KKBR

KKBR (97.1 FM) - operating as 97.1 Kiss FM - is a commercial radio station in Billings, Montana. Licensed to Billings, Montana, United States, the station serves the Billings area. The station is currently owned by Townsquare Media Billings License, LLC. The station has obtained a construction permit from the FCC for a power increase to 100,000 watts.[1]

KKBR
CityBillings, Montana
Broadcast areaBillings metropolitan area
Branding97.1 Kiss FM
SloganMontana’s Hit Music Station
Frequency97.1 MHz
First air dateDecember 17, 1963
FormatTop 40 (CHR)
ERP28,000 watts
HAAT122 meters (400 ft)
ClassC2
Facility ID16774
Transmitter coordinates45°45′59″N 108°27′19″W
Call sign meaningKome Kiss Billings Radio (K is a substitute for a C)
K-BeaR (Former branding)
Former call signsKURL-FM (1963–1979)
KKOZ (1979–1981)
KZLS (1981–1993)
OwnerTownsquare Media
(Townsquare Media Billings License, LLC)
WebcastListen Live
Website971kissfm.com

Former programming

Notable former personalities on the station on weekdays included:

  • Bwana Johnny/Ed Donohue 6am-10am 2000-2001
  • Jonathon Stevens/Ed Donohue 6am-10am 2001-2002
  • Ed Donohue/Jackie Bell 6am-10am 2003-2007
  • Jackie Bell from 10am-3pm
  • Jami Bond from 10am-3pm
  • John Thomas from 3pm-7pm
  • Tom Leggett from 3pm-7pm
  • Jay Brandon from 3PM-7PM
  • The Mike Harvey Show from 7PM - 12AM

Notable former personalities on the station on Saturdays included:

  • Major Miller's Great Gold 6AM - 12PM
  • Mike Harvey's Supergold 7PM -12AM
  • Charlie Tuna's Back to the 70s

Notable former personalities on the station on Sundays included:

  • Machine Gun Kelly's American Hitlist from 8AM to 11am

Types of music

The radio station previously aired classic hits, focusing on the hits from 1968 to 1988, as "97.1 K-Bear". On July 3, 2013, after stunting with Christmas music as "97.1 Santa FM", the station launched a CHR format as "PopCrush 97.1" with a weekend of commercial free music, including a contest to be the first person to call the station at the first commercial break. The first 3 songs as PopCrush 97.1 were Pitbull/Christina Aguilera's Feel This Moment, Justin Timberlake's Mirrors, and Rihanna's Umbrella. On July 25, 2016, KKBR rebranded as "97.1 Kiss FM".

Slogans
  • "Good Times, Great Oldies" - thru 2004
  • "Super Hits of the 60's & 70's" 2004-2008?
  • "Billings Greatest Hits for over 20 Years" - 2013
  • "Billings Greatest Hits" 2010 - 2013
  • "Billings' Hit Music" 2013–present

Ownership

In October 2007, a deal was reached for KKBR-FM to be acquired by GAP Broadcasting II LLC (Samuel Weller, president) from Clear Channel Communications as part of a 57 station deal with a total reported sale price of $74.78 million.[2] What eventually became GapWest Broadcasting was folded into Townsquare Media on August 13, 2010.[3]

References
  1. "KKBR Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved 2011-05-26.
  2. "Deals". Broadcasting & Cable. 2006-06-19.
  3. "Townsquare Media completes roll-up of GAP". Radio Business Report. August 13, 2010. Archived from the original on January 21, 2011. Retrieved August 15, 2010.


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