KBDZ
KBDZ (93.1 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a Classic Rock format. Licensed to Perryville, Missouri, United States, the station is owned by Donze Communications and features programming from Westwood One.
City | Perryville, Missouri |
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Frequency | 93.1 MHz |
Branding | Classic Rock 93.1 |
Programming | |
Format | Classic Rock |
Affiliations | Westwood One |
Ownership | |
Owner | Donze Communications |
Sister stations | KSGM |
History | |
First air date | November 29, 1989 |
Former call signs | KRAA (1989-1990) |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 15022 |
Class | C1 |
ERP | 36,000 watts |
HAAT | 175 meters |
Transmitter coordinates | 37°52′58″N 90°10′20″W |
Links | |
Website | Official website |
History
The station went on the air as KRAA on November 29, 1989. On September 21, 1990, the station changed its call sign to KBDZ.[1]
KBDZ was a Class A station known as B93 until it was granted a construction permit to increase its power to 50,000 watts and become a Class C2 station.[2][3] The expanded signal added coverage the southern part of the St. Louis metropolitan area and Metro East south to Cape Girardeau, Missouri. The station's signal also covers a large part of the St. Louis metropolitan area's Metro East, Illinois and southern Illinois region. As a result of its fringe coverage of St. Louis, St. Louis Cardinals and St. Louis Blues broadcasts were moved to KSGM to avoid overlap. An additional change to 36,000 watts at a larger height above average terrain was later approved.
In November 2013, KBDZ changed from a country music format to classic rock. On February 15, 2016, longtime St. Louis radio personality JC Corcoran debuted on KBDZ during the morning drive time slot.
References
- "KBDZ Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- "KBDZ Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- "KBDZ Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
External links
- KBDZ in the FCC's FM station database
- KBDZ on Radio-Locator
- KBDZ in Nielsen Audio's FM station database