KBZE

Infobox Radio station
name = KBZE


city = Berwick, Louisiana
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branding = "105.9 The Breeze"
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frequency = 105.9 MHz
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format = Urban Adult Contemporary
power =
erp = 4,000 watts
haat = 123 meters or 404 feet
class = A
facility_id = 40580
coordinates = coord|29|45|27.00|N| 91|10|25.00|W|region:US_type:city
callsign_meaning =
former_callsigns = KVPO
owner = Hubcast Broadcasting Inc.
licensee =
sister_stations = KFRA
webcast = [http://www.warpradio.com/Tuner.asp?id=4310','popup','toolbar=no,location=no,scrollbars=no,width=512,height=215' KBZE Webcast]
website = [http://www.kbze.com KBZE Main website]
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KBZE-FM (105.9 FM) is the only Urban radio station located between New Orleans and Baton Rouge and New Orleans and Lafayette. It broadcasts the Tom Joyner Morning Show and the Michael Baisden Show.

Although KBZE's format is Urban Adult Contemporary, the station also broadcasts local programming, including a 15 minute weekday broadcast at 11:30 a.m. by Elder Hebert Andrew, pastor of the Beacon Light Baptist Church of Houma. KBZE is also the home at Noon on Fridays for the Jerome Boykin Show. Boykin is president of the Terrebonne NAACP.

Licensed to Berwick, Louisiana, USA, the station is owned by Hubcast Broadcasting Inc. [cite web|url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=KBZE-FM |title=KBZE-FM Facility Record |work=United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division ]

The station serves a seven parish region, however, it focuses most of its interest on the Houma/Thibodaux/Morgan City/Franklin metropolitan areas.

Currently, the station is being simulcast over sister station KFRA 1390 kHz Franklin, Louisiana

The station also features a webcast of its stream at www.kbze.com. It also has a gospel Internet Radio Station at www.kbzegospel.com, and a sports Internet Radio Station at www.kbzesports.com.

Also, these two radio stations are New Orleans Hornets affiliates. They also broadcast area high school football, basketball and baseball.

History

The station was started around 1990, becoming licensed as KVPO in 1991 as a 3,200 watt station at its present tower location. The station changed to its current KBZE calls on October 16,1992, and was granted an increase of power to 4,000 watts in 1995.

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*FMQ|KBZE
*FML|KBZE
*FMARB|KBZE