KUBQ

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KUBQ
Frequency 98.7 MHz
Branding98.7 The Ranch
Programming
Format Country
Ownership
OwnerPacific Empire Radio Corporation
KBKR, KKBC-FM, KLBM, KRJT
History
First air date
August 15, 1977 (as KLBM-FM at 98.3)
Former call signs
KLBM-FM (1977–1985)
KKUC (1985–1990) [1]
Former frequencies
98.3 MHz (1977–1993)
Technical information [2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID 24796
Class C2
ERP 2,250 watts
HAAT 592 meters (1,942 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
45°26′26″N117°53′31″W / 45.44056°N 117.89194°W / 45.44056; -117.89194
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen Live
Website 987theranch.com

KUBQ (98.7 FM, "The Ranch") is a radio station licensed to serve La Grande, Oregon, in the United States of America. The station is owned by the Pacific Empire Radio Corporation. KUBQ broadcasts a country music format to eastern Oregon. [3]

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All five stations owned and operated by Pacific Empire Radio Corporation, in Eastern Oregon, share a radio studio building in La Grande, Oregon, located at 2510 Cove Ave. [4]

History

In November 1984, KLBM, Inc., reached an agreement to sell KLBM-FM to Grande Radio, Inc. The deal was approved by the FCC on January 7, 1985, and the transaction was consummated on June 24, 1988. [5]

The station was assigned the KUBQ call sign by the Federal Communications Commission on June 4, 1990. [1]

On July 1, 2019, KUBQ changed their format from rock to country, branded as "98.7 The Ranch". [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database. Retrieved June 12, 2009.
  2. "Facility Technical Data for KUBQ". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Retrieved June 12, 2009.
  4. Fybush, Scott (July 18, 2008). "The Big Trip 2007, part XI: Eastern Oregon to Boise". Tower Site of the Week.
  5. "Application Search Details (BALH-19841102EV)". FCC Media Bureau. June 24, 1988.
  6. KUBQ Gets Sent to the Ranch Radioinsight - July 2, 2019