KSMB (FM)

KSMB (94.5 MHz, "94.5 KSMB") is a CHR FM radio station in Lafayette, Louisiana owned by Cumulus Media. Its studios are located on Galbert Road in Lafayette, and its transmitter is located south of Church Point, Louisiana.

KSMB

Lafayette, Louisiana
Broadcast area	Lafayette metro Baton Rouge metro
Frequency	94.5 MHz
Branding	94.5 KSMB
Programming
Format	Top 40 (CHR)
Affiliations	Premiere Networks United Stations Radio Networks Westwood One
Ownership
Owner	Cumulus Media (Radio License Holding CBC, LLC)
Sister stations	KNEK-AM/FM, KRRQ, KXKC
History
First air date	1964 (1964)
Call sign meaning	Southland Music Broadcasting (original owner)
Technical information
Facility ID	41057
Class	C
ERP	100,000 watts
HAAT	329 meters
Links
Webcast	Listen live
Website	ksmb.com

KSMB began broadcasting in 1964 as Lafayette's first FM station.[1] Its call letters stand for Southland Music Broadcasting, the station's original owner company.

Through the 1960s it featured a strictly Cajun, Swamp Pop and Zydeco Americana format. By the 1970s, the station had established an AOR format as "K94 The Stereo Rock!" In late 1984, the format was gradually shifted from AOR to the current legendary Top 40/CHR format, under a new moniker as "HitRadio 94½ The All New KSMB" occurring by October. This branding lasted until 1994, when the current brand name was adopted and shortened moderately as "94.5 KSMB".

Citadel Broadcasting purchased KSMB from Powell Broadcasting in 1999. Citadel merged with Cumulus Media on September 16, 2011.[2]

KSMB is recognized as one of Louisiana's oldest operating radio stations.