KBUL (970

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) is an American

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that broadcasts in the Billings Metro Area of the

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. The station features the following radio personalities: Dan Bongino, Sean Hannity, Glenn Beck, Coast to Coast AM with George Noory, and Billings Morning News. KBUL AM was simulcasting sister station KCTR-FM until September 2001. KCHH NewsTalk95

On August 15, 2022, KBUL rebranded as "News Talk 103.3FM 970AM" and split from simulcasting with

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.KBUL on the Move
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Ownership

In October 2007, a deal was reached for KBUL to be acquired by GAP Broadcasting II LLC (Samuel Weller, president) from

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as part of a 57 station deal with a total reported sale price of $74.78 million. What eventually became

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was folded into

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on August 13, 2010.

References

External links

KBUL official website
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FCC History Cards for KBUL
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