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| Broadcast area | Fresno, California |
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| Frequency | 105.1 MHz (HD Radio) |
| Branding | Rock 105.1 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Active rock |
| Affiliations | United Stations Radio Networks |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| KLBN, KSEQ, KHIT-FM, KGST | |
| History | |
First air date | July 12, 1992 (as KSLK) |
Former call signs | KXDR (1990–1992, CP) KSLK (1992–1994) KGST-FM (1994–1995) KLBN (1995–2008) |
Call sign meaning | "Blaze" (previous branding) |
| Technical information [1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 38455 |
| Class | B1 |
| ERP | 4,700 watts |
| HAAT | 234 meters (768 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 36°56′54.8″N119°29′12.5″W / 36.948556°N 119.486806°W |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | fresnosrock1051.com |
KKBZ (105.1 FM, "Rock 105.1") is an American radio station broadcasting an active rock format. Licensed to Auberry, California, the station serves the greater Fresno/Clovis area. The station is currently owned by Lotus Communications. [2] Its studios are located just north of downtown Fresno.
The station was assigned call sign KXDR on July 12, 1990. On March 27, 1992, the station changed its call sign to KSLK, on October 7, 1994, to KGST-FM, on August 1, 1995, to KLBN, and on May 5, 2008, to the current KKBZ. The station did make headlines when they fired their very popular morning show "Jen Lipp in the Morning," hosted by largely popular morning rock DJ Jennifer Lipp and co-hosted by a new-to-the business Kris DeVold. The station got major backlash from social media as well as local press. They then cycled through a syndicated morning show out of Sacramento only to eventually return to an all-music morning.
On May 3, 2023 KKBZ rebranded as "Rock 105.1". [3]
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