| Broadcast area | Northwest Arkansas |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 1250 kHz |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| History | |
First air date | June 30, 1957 |
Former call signs | KFAY (1957–1986) KHOG (1986–1987) KOFC (1987–2017) KRRD (2017–2021) |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 72491 |
| Class | D |
| Power | 920 watts day 45 watts night |
Transmitter coordinates | 36°2′26″N 94°16′32″W / 36.04056°N 94.27556°W |
| 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[edit]
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[edit]
- ^ a b c FCC History Cards for KPBI
- ^ "Second Radio Station Opens Operation Here". Northwest Arkansas Times. July 1, 1957. p. 15. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
- ^ Venta, Lance (2021-03-15). "96.7 The Coyote Fayetteville Falls Into Red Dirt". RadioInsight. Retrieved 2021-05-23.
- ^ Venta, Lance (2021-02-12). "Station Sales Week Of 2/12". RadioInsight. Retrieved 2021-05-23.
External links[edit]
- KPBI in the FCC AM station database
- KPBI in Nielsen Audio's AM station database