KBON
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Broadcast area | Lafayette metropolitan area, Alexandria |
|---|---|
| [[Frequency|FrequencTemplate:Pluralize from text]] | 101.1 MHz |
| Branding | KBON 101.1 FM |
| Programming | |
| Format | Americana |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Rose Ann Marx |
| History | |
Former call signs | KAHK (never aired, 1994-1997) |
Call sign meaning | BON temps (Good times in French) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| 60867 | |
| Class | C3 |
| ERP | 25,000 watts |
| HAAT | 100 meters (330 ft) |
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| Links | |
Public license information | Template:FCC Licensing and Management System facility |
| Website | kbon.com |
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KBON (101.1 FM) is an American radio station broadcasting an Americana format, deeply rooted in the music of south Louisiana, including swamp pop, zydeco, and cajun-French music mixed in with some traditional oldies, country-western, and R&B music. Licensed to Mamou, Louisiana, the station serves rural portions of both the Lafayette and Alexandria radio markets. Its studios are located in downtown Eunice, Louisiana.
History
KBON went on the air in late 1997, the brainchild of Paul Marx, a DJ and nightclub owner from Crowley, Louisiana.[2] Marx wanted a mix of music that resembled what he played at DJ gigs — a core of Louisiana music like Cajun, zydeco, and swamp pop, with sides of country, blues, soul, and R&B.[2] Station DJs also broadcast in a mix of English and Cajun French.
Online streaming introduced KBON to a worldwide audience. In 2003, a reporter for The Washington Post wrote about a pilgrimage he made to its Eunice studios:
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Wow. This was no test-marketed format. This was no committee-scripted patter beamed by satellite from corporate HQ and squeezed between certified safe hits. This was...radio. From a real place. With real people doing the talking, who clearly knew the people doing the listening.[3]
KBON was originally assigned the calls KAHK-FM as a construction permit in 1994, but changed to KBON shortly before signing on.[4] Paul Marx died in 2019 at age 71.[5]
History of call letters
The call letters KBON previously were assigned to an AM station in Omaha, Nebraska. It began broadcasting March 1, 1941, on 1400 kHz with 250 W power (full-time).[6]
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Facility Technical Data for KBON". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Fuselier, Herman (June 1, 2017). "KBON celebrates 20 years of breaking the rules". The Daily Advertiser. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Hendrix, Steve (September 23, 2003). "Sounds like...Cajun Country". NBC News. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."KBON Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Lakin, Matthew (March 25, 2019). "Cajun KBON music founder dies after brief illness". The Daily Advertiser. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."KBON Goes MBS March 1" (PDF). Billboard. February 28, 1942. Retrieved February 8, 2015.
External links
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- KBON in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
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