Jump to content

KBFP-FM: Difference between revisions

Add links
Coordinates: 35°30′53″N 119°03′41″W / 35.51472°N 119.06139°W / 35.51472; -119.06139
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Browse history interactively
← Previous edit
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
m sp
Mdann52 bot (talk | contribs)
Bots
29,706 edits
Task 15 - deleting templates AMQ/FMQ per TFDs
 
(46 intermediate revisions by 26 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
{{Infobox radio station
{{Infobox radio station
| name =
| name = KBFP-FM
| logo = File:KBFP-FM Sunny 105.3 logo.png
| image =
| logo_size = 250px
| image_size =
| city =
| city = [[Delano, California]]
| area = [[Bakersfield, California]]
| area = [[Bakersfield metropolitan area]]
| branding = Sunny 105.3
| branding = Sunny 105.3
| airdate = [[1981 in radio|1981]] (as KZAY)
| slogan = Bakersfield's Feel Good Station
| frequency = 105.3 [[Megahertz|MHz]] {{HD Radio}}
| airdate =
⚫
| format = [[Adult contemporary]]
| frequency =
⚫
| erp = 35,000 [[watt]]s
⚫
| format = [[Adult contemporary]]
| haat = {{convert|177|m|ft|sp=us}}
⚫
| erp = 35,000 [[watt]]s
⚫
| class = B
| haat = 177 meters
⚫
| facility_id = 37774
⚫
| class = B
| coordinates = {{nowrap|{{coord|35|30|53|N|119|03|41|W|region:US-CA_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}}}
| callsign_meaning =
| callsign_meaning = "Bakersfield La Preciosa" (previous format)
| former_callsigns = KZAY (12/1981-12/1987)<br/> KAMM (12/1987-3/1988)<br/> [[KKXX-FM]] (3/1988-7/1998)<br/> [[KKDJ-LP|KKDJ]] (7/1998-1/2006)<ref>{{cite news | first= | last= | coauthors= | title=KBFP Callsign History | date= | publisher= | url =http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=37774&Callsign=KBFP-FM | work =FCC | pages = | accessdate = 2008-02-21 | language = }}</ref>
| former_callsigns = KZAY (1981–1987)<br/>KAMM (1987–1988)<br/>KKXX-FM (1988–1998)<br/>KKDJ-FM (7/1/1998)<br>KSMJ (7/1/1998)<br/>KKDJ (1998–2006)<ref>{{cite news | title=KBFP Callsign History | url =http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=37774&Callsign=KBFP-FM | work =FCC | access-date = 2008-02-21 }}</ref>
⚫
| owner = [[iHeartMedia, Inc.]]
⚫
| affiliations = [[Premiere Networks]]
⚫
| licensee = CC Licenses, LLC
⚫
| owner = [[iHeartMedia, Inc.]]
⚫
| sister_stations = [[KBFP (AM)|KBFP]], [[KDFO]], [[KHTY]], [[KRAB]]
⚫
| licensee = iHM Licenses, LLC
⚫
| webcast = [https://www.iheart.com/live/sunny-1053-3340/]|
⚫
| sister_stations = [[KBFP (AM)|KBFP]], [[KDFO]], [[KHTY]], [[KRAB]]
⚫
| website = [http://sunny1053.com/ sunny1053.com]
⚫
| webcast = [https://www.iheart.com/live/sunny-1053-3340/ Listen Live]
⚫
| affiliations =
⚫
| website = {{URL|https://sunny1053.iheart.com/}}
⚫
| facility_id = 37774
| licensing_authority= [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]]
| coordinates =
}}
}}


'''KBFP-FM''' (105.3 [[FM broadcasting|FM]], "Sunny 105.3") is a [[radio station]] broadcasting an [[Adult contemporary music|Adult Contemporary]] music format. KBFP-FM is licensed to [[Delano, California]], and broadcasting to the [[Bakersfield, California]], area. The station is owned by [[iHeartMedia, Inc.]].
'''KBFP-FM''' (105.3 [[Hertz|MHz]]) is a [[commercial radio|commercial]] [[FM radio|FM]] [[radio station]] [[city of license|licensed]] to [[Delano, California]], and serving the [[Bakersfield metropolitan area]]. The station is owned by [[iHeartMedia, Inc.]], and calls itself "Sunny 105.3." It broadcasts an [[adult contemporary]] [[radio format]], switching to [[Christmas music]] for much of November and December. Most of the programming is [[radio syndication|syndicated]]: "Valentine in the Morning" comes from co-owned [[KBIG]] [[Los Angeles]], afternoon [[drive time]] is from "[[John Tesh]] Intelligence for Your Life" and evenings feature the call-in and dedication show "[[Delilah Rene|Delilah]]."

