KDBN
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| KDBN | |
| City of license | Haltom City, Texas |
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| Broadcast area | Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex |
| Branding | 93.3 The Bone |
| Slogan | The Classic Rock Station |
| Frequency | 93.3 (MHz) (Also on HD Radio) 93.3 HD2 for Everything 90s |
| First air date | 1996 as KNBR-FM |
| Format | Classic Rock |
| ERP | 50,000 watts |
| HAAT | 120 meters |
| Class | C2 |
| Facility ID | 27299 |
| Callsign meaning | Dallas Bone |
| Former callsigns | KNBR-FM (1996) KKZN (1996-1999) KKMR (1999-2002) |
| Owner | Cumulus Media (Texas Star Radio, Inc.) |
| Sister stations | KKLF, KLIF, KPLX, KTCK/KTDK |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | www.933thebone.com |
KDBN (93.3 FM), branded as "93.3 FM, The Bone", is a classic rock formatted radio station in the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex in Texas. This FM outlet began broadcasting in 1996 as KNBR-FM "The Zone", with an adult alternative format. The call letters KNBR-FM were only short-term, as they were changed to KKZN to match the moniker on December 20, 1996. After a short-lived rebranding as KKMR "Merge", the switch to KDBN "The Bone", with a classic rock format, occurred in January 2002. This produced an initial spike in ratings, though the station has since lost much of that audience.
Marcos Rodriguez was the first to control the license after having successfully obtained it directly from the FCC. After his financing source defaulted, Rodriguez sold the license to Susquehanna Radio. Cumulus Media subsequently took control of the station in May 2006 as part of its acquisition of Susquehanna, instituted cost-cutting measures, and completely restored a classic rock format after the station had experimented with more recent rock offerings. Current on-air staff includes Cindy Scull and Robert Miguel (mornings), Alexis (middays), Jerome Fischer (afternoons), and Jeff Davis (nights). Other notable personalities include Paladin, Oscar, Barb Smith (traffic reporter), and Rich Phillips (sports reporter). KDBN also broadcasts an HD Radio subchannel at KDBN-HD2. This HD subchannel, branded as Energy 93.3, has an all 90s format.
The station is an affiliate of the Dallas Cowboys radio network.[1]
The KDBN calls, as an abbreviation for Dallas Business News, were once used at 1480 AM in Dallas for a business news format from September 21, 1989 to September 4, 1991.
[edit] Former logos
 Merge 93.3 logo used in 1999-2002. |
[edit] References
- ^ Dallas Cowboys on Radio. DallasCowboys.com.
[edit] External links
- 93.3 The Bone - KDBN official website
- Query the FCC's FM station database for KDBN
- Radio Locator information on KDBN
- Query Arbitron's FM station database for KDBN
- KDBN is at coordinates Coordinates:
- Dallas-Fort Worth FM station history, including 93.3 signal
- DFWRadioArchives discussion of KDBN
- Mike Shannon's Dallas-Fort Worth Radio and TV History
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