KBOZ-FM
| City | Bozeman, Montana |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 99.9 MHz |
| Programming | |
| Format | Christmas Music |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Richard J. Samson, as Receiver |
| 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 | |
| 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°WCoordinates: 45°41′34″N 110°58′57″W / 45.69278°N 110.98250°W |
KBOZ-FM (99.9 FM, "9 Country") is a radio station licensed to Bozeman, Montana, United States. The station serves the Bozeman area.[2] The station's license is held by Richard J. Samson, as Receiver.[3]
The offices and all the studios are located southwest of Bozeman at "Radio Ranch", 5445 Johnson Road. 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[]
The station was assigned the call letters 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.
Previous Logo[]
References[]
- ^ a b Ellig, Tracy (August 3, 1996). "Reier rules the airwaves". Bozeman Daily Chronicle. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
- ^ "Citadel and Reier Broadcasting Company". Montanavision. Archived from the original on 2008-02-23. Retrieved 2008-03-20.
- ^ "KBOZ-FM Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ 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.
External links[]
- KBOZ in the FCC FM station database
- KBOZ on Radio-Locator
- KBOZ in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
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