KBOZ (AM) explained

KBOZ
City:Bozeman, Montana
Branding:1090 KBOZ
Frequency:1090 kHz
Airdate:December 19, 1975[1]
Format:Classic country/Ag News
Power:5,000 watts
Class:B
Facility Id:16775
Coordinates:45.6161°N -111.0878°W
Callsign Meaning:BOZeman
Owner:Cameron Maxwell
Licensee:Desert Mountain Broadcasting Licenses LLC
Sister Stations:KBOZ-FM, KOBB, KOBB-FM, KOZB
Website:1090kboz.com
Licensing Authority:FCC

KBOZ (1090 kHz) is an AM radio station licensed to Bozeman, Montana, United States. The station serves the greater Bozeman area. The station's license is held by Desert Mountain Broadcasting Licenses LLC.

KBOZ shares a transmitter site with KBOZ-FM and KOBB-FM, east of the studios on Johnson Road and Fowler Lane. KBOZ-FM, KOZB, and KOBB-FM all have construction permits to move to a new shared transmitter site on top of Green Mountain, along I-90 east of Bozeman.

On June 1, 2018, KBOZ and its sister stations went off the air.[2]

Effective December 6, 2019, KBOZ and its sister stations' licenses were involuntarily assigned from Reier Broadcasting Company, Inc. to Richard J. Samson, as Receiver. The licenses for these stations were sold to Desert Mountain Broadcasting Licenses LLC for $300,000 in a deal completed on January 31, 2022. [3]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2009. 2009. D-335. June 4, 2018.
  2. https://radioinsight.com/headlines/168752/five-station-cluster-shuts-down-in-bozeman/ Five Station Cluster Shuts Down in Bozeman
  3. News: Deal Digest – February 3, 2021. 2022-08-07.