KLBU-FM

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KLBU-FM
City of license	Pecos, New Mexico
Broadcast area	Santa Fe, New Mexico
Branding	Blu 102.9
Slogan	Santa Fe's choice for chill
First air date	2003
Frequency	102.9 (MHz)
Format	Chill/Electronica
ERP	3,700 watts /with 5000 watt booster
Class	C3
Callsign meaning	KLBU (Blu scrambled)
Owner	Blu Ventures
Website	blu1029.com

KLBU-FM (102.9 MHz) is a radio station licensed to Pecos, NM, and serving the Santa Fe area. It broadcasts a downtempo electronica Chill music format and is called "Blu 102.9". It is owned by Blu Ventures a Fort Myers, Florida based technology, media, and entertianment company which also owns internet radio site radioio.com. KLBUs' unique format is also streamed on the internet as well from its website.

Music Format

The music format on Blu 102.9 is unlike any other on American terrestrial radio. Nearly all of the music played on Blu is electronic with a bit more energy than songs heard on a smooth jazz radio station which Blu and Chill music in general are sometimes compared. Many of the songs are instrumental but there are also some vocal tracks as well. Other songs may only feature vocal sound samples. Some of the music can also be described as "trippy" with roots in acid jazz and trip hop, other songs have roots in Brazilian bossa nova and other world sounds. The station also features a broadcast from influential British DJ Gilles Peterson from his BBC broadcast of "Gilles Peterson Worldwide" on Sunday and Wednesday nights. Also featured is "The Blu Room" broadcast live from a local night club allowing for local and international mix DJ's to play their mix live on the air on Friday nights. Chill is also featured on Sirius and XM Satellite Radio and is also heard evenings on San Diego alternative station KBZT-FM and Indie 103.1 KDLD/KDLE Los Angeles but they are not quite the same as KLBU.

[edit] Some artists played on Blu 102.9

• Air
• Beat Pharmacy
• Bebel Gilberto
• Brazilian Girls
• Boozoo Bajou
• Carmen Rizzo
• Cinematic Orchestra
• Conjure One
• Fort Knox Five
• Gorillaz
• Groove Armada
• Helicopter Girl
• Imogen Heap
• Junkie XL
• The Karminsky Experience
• Minotaur Shock
• Moby
• Paul Van Dyk
• RJD2
• Royksopp
• Skye Edwards
• Telepopmusik
• Thievery Corporation
• Tosca
• Trans Global Underground
• Ursula 1000
• West Indian Girl
• William Orbit
• Zero 7
• Zuco 103

[edit] External Links

• Query the FCC's FM station database for KLBU
• blu1029.com

See also

• List of webcasters in New Mexico

Dance formatted radio stations in the United States  view • talk • edit
Terrestrial
KNGY (San Francisco) · KNHC (Seattle) · KNRJ (Payson/Phoenix) · WBZC (Suburban Philadelphia) · WDRE (Long Island) · WDVW (New Orleans) · WMPH (Wilmington, DE) · XHTO (El Paso) · KXRG (Honolulu) · KPMW (Maui) • KLBU (Santa Fe; Electronica/Chill)
HD Radio
Format Lab: Classic Dance · Club Phusion · Pride Radio · Trancid · WiLD en Espanol (KYLD-HD) · Workout Channel
Other: Star 93.7 (WMKK-HD) · HD-D2 (WPOW-HD & WRDW-HD2) · WBBM-HD2 · KRSK-HD2 · Orbital 93.1 · Club Ben
Satellite
Sirius: The Beat· Boombox · Strobe · Area 33 · Chill
XM: The Move · BPM · The System · Chrome · XM Chill
Audio/Cable
Music Choice: Dance · Electronica
DMX Music: DMX Dance · DMX Lounge
Internet
Energy 98 · Groovera (Chill) · Groove Radio · IPartyRadio · Moodance · MusicOne · Party107 · The Pulse · United Djs Radio