KCBI

KCBI is an FM contemporary Christian music radio station in the Dallas/Fort Worth area in Texas, transmitting on 90.9 FM and is owned by First Dallas Media Inc. (FDMI) The station plays a blend of contemporary Christian music and Bible teaching from several pastors and ministry partners, and is the number one radio station in the country with both music and teaching.

KCBI
CityDallas, Texas
Broadcast areaDallas/Fort Worth Metroplex
Frequency90.9 MHz
Branding90.9 KCBI FM
SloganEncouraging Music, Words of Hope
Programming
FormatContemporary Christian music/talk
Ownership
OwnerFirst Dallas Media Inc.
Sister stationsHico, Texas: KCBN
History
First air dateMay 1976 (1976-05)
Call sign meaningK Criswell Bible Institute (former name of Criswell College, its former owner)
Technical information
Facility ID14524
ClassC
ERP100,000 watts
HAAT460 meters (1,510 ft)
Transmitter coordinates32.590°N 96.970°W / 32.590; -96.970
Links
WebcastListen Live
Websitekcbi.org

KCBI was the 2017 National Religious Broadcasters Station of the Year, an honor awarded to the station at the NRB convention in Orlando, FL.

History

KCBI began with its antenna atop the First International Building in downtown Dallas. Power was 1,500 watts at 660 feet above average terrain.

The 90.9 spot traces its beginning to KCHU, a non-commercial FM that went on air August 29, 1975. KCHU operated until September 1977 when it went off air owing to financial shortfalls. The station remained silent through 1980, license renewal year in Texas. (Radio stations then operated on a three-year license cycle.) At the same time, Criswell operated KCBI-FM from a downtown Dallas rooftop with a power of 1,500 watts on 89.3. They aspired to raise power and height by relocating to the Cedar Hill, Texas, tower farm, and applied to take over the 90.9 frequency of KCHU. A legal and FCC struggle ensued. The result was a swap of frequencies, a settlement of litigation, and return of KCHU (renamed KNON) to the air as a new license.

From the early years through 2012, KCBI was generally programmed as a Christian Teaching station, featuring Bible teachers such as Chuck Swindoll, David Jeremiah, Tony Evans, Robert Jeffress and John MacArthur. With the format showing signs of decline, KCBI began shifting to a ‘more music and personalities’ format in 2013, highlighting Contemporary Christian artists such as Chris Tomlin, Mercy Me, Casting Crowns and Tobymac. The current version of KCBI's programming offers music and personalities throughout most of the day, and teaching ministries in the evening hours. Many of its original teaching programs continue to be aired on KCBI.

On September 5, 2017, the First Baptist Church in Dallas, operator of FDMI, ended a 41-year joint management of KCBI with Criswell College, and became the sole member of FDMI.

KCBI also is involved in community service on many levels, including an annual station initiative to provide Bibles to the Texas community, including prisons around the DFW area. The station also

On-Air Staff

Notable weekday hosts include mornings with Rebecca Carrell & Don Burns, mid-days with Doug Hannah, and afternoons with Lauree Austin Meza.

Other FDMI stations

FDMI also owns and operates KCBN in Hico, Texas, as well as the online KCBI All-Teaching Channel.

FDMI previously owned KCRN-AM-FM in San Angelo, Texas and KCBK in Frederick, Oklahoma, serving the Lawton/Wichita Falls area. In September 2018, the San Angelo stations were sold for $205,000 to Houston Christian Broadcasters and became KCCE AM and KSAO FM.[1] KCBK, which was silent at the time, was sold the next week to South Central Oklahoma Christian Broadcasting for $250,000.[2]

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References
  1. "Deal Digest". Inside Radio. September 13, 2018. Retrieved October 22, 2019.
  2. "Deal Digest". Inside Radio. September 20, 2018. Retrieved October 22, 2019.
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