA Los Angeles CA

KYPA (1230 AM 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 four radio stations in the greater Los Angeles area that broadcast entirely in Korean; the others are KMPC, KGBN, 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. Future television personality Bob Barker hosted an audience-participation show on the station until 1956, when producer Ralph Edwards happened to be listening to the station in his car and asked Barker to audition to host his show Truth or Consequences, launching a 50-year television career.