KDBH-FM
KDBH-FM (97.5 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a classic country music format. Licensed to Natchitoches, Louisiana, United States, the station serves Natchitoches Parish and surrounding areas from a studio located in Natchitoches, Louisiana. The station is currently owned by Baldridge-Dumas Communications, Inc.[1] The station broadcasts using the Westwood One Classic Country format.
City | Natchitoches, Louisiana |
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Branding | Country Legends 97.5 |
Frequency | 97.5 MHz |
Format | Classic Country |
ERP | 6,000 watts |
HAAT | 67 meters (220 ft) |
Class | A |
Facility ID | 8519 |
Transmitter coordinates | 31°48′17″N 93°01′27″W |
Former call signs | KNOC-FM (1965–1971) |
Owner | Baldridge-Dumas Communications, Inc. |
Sister stations | KZBL, KWLV, KTEZ, KVCL-FM, KTHP, KBDV, KWLA |
Website | KDBH Online |
History
KNOC-FM went on the air in 1965. It broadcast with 3,000 watts at 97.7 MHz and was owned by the Natchitoches Broadcasting Company. The station became KDBH-FM on October 1, 1971.
In 2001, the station was approved for a power increase to 25,000 watts, with a frequency change to 97.3 MHz. It stayed until an agreement was made with Cumulus Media, to downgrade coverage once again to a class A station with 6,000 watts and move to 97.5 MHz, to allow for the positioning of station KQHN FM on 97.3 MHz in the Shreveport, Louisiana radio market; KQHN had been ordered in January 2005 to relocate from 107.9 MHz due to interference to navigational equipment at Barksdale Air Force Base.[2] In 2015, KDBH-FM returned to an upgraded Class C3 facility on 97.5.[3][4][5]
On May 1, 2017, KDBH-FM changed their format to classic country, branded as "Country Legends 97.5". (info taken from stationintel.com)
References
- "KDBH-FM Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- Federal Communications Commission (December 2, 2005). "MB Docket 05-47: Report and Order" (PDF). Retrieved August 20, 2019.
- "History of Frequency and power changes of KDBH".
- "Letter explaining to FCC agreement to move to 97.5 MHz". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- "Letter explaining to FCC KQHN's interference to Barksdale AFB". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
External links
- Query the FCC's FM station database for KDBH
- Radio-Locator information on KDBH
- Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for KDBH