KBHP

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KBHP
KB101.png
City Bemidji, Minnesota
Broadcast area Bemidji, Minnesota
Frequency 101.1 MHz
BrandingKB101
Programming
Format Commercial; Country
AffiliationsMinnesota News Network
Ownership
Owner Hubbard Broadcasting, Inc.
(HBI Radio Bemidji, LLC)
KBUN, KBUN-FM, KLLZ-FM, KKZY
History
First air date
1972
Call sign meaning
K-Bemidji
Harry Pihl (station founder)
Technical information
Facility ID 51878
Class C1
ERP 100,000 watts
HAAT 159 meters
Links
Website kb101fm.com

KBHP (101.1 FM, "KB101") is an FM radio station licensed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to serve the community of Bemidji, Minnesota, which is located in northwestern Minnesota. KBHP plays country music and is owned and operated by Hubbard Broadcasting, Inc. It has its own local news department, and gets statewide news from the Minnesota News Network. The Bemidji studios are located at 502 Beltrami Avenue, downtown Bemidji. It shares a transmitter site with sisters KLLZ-FM and KKZY, near Lake Plantagenet along Highway 9.

Contents

KBHP is the local home to the Minnesota Vikings broadcasts, along with its sister station KBUN. A large amount of the broadcasting day is live, from 5:30 am until 10pm each week day.

History

KBHP(FM) signed on the air in August 1972. [1] The call letters are the initials of the name of a former owner of the station, Ben H. Potter, Jr.

In 1989, KBHP(FM) and its sibling AM station, KBUN, were acquired by Louis H. Buron, Jr., who formed Omni Broadcasting as the umbrella company for his radio stations. [2]

Hubbard Broadcasting announced on November 13, 2014 that it would purchase the Omni Broadcasting stations, including KBHP. [3] The sale was completed on February 27, 2015, at a purchase price of $8 million for the 16 stations and one translator. [4]

Awards

KBHP(FM), won the National Association of Broadcasters' Crystal Award five times, in 1994, 1997, 1999, 2007, and 2010. [5] [ circular reference ]

In 2011, in recognition of its long-term commitment to community service, KBHP(FM) was awarded the NAB's Crystal Heritage Award, only the second broadcast station to have been thus honored, from the time of the award's inception in 2008. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "1973 Broadcasting Yearbook" (PDF). americanradiohistory.com. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
  2. ↑ "Ownership Changes" (PDF). Broadcasting. Washington, DC. 8 May 1989. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
  3. ↑ "Hubbard Picks up 16 Stations From Omni". Radio Ink . November 13, 2014. Archived from the original on November 13, 2014. Retrieved November 13, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Hubbard Closes on 16 MN Stations from Omni". Radio Online. February 27, 2015. Retrieved March 2, 2015.
  5. ↑ "NAB Crystal Radio Awards". Wikipedia. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
  6. ↑ "NAB Distinguished On-Air Talent Recognition Certificate | National Association of Broadcasters". National Association of Broadcasters. Retrieved March 8, 2020.

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