KIBZ
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| Broadcast area | Lincoln, Nebraska |
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| Frequency | 104.1 FM (MHz) |
| Branding | 104.1 The Blaze |
| Programming | |
| Format | Active Rock |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| KFOR, KFRX, KLMS, KTGL, KZKX | |
| History | |
First air date | March 2, 1992 |
Former call signs | KTAP, KBVB, KKNB, KSLI-FM |
| Technical information | |
| Class | C2 |
| ERP | 31,000 watts |
| HAAT | 187 meters |
| Links | |
| Website | www.kibz.com |
KIBZ (104.1 FM, "104-1 The Blaze") is a Lincoln, Nebraska active rock music radio station. Studios are located on Cornhusker Highway in Northeast Lincoln, while its transmitter is located near Cortland.
The station's current format signed on the air at 106.3 FM on March 2, 1992. It moved to 104.1 in March 2004. It is one of the first stations in the state to stream its audio over the Internet. Clear Channel Communications sold KIBZ to Three Eagles Communications on April 10, 2007. Three Eagles Communications sold KIBZ to Digity, LLC on February 10, 2014. The sale, which included KIBZ and 47 co-owned stations, was consummated on September 12, 2014 at a price of $66.5 million.
Effective February 25, 2016, Digity, LLC and its 124 radio stations were acquired by Alpha Media for $264 million.
Construction permit
On January 23, 2012, KIBZ was granted a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) construction permit to move to a new transmitter site, increase ERP to 40,000 watts and decrease HAAT to 116.1 meters.
External links
- KIBZ 104-1 The Blaze
- Facility details for Facility ID KIBZ ({{{2}}}) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- {{{2}}} in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
- FCC construction permit
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