KBUE
| Broadcast area | |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 105.5 MHz |
| Branding | Que Buena 105.5/94.3/96.1 FM |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | Spanish |
| Format | Regional Mexican |
| Affiliations | Los Angeles Chargers Spanish Radio Network |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| History | |
First air date | January 1, 1961 |
Former call signs |
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Call sign meaning | K(Que) BUEna |
| Technical information[2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 34386 |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 3,000 watts |
| HAAT | 142 meters (466 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 33°51′29″N 118°13′26″W / 33.858°N 118.224°W |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | www.aquisuena.com |
KBUE (105.5
KBUE's transmitter is located off East University Avenue in Compton, California.[3] It has an effective radiated power of 3,000 watts, making it a Class A station. (Most other major Los Angeles area stations have more powerful Class B signals with their towers high up on Mount Wilson.) To fill in gaps in KBUE's coverage area, "Que Buena" is also simulcasted on co-owned and co-channel 94.3 KBUA in San Fernando and KEBN in Garden Grove.
History
105.5 FM
A
KNAC
Harriscope sold KLFM in 1966 to the McCray Broadcasting Company, headed by W. Mike McCray, Carl C. Loucks, and Robert Switzer.[4] McCray changed the call sign to KNAC and instituted a full-time Middle of the Road (MOR) format, but the station went silent from March through August 1967.[4] That year, the International Cities Broadcasting Corporation bought KNAC and increased its power to 2,100 watts. Additionally, KNAC relocated to the International Tower in downtown Long Beach.
In late 1967, the station began programming progressive rock from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. The programming proved successful enough to make the rock format full time by 1969 when Harden Broadcasting bought KNAC.[4] Air talent at KNAC during this era included Jim Ladd (later of KLOS), Jerry Longden (later of KROQ), and Program Director Ron McCoy. Ladd left KNAC to work for KLOS in 1971 while McCoy stayed on through much of the 1970s. The station stayed with progressive rock until 1980 when it made a significant adjustment in its rock format.
In 1980, the station adopted one of the first full-time commercial
On January 8, 1986, the station flipped to a "
However, revenues were not what management had hoped for. While much of KNAC's core-base of artists were considered mainstream, the station played enough "cutting edge" artists of the day and acquired a legend that survived long beyond its demise in spring 1995. The station inspired tribute pages and an Internet radio station.In 1995,
94.3 FM
The station at 94.3 FM in San Fernando first signed on the air as KVFM in 1958, but for a long time it was KGIL-FM, a radio station playing
The station at 94.3 FM in Garden Grove signed on in 1961 as KGGK, later to become KTBT,
On November 18, 1994, the two stations on 94.3 began simulcasting the same country music format and 94.3 in San Fernando became KYKF. This lasted until October 31, 1996, after the San Fernando station was sold to Liberman and started simulcasting KBUE. On January 31, 1997, it acquired the KBUA call letters. "Que Buena" now reached most of metropolitan Los Angeles County, though reception remains difficult in some regions, such as the
On June 25, 2000, 94.3 in Garden Grove became "Cool 94.3" in Anaheim, with a "cool
KRQB
On August 1, 2007, Liberman added another "Que Buena" outlet to the lineup, with the acquisition of
Genre
Currently, Que Buena primarily targets the "Mexican American" or "paisa" community of the greater Los Angeles area. "Paisa" is a slang term in Spanish, meaning those who are culturally Mexican or "paisanos", and thus listen to such legendary Mexican artists such as Chalino Sánchez and Saul Viera. Other artists who gained quick popularity because of KBUE were El Narquillo, Adán Sánchez, and Lupillo Rivera, to name a few. "La Que Buena" or "Aqui Suena La Que Buena", as it is commonly referred to, also plays the genre "banda" with primarily the "La Banda el Recodo" as its focus. Other artists who have airplay are El As de la Sierra, El Chapo, Valentín Elizalde, Jenni Rivera, Rogelio Martínez, El Potro de Sinaloa, El Coyote y su Banda, Los Tucanes, Los Rieleros, Los Incomparables, Los Tucanes, Los Razos, Los Originales de San Juan, and many others.
There has been a recent boom within the "paisa" community with the beginning of "el movimiento alterado". Artists that fit this criterion are Larry Hernandez, Roberto Tapia, Enigma Norteno, Gerardo Ortiz, Noel Torres, Aldredito Olivas, El Komander, and others.
Sports programing
In addition to Mexican regional music, KBUE and its trimulcast partners have Spanish-language radio rights to the Los Angeles Chargers of the National Football League.
References
- ^ "Call Sign History". Retrieved January 12, 2011.
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for KBUE". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ Radio-Locator.com/WBUE
- ^ a b c d e FCC History Cards for KBUE
- ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 1965 page B-16
- ^ Gelb, Jeff (September 19, 1980). "AOR Experiments With New Wave Format" (PDF). Radio & Records. pp. 43, 44. Retrieved September 26, 2021.
- ^ "KNAC's Final Fade to Black". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 6, 2012.
- ^ "KNAC A to Z". Archived from the original on June 7, 2000. Retrieved August 31, 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "The Last KNAC Article". Archived from the original on August 15, 1997. Retrieved November 9, 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "www.knac.com – Pure Rock On The 'Net – Look Out World, KNAC Is Coming For Ya!". vogelism.com. March 27, 1998. Retrieved March 14, 2016.
- ^ "KNAC to return?". metalnewz.com. January 31, 2016. Archived from the original on March 14, 2016. Retrieved March 14, 2016.
- ^ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1996 page B-44
- ^ Stark, Phyllis (March 18, 1995). "Vox Jox". Billboard. Vol. 107, no. 11. p. 78.
- ^ "KIK-FM (now KMXN) 94.3 MHz, Garden Grove (Anaheim), CA
External links
- Que Buena website (in Spanish)
- KBUE in the FCC FM station database
- KBUE in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
- FCC History Cards for KBUE