KBLL (1240 AM, "Newstalk 1240") was a

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licensed to serve

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. The station was owned by Cherry Creek Radio. It aired a News/

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format. The station was assigned the KBLL call letters by the

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(FCC). Notable syndicated programming on the station included shows hosted by

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, and

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. The station was also one of the most active in Montana for local sports broadcasting, featuring Capital high school football and basketball, plus American Legion baseball. The sports "voice" and news director was former Chicago White Sox, Bears, and Blackhawk broadcaster Jay Scott. The station was also a leader in web-streaming its sports broadcasts. In 2008, Jay Scott was presented the "Montana Newscast of the Year" award by the Montana Broadcasters Association, after two runner-up awards the previous two years. He was the runner-up for "Montana Sportscaster of the Year" in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2016. KBLL went

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on November 4, 2014 after losing its transmitter site. Its programming, as well as the programming of sister station KCAP (1340 AM), was then moved to KMTX (950 AM), which Cherry Creek Radio purchased and relaunched as a new KCAP. The KBLL license was canceled by the FCC on July 5, 2016, due to the length of time for which the station had remained silent.

Ownership

In April 2004, a deal was reached for KBLL to be acquired by Cherry Creek Radio from Holter Broadcasting Corp. (Jan Holter-Lambert, president) as part of a 2-station deal with a total reported sale price of $2.8 million.

References

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