KBCR-FM

Last updated
KBCR-FM
KBCR BigCountry96.9 logo.png
Frequency 96.9 MHz
BrandingBig Country Radio
Programming
Format Country
Affiliations ABC Radio
Ownership
Owner
  • Don Tlapek
  • (Blizzard Broadcasting LLC)
KKSB
History
First air date
1974
Former call signs
KBCR-FM (1974–1981)
KSBT (1981–1995)
Call sign meaning
Big Country Radio
Technical information
Facility ID 63190
Class C2
ERP 27,500 watts
HAAT 203 meters
Transmitter coordinates
40°27′43″N106°50′57″W / 40.46194°N 106.84917°W / 40.46194; -106.84917
Links
Website kbcr.com

KBCR-FM (96.9 FM, "Big Country Radio") is a radio station licensed and broadcasting to Steamboat Springs, Colorado, USA. The station broadcasts a country music format and is currently[ when? ] owned by Don Tlapek, through licensee Blizzard Broadcasting LLC. [1]

Contents

History

The station went on the air as KBCR-FM in 1974. On August 17, 1981, the station changed its call sign to KSBT. It reverted to the KBCR-FM calls on May 15, 1995. [2]

Awards and honors

In 2007, KBCR's music director, Debbie Duncan, was recognized by New Music Weekly magazine as the Country Music Director of the Year at the New Music Awards. [3]

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References

  1. "KBCR-FM Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  2. "KBCR Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. "2007 New Music Awards". New Music Weekly. November 10, 2007.