| KBLB | |
| City: | Nisswa, Minnesota |
| Area: | Brainerd, Minnesota/Brainerd Lakes area |
| Branding: | B-93.3 |
| Frequency: | 93.3 MHz |
| Airdate: | 2002 |
| Format: | Country music |
| Erp: | 100,000 watts |
| Haat: | 170m (560feet) |
| Class: | C1 |
| Facility Id: | 4337 |
| Coordinates: | 46.4428°N -94.3819°W |
| Callsign Meaning: | BL Broadcasting (former owner) |
| Former Callsigns: | KBPQ (1999–2002) |
| Owner: | Hubbard Broadcasting, Inc. |
| Licensee: | HBI Radio Brainerd/Wadena, LLC |
| Sister Stations: | KLIZ, KLIZ-FM, KUAL-FM, KVBR, WJJY-FM |
| Webcast: | Listen Live |
| Licensing Authority: | FCC |
KBLB (93.3 FM, "B93.3") is a radio station broadcasting a country music format.[1] Licensed to Nisswa, Minnesota, United States, the station serves the Brainerd area. The station is owned by Hubbard Broadcasting, Inc. (through licensee HBI Radio Brainerd/Wadena, LLC) and features programming from Westwood One.[2]
KBLB is a sister station to KVBR 1340 (Business News/Talk), KLIZ 1380 (Sports), KUAL-FM 103.5 (Oldies), WJJY-FM 106.7 (Adult Contemporary), and KLIZ-FM 107.5 (Classic Rock). All are located in a brand new modern broadcast facility located at 13225 Dogwood Drive, Baxter.
The Federal Communications Commission issued a construction permit for the station to BDI Broadcasting, Inc. on 1999-08-05 and assigned it the call sign KBPQ.[3] On 2000-12-11, BDI assigned the permit to BL Broadcasting (both companies were subsidiaries of Omni Broadcasting).[4] On 2002-01-23, the station changed its call sign to the current KBLB.[5] The station received its license to cover on 2002-03-28.[6]
Hubbard Broadcasting announced on November 13, 2014 that it would purchase the Omni Broadcasting stations, including KBLB.[7] The sale was completed on February 27, 2015, at a purchase price of $8 million for the 16 stations and one translator.[8]