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Broadcast area | |
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| Frequency | 101.9 MHz |
| Branding | Kickin' Country 101.9 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Country |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Dockins Broadcast Group, LLC |
| History | |
First air date | September 5, 1985 |
Former call signs | KPWB-FM (1985–2026) |
Former frequencies | 104.9 MHz (1985–2024) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| 28121 | |
| Class | C2 |
| ERP | 50 kW |
| HAAT | 261 meters (856 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 37°11′35.1″N 90°39′49.4″W / 37.193083°N 90.663722°W |
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Public license information | |
KFDS-FM (101.9 FM) is a radio station licensed to the city of Marquand, Missouri. KFDS-FM broadcasts a country music format known as "Kickin' Country 101.9".
This station began broadcasting as KPWB-FM 104.9, licensed to Piedmont, Missouri, on September 5, 1985.[2] The permit had been included in the sale of KPWB (1140 AM) to Sam English earlier that year.[3][4] As KPWB was a daytime-only station on AM, adding the FM outlet allowed it to begin nighttime broadcasting or even split programming.[3] When KPWB-FM began broadcasting, it was a simulcast of KPWB AM, continuing its format in the evening.[5] In 1991, the KPWB stations were sold to Hunt Broadcasting Group, at which time KPWB AM aired an adult contemporary format.[6]
Dockins Broadcast Group owned KPWB-AM-FM from 2003 to 2008, when the stations were sold to Southern Star Communications of Tennessee. By March 2008, KPWB AM was off the air due to flood damage. A year later, KPWB-FM also went off the air with no notice to advertisers or religious ministries.[7] Dockins, which held a security interest in the KPWB stations after selling to Southern Star, successfully filed seeking back rent and possession of the property and moved to reopen KPWB AM and FM.[8]
In 2024, Dockins Broadcast Group requested to move KPWB-FM to the northeast and change its frequency to 101.9 MHz and city of license to Marquand.[9] Its call sign was changed to KFDS-FM on May 7, 2026.[1]
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Facility Technical Data for KFDS-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ↑ "KPWB-FM". Broadcasting Cablecasting Yearbook. 1987. p. B-169.
- 1 2 "KPWB Radio Station Sold". Wayne County Journal-Banner. April 18, 1985. p. 3. Retrieved May 11, 2026.
- ↑ "KPWB Ownership Transfer Approved". Wayne County Journal-Banner. June 13, 1985. p. 5. Retrieved May 11, 2026.
- ↑ "New Ownership For KPWB Radio Station". The Current Local. October 3, 1985. p. 1. Retrieved May 11, 2026.
- ↑ "Transactions". Radio & Records. February 1, 1991. p. 12. ProQuest 1017231739.
- ↑ "KPWB Radio Station Is Silent: Residents, Advertisers Ask Questions, Seek Answers". Wayne County Journal-Banner. April 16, 2009. pp. 1, 2. Retrieved May 11, 2026.
- ↑ "KPWB to Begin Broadcasting Again". Wayne County Journal-Banner. May 7, 2009. p. 1. Retrieved May 11, 2026.
- ↑ "#251701 Amendment to a Minor Modification of a Licensed Facility for FM Application". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission. October 31, 2024.
External links
[edit]- Facility details for Facility ID 28121 (KPWB) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- KPWB in Nielsen Audio's FM station database