KLBN
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Broadcast area | Fresno, California |
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Frequency | 101.9 MHz (HD Radio) |
Branding | La Buena |
Programming | |
Format | Regional Mexican |
Subchannels | HD2: CHR Spanish |
Ownership | |
Owner |
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KKBZ, KSEQ, KHIT-FM and KGST | |
History | |
First air date | 1948 |
Former call signs | KARM-FM (1948–1975) KFRY (1975–1988) KOQO-FM (9/30/88-12/28/90) KQPW (12/28/90-10/04/93) KOQO-FM (10/04/93-5/12/08) |
Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 29296 |
Class | B |
ERP | 2,250 watts |
HAAT | 597 meters (1,959 ft) |
Links | |
Public license information | |
Website | 1019labuena.com |
KLBN is a commercial radio station located in Fresno, California, broadcasting on 101.9 FM. KLBN airs a regional Mexican music format branded as "La Buena". Its studios are located just north of downtown Fresno, and the transmitter tower is in Meadow Lakes in the Sierra National Forest.
KLBN broadcasts two channels in HD.[2]
History
[edit]The 101.9 license in Fresno was awarded to KARM, The George Harm Station, on October 3, 1949, after having broadcast since the previous year. KARM-FM remained such and co-owned with KARM through 1975.
When the station was sold to Lake Enterprises in 1975, a call letter change to KFRE-FM was also applied for. (It would have been the second KFRE-FM, after the previous one was sold in 1971.) Another Fresno station, KFYE, objected to the similarity and had its petition to deny upheld. Ultimately, the station settled on KFRY.
From 1988 to 2008, except for the early 1990s, the station was KOQO. La Super Q until It became KLBN in 2008.
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[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Facility Technical Data for KLBN". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ http://www.hd-radio.com/i/pdfs/CES%202010%20Releases/HD%20Radio%20Publications/HDRadio_2009Station_Guide.pdf HD Radio Guide
External links
[edit]- Facility details for Facility ID 29296 (KLBN) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- KLBN in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
- FCC History Cards for KLBN
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