KDBS (1410 AM, ESPN Alexandria) is an American

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broadcasting a

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format. The station is licensed by the

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(FCC) to serve the community of

Alexandria, Louisiana Alexandria is the ninth-largest city in the state of Louisiana and is the parish seat of Rapides Parish, Louisiana, United States. It lies on the south bank of the Red River in almost the exact geographic center of the state. It is the prin ...

. The station is licensed to and operated by Cenla Broadcasting. KDBS' studios and transmitter are located separately in Alexandria.

History

On February 1, 1988, the callsign was changed to KRRV with the callsign changing on March 15, 1996, back to the callsign of KDBS. The station aired ESPN sports radio as 1410 ESPN Sports Radio while owned by Clear Channel. The format was changed to an

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-based format when the station was acquired by Cenla Broadcasting in November 2006. In September 2008, Cenla Broadcasting changed the KDBS format back to sports as ESPN 1410. KDBS was bought by a local attorney named Irving Ward-Steinman with businessman John Lazarone in 1954. It became known as the local rock station in the 60s and 70s before switching formats as noted above.

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