KWBZ (107.5 FM) is an American

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licensed to

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, covering Northeast Missouri, including

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. KWBZ airs a

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format while also airing local high school sports, Mizzou athletics, and NASCAR. The station is owned by Larry Bostwick, through licensee LB Sports Productions.Asset Purchase Agreement
fcc.gov. Retrieved August 4, 2018.

History

KLCQ

The station began broadcasting on July 4, 1981, holding the call sign KLCQ, and originally broadcast at 106.3 MHz, with an ERP of 2,400 watts at a

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of 330 feet.History Cards for KWBZ
fcc.gov. Retrieved August 4, 2018. It was originally owned by Lynnlee Broadcasting. The station aired a

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format. In 1987, the station was sold to Twain Lake Broadcasting for $60,000.

KDAM

On December 28, 1987, the station's call sign was changed to KDAM. The station would begin airing a CHR format.
Broadcasting/Cable Yearbook 1989
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, 1989. p. B-175. Retrieved August 5, 2018. In November 1992, the station adopted an

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format, airing programming from

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's "Kool Gold" network. The station went silent in November 1993. In 1994, the station was granted a permit to change frequency to 107.5 MHz, and the station's license was transferred to Phoenix I Broadcasting. The station returned to the air in July 1996, airing an oldies format. In 1998, the station was sold to Big Signal Broadcasting for $38,500. In 2000, the station was sold to WPW Broadcasting for $240,000.

KWBZ

In July 2000, the station's call sign was changed to KWBZ, and the station began airing a

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format as "The Breeze". In 2003, the station's ERP was increased to 10,000 watts. By 2005, the station had begun airing a

classic hits Classic hits is a radio format which generally includes songs from the top 40 music charts from the late 1960s to the early 2000s, with music from the 1980s serving as the core of the format. Music that was popularized by MTV in the early 1980s ...

format.
The M-Street Radio Directory
'. 2004-2005. p. 354. Retrieved August 5, 2018. By 2008, the station had begun to be simulcast the oldies format of 106.7

WPWQ WPWQ (106.7 FM) is a radio station licensed to Mount Sterling, Illinois, covering Western Illinois, including Quincy, Pittsfield, and Hannibal, Missouri. The station airs an oldies format and is owned by Larry Bostwick, through licensee LB Sport ...

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, and the station was branded "The Oldies Superstation". In 2014, the station was sold to Larry Bostwick, along with WPWQ, for $175,000. In 2017, KWBZ adopted a

format, ending the simulcast.

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