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KTBZ-FM
KTBZ-FM (94.5 MHz) is a commercial radio station licensed to Houston, Texas. Owned by iHeartMedia, the station serves Greater Houston. KTBZ-FM's studios are located in Uptown Houston, while the station's transmitter is located near Missouri City, Texas; KTBZ-FM has an effective radiated power of 100,000 watts.
KTBZ-FM broadcasts in the HD Radio format, with its HD2 subchannel carrying a simulcast of co-owned KBME "Sportstalk 790", and its HD3 subchannel carrying a simulcast of co-owned KPRC.
The station first signed on the air October 15, 1960, as KARO. The station was owned by San Diego–based Multi Casting, Inc. and broadcast at only 7,600 watts. KARO was unable to continue operation and went off the air in August 1961. The license remained active though, and was sold to Apollo Broadcasting in 1963.
Apollo changed the call letters to KLEF, and the station returned to the air on November 1, 1964 with a classical music format. In 1969, the station was acquired by Entertainment Communications, Inc., which later became Entercom.
KLEF was Houston's leading classical outlet for 22 years. The station got a boost to 100,000 watts effective radiated power (ERP), covering much of Southeast Texas. By the mid-1980s, interest in classical music had declined and management decided to go with a more mass-appeal format.
On March 13, 1986, the station became KJYY, "Joy 95", with a soft adult contemporary format. Then in 1988, it became KLDE, branded as "Oldies 94.5". At the time, the station was owned by Entercom. The station was operated under the direction of a variety of program directors, including RC Rogers, Bob Harlow, Dennis Winslow, Ron Parker, and Ed Scarborough. Past general managers include Steve Shepard, Chris McMurray, Chris Wegman, and Caroline Devine.
Bonneville International bought the station in 1997, with AM/FM, Inc. taking over in 1998.
Due to the 2000 merger of Clear Channel Communications (now iHeartMedia) and AM/FM, Inc., and the need to stay within the Federal Communications Commission's station ownership cap, KLDE's intellectual property was sold to Cox Radio, for the 107.5 frequency, which at the time aired an alternative rock format as "The Buzz", KTBZ.
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KTBZ-FM
KTBZ-FM (94.5 MHz) is a commercial radio station licensed to Houston, Texas. Owned by iHeartMedia, the station serves Greater Houston. KTBZ-FM's studios are located in Uptown Houston, while the station's transmitter is located near Missouri City, Texas; KTBZ-FM has an effective radiated power of 100,000 watts.
KTBZ-FM broadcasts in the HD Radio format, with its HD2 subchannel carrying a simulcast of co-owned KBME "Sportstalk 790", and its HD3 subchannel carrying a simulcast of co-owned KPRC.
The station first signed on the air October 15, 1960, as KARO. The station was owned by San Diego–based Multi Casting, Inc. and broadcast at only 7,600 watts. KARO was unable to continue operation and went off the air in August 1961. The license remained active though, and was sold to Apollo Broadcasting in 1963.
Apollo changed the call letters to KLEF, and the station returned to the air on November 1, 1964 with a classical music format. In 1969, the station was acquired by Entertainment Communications, Inc., which later became Entercom.
KLEF was Houston's leading classical outlet for 22 years. The station got a boost to 100,000 watts effective radiated power (ERP), covering much of Southeast Texas. By the mid-1980s, interest in classical music had declined and management decided to go with a more mass-appeal format.
On March 13, 1986, the station became KJYY, "Joy 95", with a soft adult contemporary format. Then in 1988, it became KLDE, branded as "Oldies 94.5". At the time, the station was owned by Entercom. The station was operated under the direction of a variety of program directors, including RC Rogers, Bob Harlow, Dennis Winslow, Ron Parker, and Ed Scarborough. Past general managers include Steve Shepard, Chris McMurray, Chris Wegman, and Caroline Devine.
Bonneville International bought the station in 1997, with AM/FM, Inc. taking over in 1998.
Due to the 2000 merger of Clear Channel Communications (now iHeartMedia) and AM/FM, Inc., and the need to stay within the Federal Communications Commission's station ownership cap, KLDE's intellectual property was sold to Cox Radio, for the 107.5 frequency, which at the time aired an alternative rock format as "The Buzz", KTBZ.
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