KBFL (AM)

KBFL

Springfield, Missouri
Broadcast area	Springfield, Missouri
Frequency	1060 kHz
Branding	ESPN the JOCK
Programming
Format	Sports
Affiliations	ESPN Radio
Ownership
Owner	Zimmer Radio of Mid-Missouri (Zimmer Midwest Communications, Inc.)
Sister stations	KBFL-FM
History
First air date	1972 (as KBUG)
Former call signs	KBUG (1972-1981) KLSM (1981-1986) KTOZ (1986-2006)
Call sign meaning	BuFfaLo, Missouri (City of License of KBFL-FM)
Technical information
Facility ID	17022
Class	D
Power	470 watts day 19 watts night
Translator(s)	96.9 K245CA (Springfield)
Links
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	kbflam.com

KBFL (1060 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a sports format. The station most recently and throughout most of its history had a Music of Your Life adult standards format; from September 1, 2013 through March 2, 2015, KBFL broadcast a smooth jazz format. KBFL simulcasts on KBFL-FM 99.9 and translator K245CA 96.9 FM. The station is licensed to Springfield, Missouri and was previously owned by Meyer-Baldridge, Inc. (d/b/a Meyer Communications).

On July 24, 2020, it was announced that the sports talk format on KBFL’s sister station KWTO-FM (now KTXR) would be moving to the KBFL frequencies, and that the entire group of Meyer Communications owned radio stations were being purchased by Zimmer Midwest Communications. KBFL began simulcasting KWTO-FM on July 30, and unveiled a new logo reflecting the new frequencies "JOCK 96.9 FM 99.9 FM 1060 AM.". ESPN on air promos branded the station as “ESPN the JOCK”.

As of August 7, 2020, "ESPN the JOCK" fully transitioned to KBFL and KBFL-FM and its 96.9 FM translator. 98.7 FM began broadcasting a soft rock format on August 11.

Previous logo

External links

• KBFL's website
• KBFL's labor department problems. AP: April 2, 1995. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
• Facility details for Facility ID KBFL ({{{2}}}) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• {{{2}}} in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
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• K245CA at FCCdata.org