KBZU

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KBZU
City of license Albuquerque, New Mexico
Broadcast area Albuquerque area
Branding Thebuzztalksportsguystuff
Frequency 96.3 MHz
Format Talk/Personality
Audience share 0.9, #26 (Wi'08, R&R[1])
ERP 20,000 watts
HAAT 1260.0 meters
Class C
Facility ID 48596
Transmitter Coordinates 35°12′44.00″N 106°26′58.00″W / 35.2122222, -106.4494444
Former callsigns KHFM (??-2001)
KRIF (2001)
Affiliations ABC Radio
Owner The Last Bastion Station Trust, LLC, As Trustee
Website 963thebuzz.com

KBZU (96.3 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a Talk/Personality format. Licensed to Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA, the station serves the Albuquerque area. The station is currently owned by The Last Bastion Station Trust after being sold by Citadel Broadcasting as part of its merger with ABC Radio. It features programing from ABC Radio .[2]

The station changed formats from classic rock (as "96-3 The Buzzard") to hot talk on February 12, 2007. It had a local program titled "The BFD with Erik Gee" that is no longer airing. It ended on June 8 just before its former owner Citadel Broadcasting had to turn the station over to The Last Bastion Station Trust on June 12. Erik Gee is now hosting afternoons on KNML "Sports Animal" 610. Prior, all programs besides "The BFD" aired on tape delay. Which is still the format with the exception of Computer Talk a local infomercial broadcast live, and paid for by an Alburquerque computer store called Sandia Computer.

KBZU Albuquerque has not updated their website in months and the only information it offers is the programming schedule. The entire station is syndicated, leaving no local talk shows.

The programs aired on KBZU include Bob & Tom which had aired on the previous classic rock format, as well as Dennis Miller, Mike O'Meara, Opie and Anthony and Tom Leykis.

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Albuquerque Market Ratings", Radio and Records. 
  2. ^ KBZU Facility Record. United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.

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