KBOZ-FM (99.9 MHz, "99.9 K-Bear") is a radio station licensed to Bozeman, Montana, United States. The station serves the Bozeman area.[3] The station's license is held by Desert Mountain Broadcasting Licenses LLC.
| Frequency | 99.9 MHz |
|---|---|
| Branding | 99.9 K-Bear |
| Programming | |
| Format | Oldies |
| Affiliations | ABC News Radio |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| KBOZ, KOBB, KOBB-FM, KOZB | |
| History | |
First air date | April 1993 (as KZLO-FM)[1] |
Former call signs | KZLO (1992–1993) KZLO-FM (1993–2004) |
| Technical information[2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 55676 |
| Class | C1 |
| ERP | 19,000 watts |
| HAAT | −56 meters (−184 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 45°41′34″N 110°58′57″W / 45.69278°N 110.98250°W |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Website | 999kbear.com |
KBOZ-FM shares a transmitter site with KBOZ and KOBB-FM, east of the studios on Johnson Road and Fowler Lane. KBOZ-FM, KOZB, and KOBB-FM all have construction permits to move to a new shared transmitter site on top of Green Mountain, along I-90 east of Bozeman.
History
editThe station was assigned the call sign KZLO on December 17, 1992; an "-FM" suffix was added on March 22, 1993.[4] KZLO-FM signed on in April 1993 as a country music station branded as "The Fox".[1] On May 21, 2004, the station became the current KBOZ-FM.[4]
On June 1, 2018, KBOZ-FM and its sister stations went off the air.[5][6]
Effective December 6, 2019, the licenses for KBOZ-FM and its sister stations were involuntary assigned from Reier Broadcasting Company, Inc. to Richard J. Samson, as Receiver. The licenses for these stations were sold to Desert Mountain Broadcasting Licenses LLC for $300,000 in a deal completed on January 31, 2022. [7]
Previous Logo
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References
edit- ^ a b Ellig, Tracy (August 3, 1996). "Reier rules the airwaves". Bozeman Daily Chronicle. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for KBOZ-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "Citadel and Reier Broadcasting Company". Montanavision. Archived from the original on 2008-02-23. Retrieved 2008-03-20.
- ^ a b "KBOZ-FM Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ Five Station Cluster Shuts Down in Bozeman Radioinsight - June 3, 2018
- ^ Schontzler, Gail. "KBOZ radio stations go dark, future uncertain". Bozeman Daily Chronicle. Retrieved 2018-06-08.
- ^ "Deal Digest – February 3, 2021". Retrieved 2022-08-07.
External links
edit- Facility details for Facility ID 55676 (KBOZ-FM) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- KBOZ-FM in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
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