KNBZ

Infobox Radio station
name = KNBZ


city = Redfield, South Dakota
area = Aberdeen, South Dakota
branding = "Sunny 97.7"
slogan = "Your number one at work station!"
airdate =
frequency = 97.7 MHz
format = Adult Contemporary
erp = 100,000 watts
haat = 171 meters (561 feet)
class = C1
facility_id = 84240
coordinates = coord|45|12|30|N|98|40|20|W
callsign_meaning =
former_callsigns = KAWO
owner = Hub City Radio, a division of Armada Media Corporation
licensee = Armada Media - Aberdeen, Inc
sister_stations = KBFO, KGIM, KGIM-FM, KSDN, KSDN-FM
webcast =
website = [http://hubcityradio.com/sunny97.html KNBZ Online]
affiliations =

KNBZ (97.7 FM, "Sunny 97.7") is a radio station licensed to serve Redfield, South Dakota. [cite news |work=Aberdeen American News |title=Changes coming to Aberdeen radio dial: More local shows, ESPN added; less political gabbers |url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-12473505_ITM |date=2006-01-26 |first=Jeff |last=Bahr] The station is owned by Hub City Radio, a division of Armada Media Corporation, and licensed to Armada Media - Aberdeen, Inc. It airs an Adult Contemporary music format.cite web |title=Station Information Profile |work=Arbitron |url=http://www.arbitron.com/]

The station was assigned the KNBZ call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on September 2, 1997.cite web |title=Call Sign History |url=http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=84240&Callsign=KNBZ |work=FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database]

Notable weekday programming includes "Jay Dean's Morning Party" on mornings, Les Cummings on mid-days, Scott Solberg on afternoons, and the syndicated John Tesh program in the evening.

Ownership

In 2004, Aberdeen Radio Ranch Inc. (Robert J. Ingstad, co-president) agreed to acquire KGIM, KGIM-FM, KNBZ, and KQKD from Robert E. Ingstad as part of a reorganization by the Ingstad family. The transaction price was not disclosed. [cite news |work=Broadcasting & Cable |title=Changing Hands |date=2004-10-25 |url=http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA474535.html]

In May 2006, Armada Media Corporation reached an agreement to acquire KBFO, KGIM, KGIM-FM, KNBZ, KSDN, and KSDN-FM from Aberdeen Radio Ranch for a reported $9.25 million. [cite news |work=Aberdeen American News |title=$9.25 million paid for six Aberdeen radio stations |date=2006-05-13 |first=Jeff |last=Bahr |url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-16965752_ITM]

References

External links

* [http://hubcityradio.com/sunny97.html KNBZ official website]
*FMQ|KNBZ
*FML|KNBZ
*FMARB|KNBZ