KGBX-FM

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KGBX-FM
105.9 KGBX logo.png
Broadcast area Springfield, Missouri
Frequency 105.9 MHz
Branding105.9 KGBX
Programming
Format Adult contemporary
Affiliations Premiere Networks
Ownership
Owner
KGMY, KSWF, KTOZ-FM, KXUS
History
First air date
April 23, 1979 (1979-04-23) (as KBLR-FM)
Former call signs
KBLR-FM (1979–1979)
KYOO-FM (1979–1989)
Technical information
Facility ID 63887
Class C2
ERP 38,000 watts
HAAT 170 meters (560 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
37°10′47″N93°15′39″W / 37.17972°N 93.26083°W / 37.17972; -93.26083
Links
Webcast Listen Live
Website kgbx.iheart.com

KGBX-FM (105.9 MHz) is a radio station broadcasting an adult contemporary format. Licensed to Nixa, Missouri, United States, the station serves the Springfield, Missouri, market. The station is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. and licensed as iHM Licenses, LLC. [1]

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History

The station went on the air as KBLR-FM on April 23, 1979. On July 18, 1979, the station changed its call letters to KYOO-FM. This station served the Bolivar, Missouri, area but could be heard in Springfield.

On October 10, 1989, KYOO-FM 106.3 was sold. The station was moved to 105.9 and became the current KGBX-FM primarily serving Springfield. [2]

The city of license was eventually moved from Bolivar to Nixa.

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References

  1. "KGBX-FM Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  2. "KGBX-FM Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.