KBFP-FM's [[radio studio]]s are on Mohawk Street in southwest Bakersfield. The [[transmitter]] is off Porterville Highway ([[California State Route 65]]) in [[Shafter, California]].<ref>[https://radio-locator.com/info/KBFP-FM Radio-Locator.com/KBFP-FM]</ref>


==History==
==History==
105.3 FM signed on in 1981 with the call letters KZAY. On December 11, 1987, KZAY changed to a [[country music]] format known as KAMM. KAMM was on the air from December 1987 until March 1988 when KAMM became the new home for KKXX-FM (which had been at [[KUZZ|107.9]]). [[KKXX-FM]] was known as [[top 40]] radio station ''"The New Power 105 KKXX FM"'', which was at 105.3 FM until July 2, 1998. The call letters KKXX moved to [[KPSL-FM|96.5]] FM. [[KKDJ-LP|KKDJ]], an [[oldies]] station that was at [[KDFO|98.5]] FM at the time moved to 105.3 FM and was known as ''"Star 105.3"''. KKDJ changed formats in 2001 to [[adult contemporary]] and was known as ''"K-Lite 105.3"''.
105.3 FM [[sign-on|signed on]] in 1981 with the [[call sign]] KZAY. On December 11, 1987, KZAY changed to a [[country music]] format known as KAMM. KAMM was on the air from December 1987 until March 1988 when KAMM became the new home for KKXX-FM (which had been at [[KUZZ|107.9]]). [[KKXX-FM]] was known as [[top 40]] radio station ''"The New Power 105 KKXX FM"'', which was at 105.3 FM until July 2, 1998. The call letters KKXX moved to [[KPSL-FM|96.5]] FM. KKDJ, an [[oldies]] station that was at [[KDFO|98.5]] FM at the time moved to 105.3 FM and was known as ''"Star 105.3"''. KKDJ changed formats in 2001 to [[adult contemporary]] and was known as ''"K-Lite 105.3"''.


On September 3, 2004, KKDJ changed formats to a [[Spanish language]] [[Mexican music|Mexican Oldies]] radio station known as "La Preciosa". On January 1, 2006, the call letters KKDJ were changed to '''KBFP'''. The KKDJ call letters are now owned by a television station in [[Arroyo Grande]], [[California]].
On September 3, 2004, KKDJ changed formats to a [[Spanish-language]] adult contemporary format as ''La Preciosa 105.3''. On January 1, 2006, the call letters KKDJ were changed to '''KBFP'''. The KKDJ call letters are now owned by a television station in [[Arroyo Grande|Arroyo Grande, California]].


On August 31, 2018, the station flipped back to an English-language AC format as ''Sunny 105.3''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/170264/the-sun-rises-on-a-new-ac-in-bakersfield/|title=The Sun Rises On A New AC In Bakersfield - RadioInsight|date=2018-08-31|work=RadioInsight|access-date=2018-09-05|language=en-US}}</ref>
On August 31, 2018, KBFP changed formats back to an [[Adult contemporary]] radio station known as "Sunny 105.3".

