KKBC-FM (95.3 FM, "Boomer Radio 95.3 & 105.9") is an American

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to serve

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, the

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. The station is owned and operated by the Pacific Empire Radio Corporation. All five stations owned and operated by Pacific Empire Radio Corporation share a

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building in

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, located at 2510 Cove Ave.

Programming

KKBC-FM broadcasts an

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format to the greater Baker area in

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with

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KRJT (105.9 FM) in

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. The joint broadcast is branded as "Boomer Radio 95.3 & 105.9".

History

This station received its original

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from the

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on February 26,

1979 Events January * January 1 ** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the ''International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the ''Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the song ...

. The new station was assigned the KBKR-FM

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by the FCC. After multiple extensions to complete construction, KBKR-FM received its license to cover from the FCC on March 30, 1981. In March 1988, Oregon Trail Broadcasting, Inc., reached an agreement to sell this station to Grande Radio, Inc. The deal was approved by the FCC on April 26, 1988, and the transaction was consummated on May 16, 1988. The new owners had the FCC change the

to KKBC-FM on May 23, 1988. After two failed attempts to sell the station in 1998 and 2000, Grande Radio, Inc., reached an agreement in June 2004 to sell this station to Pacific Empire Radio Corporation (Mark Bolland, president/CEO) as part of a four-station deal valued at $1.9 million. The deal was approved by the FCC on July 19, 2004, and the transaction was consummated on September 3, 2004. At the time of the sale, KKBC-FM broadcast a

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music format.

References

External links

KKBC-FM official website
{{Oldies Radio Stations in Oregon KBC-FM Oldies radio stations in the United States Radio stations established in 1981 La Grande, Oregon Baker City, Oregon 1981 establishments in Oregon