KBMP (90.5 FM, "

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to serve

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, United States. The station, established in 2002, is currently owned by the Bott Broadcasting Company and the

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is held by Community Broadcasting, Inc.

Programming

KBMP broadcasts a

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format as part of the

. The station features Bible teaching plus programming from several

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news and information sources.

History

This station received its original

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for a new FM station broadcasting at 90.5

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from the

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on March 15,

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. The new station was assigned the call letters KBMP by the FCC on April 30, 1999. In May 1999, Solid Rock Broadcasting, Inc., reached an agreement to sell the permit for this still-under construction station to the

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. The deal was approved by the FCC on July 13, 1999, and the transaction was consummated on August 17, 1999. In August 2001, KBMP applied for a main studio waiver allowing the station to be operated and programmed from outside the station's coverage area. On October 31, 2002, the FCC granted this authority to the station. KBMP also received its license to cover from the FCC on October 31, 2002. The station was an affiliate of

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. In August 2005, the American Family Association reached an agreement to sell this station to the

through their Community Broadcasting, Inc., subsidiary as part of a two-station deal valued at $30,000. The deal was approved by the FCC on November 8, 2005, and the transaction was consummated on January 26, 2006.

Construction permit

In September 2007, KBMP applied to the FCC for authorization to upgrade to Class C1 and increase its

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to 100,000

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s. The FCC granted a

for the changes on November 4, 2008. The permit expired on November 4, 2011.

References

External links

KBMP official website
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