KXBL

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KXBL
KXBL Logo2019.png
Broadcast area Tulsa, Oklahoma
Frequency 99.5 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding"Big Country 99.5"
Programming
Format Classic country
Affiliations Compass Media Networks
Ownership
Owner
KHTT, KVOO-FM, KRQV, KOTV, KOTV-DT, KQCW-DT
History
Former call signs
KGCG
KDLB
KQMJ
KSTM
KCKI
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 68331
Class C1
Power 100,000 watts
HAAT 299 meters (981 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
 35°50′02″N96°07′28″W / 35.83389°N 96.12444°W / 35.83389; -96.12444
Links
Public license information
Website www.bigcountry995.com

KXBL (99.5 FM) is a classic country radio station known as "Big Country 99.5" ("Big Country" was a slogan 1170 KVOO now KOTV used during its country music heyday). Located in Henryetta, Oklahoma, it broadcasts to the Tulsa, Oklahoma area. The station is owned by Griffin Communications. Its studios are located in Downtown Tulsa and shares a transmitter with television station KTPX-TV in Mounds, Oklahoma.

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KBXL broadcasts in the HD hybrid format. [2]

History

In the 1970s & 1980's, the station was known as KGCG "The Green Country Giant" then later as KDLB "Double Barrel Country" (both as country stations). It later went dark, then came back on the air in 1985 as "Magic 99" (KQMJ) until 1991. After that, it became "99.5 The Storm" with calls KSTM. KSTM flipped to country in March 1993 and changed calls to KCKI as "Kick99". It changed calls in 2001 to KXBL and became "99.5 The Bull". In 2003, KXBL became a classic country station as "Big Country 99.5" its current format.

Journal Communications (KXBL's former owner) and the E. W. Scripps Company (owner of NBC's local affiliate KJRH-TV) announced on July 30, 2014, that the two companies would merge to create a new broadcast company under the E. W. Scripps Company name that will own the two companies' broadcast properties, including KXBL. The transaction was completed in 2015, with shareholder and regulatory approvals. [3]

On June 26, 2018, parent company E. W. Scripps announced that it would sell KXBL - along with its sister stations, KBEZ, KFAQ, KHTT, and KVOO to Griffin Communications. [4] Griffin began operating the stations under a local marketing agreement on July 30, and completed the purchase October 1; the company already owned CBS affiliate KOTV-DT and CW affiliate KQCW-DT. [5]

KXBL originated a daily midday program with country music star and area native Joe Diffie, which aired until his death. The program was recorded from Nashville and from his tour stops. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for KXBL". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ↑ http://hdradio.com/station_guides/widget.php?id=64 Archived 2015-10-02 at the Wayback Machine HD Radio Guide for Tulsa
  3. ↑ "E.W. Scripps, Journal Merging Broadcast Ops". TVNewsCheck. July 30, 2014. Retrieved July 31, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Scripps Sells Tulsa Cluster To Griffin Communications - RadioInsight". RadioInsight. 2018-06-25. Retrieved 2018-06-25.
  5. ↑ "Scripps Closes First Of Four Radio Spinoff Deals". Inside Radio. October 2, 2018. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Joe Diffie - Big Country 99.5 - Country's Biggest Legends". www.bigcountry995.com. Archived from the original on 2020-03-27.


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