KHBZ(102.9FM,"New Country 102.9" ) is aradio stationbroadcasting acountry musicformat.[2]Licensed toHarrison, Arkansas,United States, the station is currently owned by Paul Coates and Mike Huckabee, through licensee Ozark Mountain Media Group, LLC.[3]

KHBZ
Broadcast areaBranson, Missouri
Frequency102.9MHz
BrandingNew Country 102.9
Programming
FormatCountry
Ownership
Owner
  • Mike Huckabee
  • (Ozark Mountain Media Group, LLC)
KHOZ
History
First air date
1963 (as KHOZ-FM)
Former call signs
KHOZ-FM (1979–1989)
KWNQ (1989–1990)WINK FM
KHOZ-FM (1990–2012)
Call signmeaning
KhBuZz
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID26235
ClassC1
ERP100,000watts
HAAT299 meters (981 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
36°26′10.4″N93°14′43.7″W/ 36.436222°N 93.245472°W/36.436222; -93.245472
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
Websitenewcountry1029.com

History

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The station launched on March 29, 1963 under the call sign KHOZ-FM. Throughout much of the 1970s and 1980s, the station ran anadult contemporarymusic format. In 1989, the station upgraded its format toTop 40/CHRunder the call sign KWNQ and branding "WINK FM". Unfortunately, it was short-lived, and in 1990, the station dropped CHR and flipped to its current country format, which also brought back its KHOZ-FM call letters.

References

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  1. ^"Facility Technical Data for KHBZ".Licensing and Management System.Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^"Station Information Profile".Arbitron.Spring 2010. Archived fromthe originalon 2010-03-01.Retrieved2011-03-06.
  3. ^"KHBZ Facility Record".United StatesFederal Communications Commission,audio division.Retrieved2011-03-06.
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