K296GB (107.1 FM) is a

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located in

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. The station's license is held by the

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; its programming is provided by

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. The station broadcasts a

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music format branded as 107.1 The Bull. The station's programming can also be heard on

KYRV KYRV (93.7 FM broadcasting, FM) is a commercial radio station that is City of license, licensed to Roseville, California and broadcasts to the Sacramento metropolitan area. The station is owned by iHeartMedia and airs a classic rock radio format. ...

's HD2

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subchannel and the

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apps. K296GB, which is a relay of then KQJK's HD2 sub-channel, signed on in December 2014 with an

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format as "Alt 107.1." On February 9, 2016, at Midnight, K296GB/KQJK-HD2 flipped to

classic rock Classic rock is a US radio format which developed from the album-oriented rock (AOR) format in the early 1980s. In the United States, the classic rock format comprises rock music ranging generally from the mid-1960s through the mid 1990s, primar ...

, branded as "107.1 The Brew." That following December, the stations began airing

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as "The Holiday Brew." The programming was believed to be a stunt to a flip to a potential new format after the holiday season; however, the classic rock format returned after Christmas. On April 3, 2017, KQJK flipped to classic rock themselves, branded as "93.7 The River." Because of this, the "Brew" format was modified to

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, though this would last for just a couple of weeks before the translator/HD2 sub-channel changed to a temporary simulcast of

KSTE KSTE (650 AM) is a commercial radio station broadcasting a talk radio format. Licensed to Rancho Cordova, California, the station serves the Sacramento metropolitan area. The station is owned by iHeartMedia and features shows from Westwood One ...

. On May 22, 2017, K296GB/KYRV-HD2 changed their format to

smooth jazz Smooth jazz is a genre of commercially-oriented crossover jazz and easy listening music that became dominant in the mid 1970s to the early 1990s. History Smooth jazz is a commercially oriented, crossover jazz which came to prominence in the 19 ...

, branded as Smooth Jazz 107.1. From 1998 to 2010, the smooth jazz format was used on a station at 94.7 FM with the call letters KSSJ; it is now known as "Radio 94-7", an alternative rock station that uses the call sign

KKDO KKDO (94.7 FM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Fair Oaks, California, and serving the Sacramento radio market. The station calls itself "Alt 94.7" and it programs an alternative rock radio format. The Audacy, Inc. outlet has its transm ...

. On November 8, 2018, K296GB dropped the smooth jazz format and adopted

KBEB KBEB (92.5 MHz) is a commercial FM radio station in Sacramento, California, calling itself "92.5 The Breeze." It is owned by iHeartMedia and airs a soft adult contemporary format. KBEB carries the syndicated "Delilah" call-in and request sho ...

's country format as part of a format change at the latter station. The stations simulcasted until November 12, when KBEB flipped to a

soft adult contemporary Adult contemporary music (AC) is a form of radio-played popular music, ranging from 1960s vocal and 1970s soft rock music to predominantly ballad-heavy music of the present day, with varying degrees of easy listening, pop, soul, R&B, quiet sto ...

format as "92.5 The Breeze". iHeartMedia to Launch Soft AC "92.5 The Breeze" Sacramento
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