KBUN (AM)
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| Frequency | 1450kHz |
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| Branding | 1450 KBUN |
| Programming | |
| Format | Sports |
| Affiliations | FAN Radio Network, Minnesota News Network,ESPN Radio |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| KBUN-FM,KLLZ-FM,KBHP,KKZY | |
| History | |
First air date | 1946 |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 51879 |
| Class | C |
| Power | 1,000watts |
| Translator(s) | 94.9 K235BP (Bemidji) 100.1K261EV (Bemidji) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Website | kbunsportsradio |
KBUN,"Sports Radio AM 1450 KBUN", is asportsradio stationinBemidji, Minnesota,broadcasting with 1,000 watts at 1450 AM. It is owned and operated byHubbard Broadcasting,Inc. The Bemidji studios are located at 502 Beltrami Avenue, downtown Bemidji. The transmitter site is west of town on Jefferson Road.
Statewide news comes from the Minnesota News Network.
KBUN is part of the FAN Radio Network, whose in-house programs also can be heard throughoutMinnesota,North Dakota,andWisconsin.The flagship station of the FAN Radio Network isKFXN-FM,asportstalk radiostationin the twin cities. Other programming comes fromESPN Radio.
KBUN also airs some local sports programming, and is the area home to theMinnesota TwinsandMinnesota Vikingsbroadcasts.
History
[edit]KBUN-AM first went on the air on October 30, 1946, as part of a wave of radio and TV stations that launched after electronics rationing duringWorld War II.[2]It was initially owned and operated by Harry F. Pihl and R. W. Bradford as Bemidji Broadcasting Co. (aka, Paul Bunyan Broadcasting Co.) and broadcast with 250 watts at 1450 AM, from 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.[3]Affiliated with theMutual Broadcasting System(MBS),[4]it was purchased on February 24, 1948, by Butler Broadcasting Co. and operated by Edward and Gwenyth Butler from then until 1956.[5]Its studios were located at 419 1/2 Beltrami Avenue, Bemidji. On November 1, 1956, the FCC announced its approval of KBUN's sale to the Ben H. Potter, Jr., family.[6]
In 1972 Ben Potter, Jr., sold Paul Bunyan Broadcasting Co., to his daughter, Anne P. Delong and her husband, Edward Delong III.[7]In 1989, the Delongs sold KBUN to Louis H. Buron, Jr., who formedOmni Broadcastingas the umbrella company for his radio stations.[8]
Hubbard Broadcasting announced on November 13, 2014, that it would purchase the sixteenOmni Broadcastingstations, including KBUN.[9]The sale was completed on February 27, 2015, at a purchase price of $8 million for the 16 stations and one translator.[10]
On December 10, 2010, Paul Bunyan Broadcasting Co., acquired FM Translator Station K235BP, 94.9 MHz, from Shine the Light, Inc., for $50,000.[11]K235BP relays the KBUN signal. It was the first time the FAN Network was carried anywhere on an FM signal.
References
[edit]- ^"Facility Technical Data for KBUN".Licensing and Management System.Federal Communications Commission.
- ^Historical Scrapbook and Station Directory(PDF).Minnesota Broadcasters Association. 1990.RetrievedJune 22,2017.
- ^According to a reply to a radio reception report by chief engineer Dick E. Noble: "Our transmitter is a Raytheon, Model RA250, single vertical tower, radiatór, 150 feet high.""Minnesota Radio Reception Reports"(PDF).American Radio History.1946-11-22.Retrieved2017-06-24.
- ^"MBS Tally Goes to 383".The Billboard.December 28, 1946.Retrieved2017-06-22.
- ^"Edward Butler Obituary".Bemidji Pioneer Press.1965-03-04.
- ^"Telecasting Notes"(PDF).Television Digest.1956-11-03.Retrieved2017-06-25.
- ^"Ownership Changes"(PDF).Broadcasting.Washington, DC. 21 February 1972.Retrieved26 March2020.
- ^"Ownership Changes"(PDF).Broadcasting.Washington, DC. 8 May 1989.Retrieved26 March2020.
- ^"Hubbard Picks up 16 Stations From Omni".Radio Ink.November 13, 2014. Archived fromthe originalon November 13, 2014.RetrievedNovember 13,2014.
- ^"Hubbard Closes on 16 MN Stations from Omni".Radio Online.February 27, 2015.RetrievedMarch 2,2015.
- ^"FCC CDBS Public Access".fcc.gov.RetrievedMarch 27,2020.
External links
[edit]- KBUN website
- FAN Radio Network
- Facility details for Facility ID 51879 (KBUN)in theFCCLicensing and Management System
- KBUNinNielsen Audio's AM station database
- Facility details for Facility ID 152419 (K235BP)in theFCCLicensing and Management System
- K235BPat FCCdata.org
- Facility details for Facility ID 201328 (K261EV)in theFCCLicensing and Management System
- K261EVat FCCdata.org
47°27′56″N94°54′20″W/ 47.46556°N 94.90556°W
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