KDBN
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| Frequency | 101.1 MHz |
|---|---|
| Branding | KSUN Community Radio |
| Programming | |
| Format | Variety |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | KSUN Community Radio Corporation |
| History | |
First air date | 2008 |
Last air date | January 2026 |
Former call signs | KENG (2008–2009) |
Call sign meaning | "Doing Business Naturally"[1][a] |
| Technical information[3] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| 162254 | |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 425 watts |
| HAAT | −426 meters (−1,398 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 39°26′31″N 108°1′15″W / 39.44194°N 108.02083°W |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | www |
KDBN (101.1 FM, "KSUN") was a low-powered radio station licensed to serve the community of Parachute, Colorado. The station was owned by KSUN Community Radio Corporation.[4] KSUN was a community radio station that broadcast programming selected from its members and community input. KSUN was volunteer run and listener supported.
KDBN was the successor to two earlier stations: KSBP-LP, a low-power FM station operated by KSUN Community Radio from 2002 to 2013, and KENG, a commercial rock station launched by Cumulus Media in 2008. KENG was renamed KDBN in 2009, swapped to Townsquare Media in 2012, and sold to KSUN Community Radio–replacing KSBP-LP–in 2013. KDBN closed down in 2026.
History
[edit]The first station to use 101.1 FM in Parachute, Colorado, was KSBP-LP, a low-power FM station that KSUN Community Radio put on the air December 11, 2002. Its programming included community radio shows and Grand Valley High School football and basketball.[5] KSBP-LP moved to 103.9 FM in 2007, in part to accommodate a new full-power facility, KENG, that was licensed in 2008[6] and put on the air by Cumulus Media.[5] KENG's call sign was changed to KDBN on September 7, 2009; the call sign was moved from KLIF-FM in Haltom City, Texas.[2]
Cumulus Media's Grand Junction cluster–which KDBN was grouped with–was swapped, along with its clusters in Augusta, Bangor, and Presque Isle, Maine; Binghamton, New York; Bismarck, North Dakota; Killeen–Temple and Odessa–Midland; New Bedford, Massachusetts; Sioux Falls, South Dakota; and Tuscaloosa, Alabama, to Townsquare Media in 2012 in exchange for Townsquare's stations in Bloomington and Peoria, Illinois, and $116 million. At the time of the swap, KDBN programmed a rock format as "Energy 101.1".[7]
Within a year of the swap, Townsquare was on the verge of closing KDBN, leading KSUN Community Radio to offer to take over the facility.[1] The $1,500 purchase required the divestment of the KSBP-LP license;[8] that station went off the air on June 27, 2013, ahead of the July 1 transfer of the KDBN license.[1][b] After a silent period to solve regulatory and paperwork issues,[5] KDBN went back on the air on July 29,[1] delayed from a planned July 15 relaunch.[5] The relaunched station initially retained KDBN's prior "Energy 101.1" branding and devoted much of its schedule to classic rock, but also carried over much of KSBP-LP's previous programming, including blocks devoted to classical music, religious programming, and public affairs. While it remained a non-profit listener-supported operation, KSUN Community Radio opted to retain KDBN's commercial license, allowing the station to sell advertising rather than the underwriting announcements heard on KSBP-LP.[5]
The KDBN license was surrendered by KSUN Community Radio in January 2026.[9]
Notes
[edit]- ↑ Backronym; the call sign was transferred from KLIF-FM in Haltom City, Texas,[2] which was formerly branded "The Bone".
- ↑ On February 1, 2016, KSUN Community Radio surrendered the KSBP-LP license to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The FCC cancelled the license and deleted KSBP-LP's call sign from its database on February 5.
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 "KSUN Community Radio News". Fall 2013. Retrieved August 3, 2026.
- 1 2 "Media Bureau Call Sign Actions". Federal Communications Commission. October 5, 2009. Retrieved August 3, 2026.
- ↑ "Facility Technical Data for KDBN". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ↑ "KDBN Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved August 22, 2009.
- 1 2 3 4 5 McKibbin, Mike (July 11, 2013). "The sun rises again for Battlement Mesa radio station". The Citizen Telegram. Retrieved August 3, 2026.
- ↑ Hale, Bill (May 2008). "FM News" (PDF). VHF-UHF Digest. p. 26. Retrieved August 3, 2026.
- ↑ Venta, Lance (April 30, 2012). "Cumulus & Townsquare Swap 65 Stations". RadioInsight. Retrieved August 2, 2026.
- ↑ "Frandsen builds duop with Sugar City CP". Radio & Television Business Report. May 16, 2013. Retrieved August 3, 2026.
- ↑ Venta, Lance (January 11, 2026). "FCC Report 1/11: KRLC Cancelled After Failure To Respond To Inquiry". RadioInsight. Retrieved August 3, 2026.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Facility details for Facility ID 162254 (KDBN) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- KDBN in Nielsen Audio's FM station database