KBZB

Infobox Radio station
name = KBZB


city = Pioche, Nevada
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airdate = 1999
frequency = 98.9 MHz
format = Variety
erp = 5,000 watts
haat = 1029 meters (3378 feet)
class = C
facility_id = 78999
coordinates = coord|37|53|44|N|114|34|41|W
callsign_meaning =
former_callsigns = KAXA
owner = Gla-Mar Broadcasting, LLC
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KBZB (98.9 FM) is a radio station licensed to serve Pioche, Nevada. The station is owned by Gla-Mar Broadcasting, LLC. It airs a Variety format.cite web |work=Arbitron |title=Winter 2008 Station Information Profile |url=http://www1.arbitron.com/sip/displaySip.do?srvy_id=WI08&surveyID=WI08&band=fm&callLetter=KBZB]

The station was assigned the KBZB call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on May 26, 1999.cite web |title=Call Sign History |url=http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=78999&Callsign=KBZB |work=FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database] The station began regular broadcast operations in August 1999.

Ownership

From August 1999 to January 2003, KBZB was owned and operated by broadcast engineer and consultant Mark C. Nolte.cite news |work=MarkNolte.com |title=Resume |first=Mark |last=Nolte |url=http://www.marknolte.com/_wsn/page2.html] The station, branded as "98.9 "The Buzz," carried a classic rock/oldies music format with a locally produced live morning show.

In February 2003, Gla-Mar Broadcasting LLC (Gregory Merrill, managing member) reached an agreement to purchase KBZB from Mark C. Nolte for a reported sale price of $429,000.cite news |work=Broadcasting & Cable |title=Changing Hands - 2/10/2003 |date=2003-02-10 |url=http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA275915.html] At the same time, Gla-Mar entered into a time brokerage agreement to operate the station, pending FCC approval of the sale.

In November 2003, 3 Point Media-Nevada LLC reached an agreement to purchase KBZB from Gla-Mar Broadcasting for a reported sale price of $1.962 million.cite news |work=Radio Ink |title=3 Point Media Purchases KBZB |date=2003-11-17 |url=http://www.radioink.com/HeadlineEntry.asp?hid=116072&pt=archive] The principal owners of 3 Point Media-Nevada LLC are Chris Devine and Bruce Buzil.cite news |work=Radio News Web |title=November 2003 |date=2003-11-20 |first=John |last=Sutton |url= |quote=In Nevada, 3 Points Media LLC has moved into Pioche with a USD 1.96 million cash purchase of Rock format KBZB-FM, Pioche] At the time of the announcement, 3 Points Media LLC owned 7 other radio stations but none in the Pioche market.cite news |work=Broadcasting & Cable |date=2003-12-01 |url=http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA338549.html |title=Changing Hands - 12/1/2003] This license transfer was approved by the FCC on January 26, 2004, but as of February 2008 the station is still listed in the FCC database as licensed to Gla-Mar Broadcasting LLC.cite news |url=http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/prod/cdbs/pubacc/Auth_Files/695756.pdf |work=Federal Communications Commission |date=2004-01-26 |title=Consent to Assignment |format=PDF]

On September 29, 2006, the FCC issued a Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture against Gla-Mar Broadcasting, LLC, for willful and repeated violations of FCC rules by failing to ensure the operational readiness of KBZB's Emergency Alert System equipment.cite news |work=Federal Communications Commission |title=Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture |url=http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-267804A1.pdf |format=PDF |date=2006-09-29 |first=Thomas |last=VanStavern] The commission found Gla-Mar Broadcasting liable for forfeiture in the amount of $8,000.

Relocation

The station has filed an application with the FCC to relocate its transmitter and change its community of license to Santa Clara, Utah. This move to the southeast across state lines would put the station adjacent to Interstate 15 and closer to Las Vegas, Nevada.

References

External links

*FMQ|KBZB
*FML|KBZB
*FMARB|KBZB