KBLL is a
radio station
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licensed to serve
Helena, Montana
Helena (; ) is the capital city of Montana, United States, and the county seat of Lewis and Clark County.
Helena was founded as a gold camp during the Montana gold rush, and established on October 30, 1864. Due to the gold rush, Helena would ...
. Owned by Kevin Terry, through licensee The Montana Radio Company, LLC, it broadcasts a
country music
Country (also called country and western) is a genre of popular music that originated in the Southern and Southwestern United States in the early 1920s. It primarily derives from blues, church music such as Southern gospel and spirituals, ...
format branded as ''99.5 The Bull''.
Ownership
In April 2004, a deal was reached for KBLL-FM to be acquired by Cherry Creek Radio from Holter Broadcasting Corp. (Jann Holter-Lambert, president) as part of a 2 station deal with a total reported sale price of $2.8 million.
On April 5, 2017, Montana Radio Company announced that it would acquire Cherry Creek Media's Helena stations.
Following the completion of the purchase on July 28, 2017, KBLL-FM re-aligned its format to include more
classic country
Classic country is a music radio format that specializes in playing mainstream country and western music hits from past decades.
Repertoire
The radio format specializes in hits from the 1950s through the early 1980s, and focus primarily on innov ...
material to differentiate it from new sister station
KIMO
KIMO (107.3 FM, "The Mighty Mo 107FM") is a commercial radio station located in Townsend, Montana and serves the Helena area. KIMO airs a country music
Country (also called country and western) is a genre of popular music that originated i ...
.
References
External links
99.5 The Bull Facebook
BLL
Radio stations established in 1979
1979 establishments in Montana
Country radio stations in the United States
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