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KBLB

KBLB (93.3 FM, "B93.3") is a radio station broadcasting a country music format. Licensed to Nisswa, Minnesota, United States, the station serves the Brainerd area. The station is owned by Hubbard Broadcasting, Inc. (through licensee HBI Radio Brainerd/Wadena, LLC) and features programming from Premiere Networks and Westwood One.

KBLB is a sister station to KVBR 1340 (Business News/Talk), KLIZ 1380 (Sports), KUAL-FM 103.5 (Oldies), WJJY-FM 106.7 (Adult Contemporary), and KLIZ-FM 107.5 (Classic Rock). All are located in a brand new modern broadcast facility located at 13225 Dogwood Drive, Baxter.

History

The Federal Communications Commission issued a construction permit for the station to BDI Broadcasting, Inc. on August 5, 1999, and assigned it the call sign KBPQ. On December 11, 2000, BDI assigned the permit to BL Broadcasting (both companies were subsidiaries of Omni Broadcasting). On January 2, 2002, the station changed its call sign to the current KBLB. The station received its license to cover on March 28, 2002.

Hubbard Broadcasting announced on November 13, 2014, that it would purchase the Omni Broadcasting stations, including KBLB. The sale was completed on February 27, 2015, at a purchase price of $8 million for the 16 stations and one translator.

References

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KBLB". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Summer 2009. Retrieved July 3, 2009.
  3. ^ "KBLB Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved July 3, 2009.
  4. ^ "Application Search Details". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved August 2, 2009.
  5. ^ "Application Search Details". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved August 2, 2009.
  6. ^ "KBLB Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved July 3, 2009.
  7. ^ "Application Search Details". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved August 2, 2009.
  8. ^ "Hubbard Picks up 16 Stations From Omni". Radio Ink. November 13, 2014. Archived from the original on November 13, 2014. Retrieved November 13, 2014.
  9. ^ "Hubbard Closes on 16 MN Stations from Omni". Radio Online. February 27, 2015. Retrieved March 2, 2015.