KBIF

Infobox Radio station
name = KBIF


city = Fresno, California
area =
branding =
slogan = "The Central Valley's Asian Voice"
frequency = 900 kHz
airdate = 1954
share = 1.0, #24
share as of = Fa'07
share source = R&R [cite news | first= | last= | coauthors= | title=Fresno Market Ratings | date= | url=http://www.radioandrecords.com/RRRatings/DetailsPage.aspx?MID=95&RY=2007&RQ=4&MP=0&OTHER=2&MN=Fresno&MS=CA&MR=66&12P=734600&UP=1/18/2008&SU=CM&BPER=&HPER=44.6&OPER=&NSD=3/11/2008&CE=0
work =Radio and Records | pages = | date = | language = ]
format = World Ethnic
power = 1000 watts (daytime) 500 watts (nighttime)
erp =
haat =
class = B
facility_id = 9226
coordinates = coord|36|41|30.00|N|119|40|46.00|W|region:US_type:city
callsign_meaning =
former_callsigns =
owner = Gore-Overgaard Broadcasting, Inc.
licensee =
sister_stations =
webcast =
website = [http://kbif900am.com kbif900am.com]
affiliations =

KBIF (900 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a World Ethnic format to the Fresno, California, USA area. The station is currently owned by Gore-Overgaard Broadcasting, Inc. [ cite web|url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=KBIF |title=KBIF Facility Record |work=United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division ]

KBIF began serving the Central San Joaquin Valley in 1954 and by the early 1980s was broadcasting 24 hours a day. The Big Band format in the 1950s changed to a Christian format in the 1960s, which continues today. KBIF added foreign language programming, including Spanish, Punjabi and Japanese, in the mid-1980s and later added Hmong, Lao, Korean and Vietnamese.

References

External links

*AMQ|KBIF
*AML|KBIF
*AMARB|KBIF

Fresno Radio