KPBI (AM)

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KPBI
CityFayetteville, Arkansas
Broadcast areaNorthwest Arkansas
Frequency1250 kHz
Ownership
OwnerLarry Morton
(KTV Media, LLC)
History
First air date
June 30, 1957 (1957-06-30)
Former call signs
KFAY (1957–1986)
KHOG (1986–1987)
KOFC (1987–2017)
KRRD (2017–2021)
Technical information
Facility ID72491
ClassD
Power920 watts day
45 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
36°2′26″N 94°16′32″W / 36.04056°N 94.27556°W / 36.04056; -94.27556
Translator(s)K291CK (106.1 FM, Fayetteville)

KPBI (1250 AM) is a radio station licensed to Fayetteville, Arkansas, United States, serving northwest Arkansas. The station is currently owned by Larry Morton, through licensee KTV Media, LLC.

History[]

On February 20, 1957, the Stamps Radio Broadcasting Company, owned by H. Weldon and Clifford L. Stamps, obtained a construction permit from the Federal Communications Commission to start a new 500-watt, daytime-only radio station in Fayetteville.[1] Broadcasting from KFAY, the city's second outlet, began on June 30, 1957, with programming from the Mutual Broadcasting System and St. Louis Cardinals baseball.[2] Weldon became the sole owner in 1959 and increased power to 1,000 watts during the day in 1961.[1]

After building KFAY-FM 92.1 in 1965, Stamps sold the stations in 1966 to the Big Chief Broadcasting Company of Fayetteville.[1]

The station (then known as KOFC) and its translator K277AZ were acquired by Media One Group from Bott Radio Network on October 2, 2017, at a purchase price of $125,000. The station changed its call sign to KRRD that same day.

The previous Red Dirt country format began to air on the higher-power KXRD on March 15, 2021, as Rox Radio Group sold KRRD and its translator to KTV Media, LLC for $300,000.[3][4] The sale was consummated on May 14, 2021, with the call sign changing to KPBI the same day.

References[]

  1. ^ a b c FCC History Cards for KPBI
  2. ^ "Second Radio Station Opens Operation Here". Northwest Arkansas Times. July 1, 1957. p. 15. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
  3. ^ Venta, Lance (2021-03-15). "96.7 The Coyote Fayetteville Falls Into Red Dirt". RadioInsight. Retrieved 2021-05-23.
  4. ^ Venta, Lance (2021-02-12). "Station Sales Week Of 2/12". RadioInsight. Retrieved 2021-05-23.

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