KBCN-FM (104.3 FM, "ESPN Arkansas") is a

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broadcasting a

sports Sport pertains to any form of competitive physical activity or game that aims to use, maintain, or improve physical ability and skills while providing enjoyment to participants and, in some cases, entertainment to spectators. Sports can, th ...

format. Licensed to

Marshall, Arkansas Marshall is the largest city in and county seat of Searcy County. It is located in the Ozarks at the foot of the Boston Mountain Range south of America's first National River, the Buffalo National River. Marshall serves as a hub for area touri ...

, United States, the station is currently owned by Pearson Broadcasting of Marshall, Inc.

History

The

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issued a

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for the station on 1982-07-01. The station was assigned

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KZRO on 1982-08-23, and received its license to cover on 1984-01-17. On 1988-10-15, the station changed its call sign to KSNE and again on 1993-07-01 to KBCN-FM. On March 1, 2012, KBCN-FM changed their format from country to sports, branded as "ESPN Arkansas" with programming from

ESPN Radio ESPN Radio, which is alternately platform-agnostically branded as ESPN Audio, is an American sports radio network and extension of the ESPN television network. It was launched on January 1, 1992, under the original banner of "SportsRadio ESPN". ...

References

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* BCN-FM Sports radio stations in the United States ESPN Radio stations Radio stations established in 1984 {{Arkansas-radio-station-stub