KBLB

KBLB

City of license	Nisswa, Minnesota
Broadcast area	Brainerd, Minnesota
Branding	B93.3
Slogan	"Today's Best Country"
Frequency	93.3 MHz
First air date	2002
Format	Country music
ERP	100,000 watts
HAAT	170 meters (560 ft)
Class	C1
Facility ID	4337
Transmitter coordinates	46°26′34″N 94°22′55″W / 46.44278°N 94.38194°W / 46.44278; -94.38194Coordinates: 46°26′34″N 94°22′55″W / 46.44278°N 94.38194°W / 46.44278; -94.38194
Callsign meaning	BL Broadcasting (former owner)
Former callsigns	KBPQ (1999-2002)
Affiliations	Westwood One
Owner	Hubbard Broadcasting, Inc. (HBI Radio Brainerd/Wadena, LLC)
Sister stations	KLIZ, KLIZ-FM, KUAL-FM, KVBR, WJJY-FM
Website	Official website

KBLB (93.3 FM, "B93.3 Today's Best Country") is a radio station broadcasting a country music format.^[1] Licensed to Nisswa, Minnesota, USA, the station serves the Brainerd area. The station is owned by Hubbard Broadcasting, Inc. (through licensee HBI Radio Brainerd/Wadena, LLC) and features programming from Westwood One.^[2]

KBLB is a sister station to KVBR 1340 (Business News/Talk), KLIZ 1380 (Sports), KUAL-FM 103.5 (Oldies), WJJY-FM 106.7 (Adult Contemporary), and KLIZ-FM 107.5 (Classic Rock). All are located in a brand new modern broadcast facility located at 13225 Dogwood Drive, Baxter.

History

The Federal Communications Commission issued a construction permit for the station to BDI Broadcasting, Inc. on 1999-08-05 and assigned it the call sign KBPQ.^[3] On 2000-12-11, BDI assigned the permit to BL Broadcasting (both companies were subsidiaries of Omni Broadcasting).^[4] On 2002-01-23, the station changed its call sign to the current KBLB.^[5] The station received its license to cover on 2002-03-28.^[6]

Hubbard Broadcasting announced on November 13, 2014 that it would purchase the Omni Broadcasting stations, including KBLB.^[7] The sale was completed on February 27, 2015, at a purchase price of $8 million for the 16 stations and one translator.^[8]

References

↑ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Summer 2009. Retrieved July 3, 2009.
↑ "KBLB Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved July 3, 2009.
↑ "Application Search Details". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved August 2, 2009.
↑ "Application Search Details". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved August 2, 2009.
↑ "KBLB Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved July 3, 2009.
↑ "Application Search Details". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved August 2, 2009.
↑ "Hubbard Picks up 16 Stations From Omni". Radio Ink. November 13, 2014. Retrieved November 13, 2014.
↑ "Hubbard Closes on 16 MN Stations from Omni". Radio Online. February 27, 2015. Retrieved March 2, 2015.

External links

Official website

Query the FCC's FM station database for KBLB

Radio-Locator information on KBLB

Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for KBLB

Radio stations in the Brainerd, Minnesota market area

By FM frequency	88.3 88.7 89.3 89.9 90.7 93.3 95.9 100.1 101.5 102.7 103.5 104.3 105.9 106.7 107.5

By AM frequency	870 960 1270 1340 1380

By callsign	K204ES K210DR KBLB KBPN KBPR KFGI KKWS KLIZ KLIZ-FM KLKS KLTF KOPJ KPRM KTIG KUAL-FM KVBR WJJY-FM WWWI WWWI-FM WZFJ

Nearby radio markets Alexandria Bemidji Duluth–Superior Fergus Falls–Detroit Lakes Iron Range Minneapolis–St. Paul St. Cloud See also List of radio stations in Minnesota

Country radio stations in the state of Minnesota

Stations	KAGE – Winona KARL – Marshall KARP-FM – Dassel KATO-FM – Mankato KAUS-FM – Austin KBEW-FM – Blue Earth KBGY – Fairbault KBHP – Bemidji KBLB – Nisswa KBOT – Detroit Lakes KBVB – Barnesville (Fargo, North Dakota) KCHK – New Prague KCUE – Red Wing KDIO – Ortonville KDJS-FM – Willmar KDLB – Frazee KDMA – Montevideo KDOM – Windom KDOM-FM – Windom KDWZ - Duluth (Superior, WI) KEEY-FM – Minneapolis KEYL – Long Prairie KFIL – Preston KFIL-FM – Chatfield KGPZ – Grand Rapids KIKV-FM – Alexandria KJJK-FM – Fergus Falls KJOE – Pipestone KKAQ – Thief River Falls KKCB – Duluth KKDQ – Thief River Falls KKIN-FM – Aitkin KKOJ – Jackson KKOK-FM – Morris KKWQ – Warroad KKWS – Wadena KLCI – Elk River KLGR – Redwood Falls KLOH – Pipestone KLQL – Luverne KLQP – Madison KMFX-FM – Rochester KMNB – Minneapolis KNSP – Staples KNUJ – New Ulm KOLV – Willmar KPRM – Park Rapids KQAQ – Austin KQYB – Spring Grove (La Crosse, Wisconsin) KRCQ – Detroit Lakes KRFO-FM – Owatonna KRJB – Ada KRRW – Saint James KRUE – Waseca KSDM – International Falls KSNR – Fisher (Grand Forks, North Dakota) KSUM – Fairmont KTCO – Duluth KUSQ – Worthington KWAD – Wadena KWNO-FM – Winona KWWK – Rochester KXKK – Park Rapids KYCK Crookston (Grand Forks, North Dakota) KYSM-FM – Mankato KZPK – Paynesville WBHA – Wabasha WBJI – Bemidji WCMP-FM – Pine City WUSZ – Hibbing WVAL – Saint Cloud WWJO – Saint Cloud WYRQ-FM – Little Falls

See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Minnesota

Hubbard Broadcasting, Inc.

Key people	Stanley S. Hubbard

Radio stations	KAZG KBHP KBLB KBUN KBUN-FM KDKB KDUS KIKV-FM KIXI KKNW KKWS KKZY KLCK-FM KLIZ KLIZ-FM KLLZ-FM KNSP KQMV KRWM KSLX-FM KSTP KSTP-FM KTMY KUAL-FM KULO KUPD KVBR KWAD WARH WBQH WDRV WFED WIL-FM WJJY-FM WKRQ WREW WSHE-FM WTMX WTOP-FM / WTLP / WWWT-FM WUBE-FM WWDV WWFD WXOS WYGY

ABC network affiliates	KAAL KSTP-TV / KSAX-TV / KRWF-TV WDIO-TV / WIRT

NBC network affiliates	KOB / KOBF-TV KOBR WHEC-TV WNYT

Other stations	K42DJ (Azteca)¹ KSTC-TV (Independent) WFPX-TV (Me-TV) WNYA (MyNetworkTV) WRPX-TV (Fox)

Cable television channels	Ovation Reelz

Acquisitions	Omni Broadcasting

¹Owned by Hubbard and operated by News-Press & Gazette Company in a LMA.

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