KUBQ (98.7
FM, "The Ranch") is a
radio station
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licensed
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to serve
La Grande,
Oregon
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, in the
United States of America
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. The station is owned by the Pacific Empire Radio Corporation. KUBQ broadcasts a
country music
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format to
eastern Oregon
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.
All five stations owned and operated by Pacific Empire Radio Corporation, in Eastern Oregon, share a
radio studio
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building in
La Grande, Oregon
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, located at 2510 Cove Ave.
History
In November 1984, KLBM, Inc., reached an agreement to sell KLBM-FM to Grande Radio, Inc. The deal was approved by the FCC on January 7, 1985, and the transaction was consummated on June 24, 1988.
The station was assigned the KUBQ
call sign
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by the
Federal Communications Commission
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on June 4, 1990.
On July 1, 2019, KUBQ changed their format from rock to country, branded as "98.7 The Ranch".
KUBQ Gets Sent to the Ranch
Radioinsight - July 2, 2019
Previous logo
References
External links
KUBQ official websitePacific Empire Radio Corporation
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La Grande, Oregon
Country radio stations in the United States
1977 establishments in Oregon
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