==Programming==


==Previous logos==
==Previous logos==
[[Image:Logo-klite.png|100px]] [[Image:KKXX.jpg|125px]] [[Image:KBFP-FM logo.gif|100px]] [[Image:La_Preciosa_105.3.png|200px]]
[[Image:Logo-klite.png|100px]]<!-- Deleted image removed: [[Image:KKXX.jpg|125px]] --><!-- Deleted image removed: [[Image:KBFP-FM logo.gif|100px]] --><!-- Deleted image removed: [[Image:La Preciosa 105.3.png|200px]] -->

==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
*{{Official website|https://sunny1053.iheart.com/}}
* [http://www.lapreciosa1053.com La Preciosa 105.3 FM KBFP-FM official website]
{{FM station data|KBFP}}
{{FM station data|37774|KBFP-FM}}
*[https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/getimportletter_exh.cgi?import_letter_id=79481&.pdf FCC History Cards for KBFP-FM]


{{clear}}
{{Bakersfield Radio}}
{{Bakersfield Radio}}
{{Spanish Radio Stations in California}}
{{Adult Contemporary Radio Stations in California}}
{{IHeartMedia}}
{{IHeartMedia}}


[[Category:Spanish-language radio stations in California|BFP-FM]]
[[Category:Mainstream adult contemporary radio stations in the United States]]
[[Category:Arroyo Grande, California]]
[[Category:Arroyo Grande, California]]
[[Category:Radio stations in Bakersfield, California|BFP-FM]]
[[Category:Radio stations in Bakersfield, California]]
[[Category:Radio stations established in 1981]]
[[Category:Radio stations established in 1987]]
[[Category:IHeartMedia radio stations]]
[[Category:IHeartMedia radio stations]]
[[Category:1987 establishments in California]]




Latest revision as of 02:09, 15 July 2024

KBFP-FM
Broadcast areaBakersfield metropolitan area
Frequency105.3 MHz (HD Radio)
BrandingSunny 105.3
Programming
FormatAdult contemporary
AffiliationsPremiere Networks
Ownership
Owner
KBFP, KDFO, KHTY, KRAB
History
First air date
1981 (as KZAY)
Former call signs
KZAY (1981–1987)
KAMM (1987–1988)
KKXX-FM (1988–1998)
KKDJ-FM (7/1/1998)
KSMJ (7/1/1998)
KKDJ (1998–2006)[1]
Call sign meaning
"Bakersfield La Preciosa" (previous format)
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID37774
ClassB
ERP35,000 watts
HAAT177 meters (581 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
35°30′53″N 119°03′41″W / 35.51472°N 119.06139°W / 35.51472; -119.06139
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
Websitesunny1053.iheart.com

KBFP-FM (105.3 MHz) is a commercial FM radio station licensed to Delano, California, and serving the Bakersfield metropolitan area. The station is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc., and calls itself "Sunny 105.3." It broadcasts an adult contemporary radio format, switching to Christmas music for much of November and December. Most of the programming is syndicated: "Valentine in the Morning" comes from co-owned KBIG Los Angeles, afternoon drive time is from "John Tesh Intelligence for Your Life" and evenings feature the call-in and dedication show "Delilah."

KBFP-FM's radio studios are on Mohawk Street in southwest Bakersfield. The transmitter is off Porterville Highway (California State Route 65) in Shafter, California.[3]

History

[edit]

105.3 FM signed on in 1981 with the call sign KZAY. On December 11, 1987, KZAY changed to a country music format known as KAMM. KAMM was on the air from December 1987 until March 1988 when KAMM became the new home for KKXX-FM (which had been at 107.9). KKXX-FM was known as top 40 radio station "The New Power 105 KKXX FM", which was at 105.3 FM until July 2, 1998. The call letters KKXX moved to 96.5 FM. KKDJ, an oldies station that was at 98.5 FM at the time moved to 105.3 FM and was known as "Star 105.3". KKDJ changed formats in 2001 to adult contemporary and was known as "K-Lite 105.3".

On September 3, 2004, KKDJ changed formats to a Spanish-language adult contemporary format as La Preciosa 105.3. On January 1, 2006, the call letters KKDJ were changed to KBFP. The KKDJ call letters are now owned by a television station in Arroyo Grande, California.

On August 31, 2018, the station flipped back to an English-language AC format as Sunny 105.3.[4]

Previous logos

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "KBFP Callsign History". FCC. Retrieved 2008-02-21.
  2. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KBFP-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ^ Radio-Locator.com/KBFP-FM
  4. ^ "The Sun Rises On A New AC In Bakersfield - RadioInsight". RadioInsight. 2018-08-31. Retrieved 2018-09-05.
[edit]


Stub icon 1 Stub icon 2

This article about a radio station in California is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=KBFP-FM&oldid=1234573539"