KZBI (92.9 FM) is a

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, listener-supported

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, and owned by First Dallas Media Inc. It serves the

Waco Waco ( ) is a city in and the county seat of McLennan County, Texas, United States. It is situated along the Brazos River and I-35, halfway between Dallas and Austin. The city had a U.S. census estimated 2024 population of 146,608, making i ...

and

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s as a

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of co-owned 90.9

KCBI KCBI (90.9 FM broadcasting, FM) is a listener-supported radio station, city of license, licensed to Dallas and serving the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex in North Texas. It airs a Christian radio radio format, format and is owned by First Dallas ...

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. The stations air a

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, playing

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music during

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s and middays, with

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programs in late mornings, evenings and overnight. KZBI is a Class C2 station. It has an

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(ERP) of 50,000

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s. The

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is on Pilgrim Lane, off

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in Hewitt.

History

The station

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the air on . It began as a Class A station broadcasting at 96.7

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. The original

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was KLMT. On September 18, 1987, the station changed its call sign to KRXX, on March 12, 1990, to KEYR, on August 30, 1999, to KLRK, and then on July 15, 2010, to KRMX. In July 2024, the call letters were switched to KZBI. KRMX aired a

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format as "The Shooter." In December 2023, the station was sold for $1.35 million to First Dallas Media, Inc. That

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also owns

station

. FM 92.9 was acquired to give listeners in the Waco and Temple areas access to KCBI's programming. In July 2024, it became a repeater of KCBI, playing

music with some

programs as well. The country format previously heard on 92.9 moved to 104.9

KBHT KRMX (104.9 FM broadcasting, FM) is a radio station broadcasting a Texas country format. Licensed to Bellmead, Texas, Bellmead, Texas, United States, the station serves the Waco area. The station is currently owned by M&M Broadcasters. Its stu ...

, licensed to

Bellmead, Texas Bellmead is a city in McLennan County, Texas, McLennan County, Texas, United States. The population was 10,494 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Waco, Texas, Waco Waco metropolitan area, Metropolitan Statistical Area. Geography According t ...

, and owned by M&M Broadcasters.RadioInsight.com "Shooter on The Move in Waco" July 9, 2024. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
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References

External links

* {{Country Radio Stations in Texas RMX Country radio stations in the United States