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KZBK

Coordinates: 39°50′26″N 93°04′49″W / 39.84051°N 93.08024°W / 39.84051; -93.08024
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KZBK
Frequency96.9 MHz
BrandingZ-96.9
Programming
FormatHot adult contemporary
Ownership
OwnerBest Broadcasting, Inc.
KFMZ
History
First air date
August 17, 1981 (1981-08-17) (as KQMO at 97.7)
Former call signs
KQMO (1981–1985)
Former frequencies
97.7 MHz (1981–1995)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID4930
ClassC2
ERP50,000 watts
HAAT150 meters (490 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
39°50′26″N 93°04′49″W / 39.84051°N 93.08024°W / 39.84051; -93.08024
Links
Public license information
Websitekzbkradio.com

KZBK is a radio station airing a hot adult contemporary format licensed to Brookfield, Missouri, broadcasting on 96.9 MHz FM. The station is owned by Best Broadcasting, Inc.[2]

History

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KQMO at 97.7 MHz signed on August 17, 1981, simulcasting sister AM station KGHM during the day and airing its own programming until midnight.[3] Two years later, however, KGHM-KQMO went silent and remained so for a year until the station was sold by Hampro Wireless to Dwight and Carolyn Carver in 1984.[4] The resumption of operations of both stations was delayed into 1985 by FCC requirements.[5] After the sale, both stations changed call letters: KGHM became gospel station KGNG, while KQMO relaunched as KZBK with an adult contemporary format.

Best acquired KGNG-KZBK in 1993. The two stations became KZBK-AM-FM, simulcasting Best flagship KZZT in Moberly.[6] The simulcast of KZZT ended in 1995 when Best completed construction of a new KZBK-FM facility at 96.9 MHz, and the two stations began carrying their own programming.

References

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  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KZBK". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ KZBK fcc.gov. Retrieved November 11, 2012
  3. ^ "Brookfield FM station to air at 97.7 Monday". Chillicothe Constitution-Tribune. August 13, 1981. Retrieved June 9, 2019.
  4. ^ "KGHM-KQMO is sold to Oklahoma couple". Chillicothe Constitution-Tribune. November 6, 1984. p. 1.
  5. ^ "Return to airwaves delayed by FCC". Chillicothe Constitution-Tribune. December 27, 1984. Retrieved June 9, 2019.
  6. ^ "Company History". Best Broadcasting. Retrieved June 9, 2019.
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