KBRI (1570 AM, "Gospel 1570") was a radio station licensed to serve Brinkley, Arkansas, United States. The station was owned by East Arkansas Broadcasters, Inc. KBRI broadcast a

Gospel music Gospel music is a traditional genre of Christian music, and a cornerstone of Christian media. The creation, performance, significance, and even the definition of gospel music varies according to culture and social context. Gospel music is com ...

format.

History

KBRI was licensed December 21, 1959, to Mason W. Clifton's Tri-County Broadcasting Company. In 1969, an FM counterpart, KBRI-FM (now

KTRQ KTRQ is an FM radio station broadcasting on 102.3 FM, licensed to Colt, Arkansas. The station plays an oldies format, bringing back the top performing songs of the 1950s and 1960s. The powerful 40,000 watt FM signal makes it listenable in a three ...

), was built and launched. In 1995, the Tri-County Broadcasting Company sold the station to East Arkansas Broadcasters. Citing financial reasons, KBRI went silent on October 8, 2013, and did not return to the air. East Arkansas Broadcasters surrendered KBRI's license to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on February 3, 2015. The FCC cancelled the license the same day. A new station with the KBRI calls, at 104.1 FM from transmitter at

Clarendon, Arkansas Clarendon is a city in, and the county seat of, Monroe County, Arkansas, Monroe County, Arkansas, United States. Located in the Arkansas Delta, the city's position on the White River (Arkansas), White River at the mouth of the Cache River (Arkansas ...

, was licensed by the FCC in April 2015.

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