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KZBK

Brookfield, Missouri
Frequency	96.9 MHz
Branding	Z-96.9
Programming
Format	Hot adult contemporary
Ownership
Owner	Best Broadcasting, Inc.
Sister stations	KFMZ
History
First air date	August 17, 1981 (1981-08-17) (as KQMO at 97.7)
Former call signs	KQMO (1981–1985)
Former frequencies	97.7 MHz (1981–1995)
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	4930
Class	C2
ERP	50,000 watts
HAAT	150 meters (490 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	39°50′26″N 93°04′49″W / 39.84051°N 93.08024°W / 39.84051; -93.08024
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Website	kzbkradio.com

KZBK is a radio station airing a hot adult contemporary format licensed to Brookfield, Missouri, broadcasting on 96.9 MHz FM. The station is owned by Best Broadcasting, Inc.

History

KQMO at 97.7 MHz signed on August 17, 1981, simulcasting sister AM station KGHM during the day and airing its own programming until midnight. Two years later, however, KGHM-KQMO went silent and remained so for a year until the station was sold by Hampro Wireless to Dwight and Carolyn Carver in 1984. The resumption of operations of both stations was delayed into 1985 by FCC requirements. After the sale, both stations changed call letters: KGHM became gospel station KGNG, while KQMO relaunched as KZBK with an adult contemporary format.

Best acquired KGNG-KZBK in 1993. The two stations became KZBK-AM-FM, simulcasting Best flagship KZZT in Moberly. The simulcast of KZZT ended in 1995 when Best completed construction of a new KZBK-FM facility at 96.9 MHz, and the two stations began carrying their own programming.

References

1. "Facility Technical Data for KZBK". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
2. KZBK fcc.gov. Retrieved November 11, 2012
3. "Brookfield FM station to air at 97.7 Monday". Chillicothe Constitution-Tribune. August 13, 1981. Retrieved June 9, 2019.
4. "KGHM-KQMO is sold to Oklahoma couple". Chillicothe Constitution-Tribune. November 6, 1984. p. 1.
5. "Return to airwaves delayed by FCC". Chillicothe Constitution-Tribune. December 27, 1984. Retrieved June 9, 2019.
6. "Company History". Best Broadcasting. Retrieved June 9, 2019.

External links

• Official website
• Facility details for Facility ID 4930 (KZBK) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• KZBK in Nielsen Audio's FM station database

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