| KZBK | |
| City: | Brookfield, Missouri |
| Branding: | Z-96.9 |
| Frequency: | 96.9 MHz |
| Airdate: | (as KQMO at 97.7) |
| Format: | Hot adult contemporary |
| Erp: | 50,000 watts |
| Haat: | 150m (490feet) |
| Class: | C2 |
| Facility Id: | 4930 |
| Licensing Authority: | FCC |
| Former Callsigns: | KQMO (1981–1985) |
| Former Frequencies: | 97.7 MHz (1981–1995) |
| Owner: | Best Broadcasting, Inc. |
| Sister Stations: | KFMZ |
| Website: | kzbkradio.com |
KZBK is a radio station airing a hot adult contemporary format licensed to Brookfield, Missouri, broadcasting on 96.9 MHz FM. The station is owned by Best Broadcasting, Inc.[1]
KQMO at 97.7 MHz signed on August 17, 1981, simulcasting sister AM station KGHM during the day and airing its own programming until midnight.[2] Two years later, however, KGHM-KQMO went silent and remained so for a year until the station was sold by Hampro Wireless to Dwight and Carolyn Carver in 1984.[3] The resumption of operations of both stations was delayed into 1985 by FCC requirements.[4] After the sale, both stations changed call letters: KGHM became gospel station KGNG, while KQMO relaunched as KZBK with an adult contemporary format.
Best acquired KGNG-KZBK in 1993. The two stations became KZBK-AM-FM, simulcasting Best flagship KZZT in Moberly.[5] The simulcast of KZZT ended in 1995 when Best completed construction of a new KZBK-FM facility at 96.9 MHz, and the two stations began carrying their own programming.