KWBZ

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KWBZ
KWBZ station logo.jpg
City Monroe City, Missouri
Frequency 107.5 MHz
BrandingReal Country 107.5 The Lake
Programming
Format Country
Affiliations Real Country
Ownership
OwnerLarry Bostwick
(LB Sports Productions LLC)
WPWQ
History
First air date
July 4, 1981 [1]
Former call signs
KLCQ (1981-1987) [2]
KDAM (1987-2000) [2]
Technical information
Facility ID 43536
Class C3
ERP 10,000 watts
HAAT 100 meters (330 ft)
Links
Webcast Listen live
Website https://www.kwbzfm.com

KWBZ (107.5 FM) is an American radio station licensed to Monroe City, Missouri, covering Northeast Missouri, including Hannibal. KWBZ airs a country music format while also airing local high school sports, Mizzou athletics, and NASCAR. The station is owned by Larry Bostwick, through licensee LB Sports Productions. [3] [4] [5]

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History

KLCQ

The station began broadcasting on July 4, 1981, holding the call sign KLCQ, and originally broadcast at 106.3 MHz, with an ERP of 2,400 watts at a HAAT of 330 feet. [1] [6] It was originally owned by Lynnlee Broadcasting. [1] [6] The station aired a full service format. [1] In 1987, the station was sold to Twain Lake Broadcasting for $60,000. [7]

KDAM

On December 28, 1987, the station's call sign was changed to KDAM. [2] The station would begin airing a CHR format. [8] In November 1992, the station adopted an oldies format, airing programming from Satellite Music Network's "Kool Gold" network. [9] The station went silent in November 1993. [10] In 1994, the station was granted a permit to change frequency to 107.5 MHz, [11] and the station's license was transferred to Phoenix I Broadcasting. [12] [13] The station returned to the air in July 1996, airing an oldies format. [14] In 1998, the station was sold to Big Signal Broadcasting for $38,500. [15] In 2000, the station was sold to WPW Broadcasting for $240,000. [16] [17]

KWBZ

Station's logo during simulcast with WPWQ WPWQ and KWBZ station logo.png
Station's logo during simulcast with WPWQ

In July 2000, the station's call sign was changed to KWBZ, [2] and the station began airing a soft AC format as "The Breeze". [18] In 2003, the station's ERP was increased to 10,000 watts. [19] [20] [21] By 2005, the station had begun airing a classic hits format. [22] [19] By 2008, the station had begun to be simulcast the oldies format of 106.7 WPWQ in Mount Sterling, Illinois, and the station was branded "The Oldies Superstation". [23] In 2014, the station was sold to Larry Bostwick, along with WPWQ, for $175,000. [5] In 2017, KWBZ adopted a country music format, ending the simulcast.

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  2. 1 2 3 4 Call Sign History, fcc.gov. Retrieved August 4, 2018.
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  6. 1 2 History Cards for KWBZ, fcc.gov. Retrieved August 4, 2018.
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