KSMB (FM)

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KSMB
KSMB.png
Broadcast area
Frequency 94.5 MHz
Branding94.5 KSMB
Programming
Language(s) English
Format Top 40 (CHR)
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
KNEK-FM, KRRQ, KXKC
History
First air date
1964;60 years ago (1964)
Call sign meaning
Southland Music Broadcasting (original owner)
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 41057
Class C
ERP 100,000 watts
HAAT 329 meters (1,079 ft)
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen live
Website ksmb.com

KSMB (94.5 MHz, "94.5 KSMB") is a top 40 (CHR) radio station in Lafayette, Louisiana, owned by Cumulus Media. Its studios are located on Galbert Road in Lafayette, and its transmitter is located south of Church Point, Louisiana.

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History

KSMB began broadcasting in 1964 as Lafayette's first FM station. [2] Its call letters stand for Southland Music Broadcasting, the station's original owner.

Through the 1960s it featured a strictly Cajun, swamp pop and zydeco Americana format. By the 1970s, the station had established an AOR format as "K94 The Stereo Rock". In late 1984, the format was gradually shifted to top 40 as "HitRadio 94½", a process completed by October. This branding lasted until 1994, when it became "94.5 KSMB".

Citadel Broadcasting purchased KSMB from Powell Broadcasting in 1999. Citadel merged with Cumulus Media on September 16, 2011. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for KSMB". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ↑ Broadcasting/Cablecasting Yearbook 1984
  3. ↑ "Cumulus now owns Citadel Broadcasting". Atlanta Business Journal. September 16, 2011. Retrieved September 16, 2011.

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