KMBZ (AM)
FCC | |
| Facility ID | 6382 |
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| Class | B |
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Transmitter coordinates | 39°2′25.02″N 94°30′30.83″W / 39.0402833°N 94.5085639°W |
| Repeater(s) | 98.1 KMBZ-FM HD2 (Kansas City) |
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Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live (via Audacy) |
| Website | www |
KMBZ (980
After a local morning
By day, KMBZ operates at 9,000 watts with a
History
KMBZ is the oldest surviving station in Kansas City, beginning experimental broadcasts in 1921..
In its history, it has been owned by two rival branches of the
In 1928, Midland Broadcasting bought the station and renamed it KMBC for Midland Broadcasting Company. In 1953, Midland put KMBC-TV on the air as a shared time arrangement with another local radio station owner. Cook Paint and Varnish Company bought the Midland holdings in 1954. KMBC-AM-TV operated out of the Lyric Theatre.
In 1961, Cook sold the radio and television stations to
In 1997, Bonneville sold its entire Kansas City cluster, which by then consisted of KMBZ, KLTH, and KCMO-AM-FM, to Entercom Communications (now Audacy).
Paul Henning, who created The Beverly Hillbillies, was a writer, actor, disc jockey and newsreader at the station early in his career.[6]
After having worked as Director of Promotion for the Kansas City Royals baseball team, Rush Limbaugh got his start in political commentary on the station in 1983. He continued to be heard on KMBZ, through his syndicated talk show, until his death in 2021. For many years KMBZ also repeated Limbaugh's show overnight.
KMBZ was the Royals
In 2009, KMBZ began simulcasting its programming on the HD3 subchannel of sister station KUDL. On March 24, 2011, Entercom announced that on March 30, KUDL's analog FM broadcasts would become a full-time simulcast of KMBZ as KMBZ-FM. On December 24, 2014, Entercom announced that the KMBZ simulcast would split on January 5, 2015; on that date, KMBZ became "Talk 980", carrying mostly syndicated shows, while KMBZ-FM began airing a mostly locally-oriented programming schedule.[7]
Former hosts
References
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for KMBZ". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "AM Query Results - KMBZ (AM)". transition.fcc.gov. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
- ^ "Application for Construction Permit for Commercial Broadcast Station". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. January 14, 2015. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
- ^ "Predicted Daytime Coverage Area for KMBZ 980 AM". radio-locator.com. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
- ^ Broadcasting Yearbook page C-122
- ^ "Paul Henning". The Independent. London. April 19, 2005. Retrieved May 7, 2010.[dead link]
- ^ "KMBZ to Break Simulcast; Split Talk Formats". radioinsight.com. December 24, 2014. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
External links
- Official website
- KMBZ in the FCC AM station database
- KMBZ in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- FCC History Cards for KMBZ
- History of KMBZ
- KMBZ Frequency History