KBDN

KBDN (96.5 FM, "Real Country 96.5") is a radio station licensed to serve Bandon, Oregon, United States. The station is owned by Bicoastal Media and the broadcast license is held by Bicoastal Media Licenses III, LLC.

For the airport in Bend, Oregon, assigned ICAO code KBDN, see Bend Municipal Airport.
KBDN
Broadcast areaBandon-Coos Bay-North Bend, Oregon
Frequency96.5 MHz
BrandingReal Country 96.5
Programming
FormatCountry
AffiliationsCitadel Media
Ownership
Owner
  • Bicoastal Media
  • (Bicoastal Media Licenses III, LLC)
KBBR, KJMX, KOOS, KSHR-FM, KTEE, KWRO
History
First air date
1996
Former call signs
KAJT (1/13/95-3/10/95, CP)[1]
Call sign meaning
BanDoN
Technical information
Facility ID13875
ClassC3
ERP1,500 watts
HAAT395 meters (1296 feet)
Transmitter coordinates
42°57′27″N 124°16′13″W
Links
WebcastListen live
Websitekbdn.com

Programming

KBDN broadcasts a country music format featuring the satellite-delivered "Real Country" format from Citadel Media.[2] In addition to its usual music programming, KBDN airs news updates from CNN Radio.

History

This station received its original construction permit from the Federal Communications Commission on November 17, 1994.[3] The new station was assigned the call letters KAJT by the FCC on January 13, 1995.[1] This was short-lived the station was assigned the current KBDN call letters on March 10, 1995.[1] After a modification and one extension, KBDN received its license to cover from the FCC on January 24, 1997.[4]

In April 2003, Coquille River Broadcasters, Inc., reached an agreement to sell this station and three others to Bicoastal Media through their Bicoastal CB, LLC, subsidiary for a total sale price of $1.5 million.[5] The four-station deal was approved by the FCC on August 22, 2003, and the transaction was consummated on October 16, 2003.[6] At the time of the sale, KBDN broadcast a classic rock music format branded as "B96".[5]

As part of an internal corporate re-organization by the Bicoastal Media parent company, Bicoastal CB, LLC, applied in October 2007 to transfer the broadcast license for KBDN to Bicoastal Media Licenses III, LLC. The transfer was approved by the FCC on October 29, 2007, and the transaction was consummated on the same day.[7]

References
  1. "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
  2. "Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
  3. "Application Search Details (BPH-19930930ME)". FCC Media Bureau. November 17, 1994.
  4. "Application Search Details (BLH-19961025KE)". FCC Media Bureau. January 24, 1997.
  5. "Changing Hands - 2003-05-05". Broadcasting & Cable. May 5, 2003.
  6. "Application Search Details (BALH-20030430AAS)". FCC Media Bureau. October 16, 2003.
  7. "Application Search Details (BALH-20071016ABW)". FCC Media Bureau. October 29, 2007.
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