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KBZE

Coordinates: 29°45′27″N 91°10′25″W / 29.75750°N 91.17361°W / 29.75750; -91.17361
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KBZE
Frequency105.9 MHz
Branding105.9 The Breeze
Programming
FormatUrban Adult Contemporary
Ownership
OwnerHubcast Broadcasting Inc.
KFRA
History
Former call signs
KVPO
Technical information
Facility ID40580
ClassA
ERP4,000 watts
HAAT123 meters (404 feet)
Transmitter coordinates
29°45′27″N 91°10′25″W / 29.75750°N 91.17361°W / 29.75750; -91.17361
Links
WebcastKBZE Webcast
WebsiteKBZE Main website

KBZE (105.9 FM) is the only Urban radio station located between New Orleans and Baton Rouge and New Orleans and Lafayette. It broadcasts the Tom Joyner Morning Show, and live local news and sports six times a day, weekdays.

Although KBZE's format is Urban Adult Contemporary, the station also broadcasts local programming, including a 15-minute weekday broadcast at 9:30 a.m. by Bishop Hebert Andrew, pastor of the Beacon Light Baptist Church of Houma. KBZE is also the home at 10am on Fridays for the Jerome Boykin Show. Boykin is president of the Terrebonne NAACP.

Licensed to Berwick, Louisiana, USA, the station is owned by Hubcast Broadcasting Inc.[1]

The station serves a seven parish region, however, it focuses most of its interest on the Houma/Thibodaux/Morgan City/Franklin metropolitan areas.

Currently, the station is being simulcast over sister station KFRA 1390 kHz Franklin, Louisiana

The station also features a webcast of its stream at www.kbze.com. Android and I-Phone customers can listen to the station by using the Tune-In Application, a free download.

Also, these two radio stations are New Orleans Pelicans affiliates. They also broadcast area high school football, basketball softball and baseball.

History

The station was started around 1990, becoming licensed as KVPO in 1991 as a 3,200 watt station at its present tower location. The station changed to its current KBZE calls on October 16, 1992, and was granted an increase of power to 4,000 watts in 1995. The KBZE where once used by a radio station licensed to Security, Colorado from 1989-1991.

References

  1. ^ "KBZE-FM Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.