KBFF
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| City | Portland, Oregon |
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| Broadcast area | Portland, Oregon |
| Branding | Live 95-5 |
| Slogan | The Station That Sounds Like Portland |
| Frequency | 95.5 MHz |
| First air date | September 25, 1960 (as KGMG) June 18, 1965 (as KXL-FM) |
| Format | CHR/Top 40 |
| ERP | 100,000 watts |
| HAAT | 386 meters (1,266 ft) |
| Class | C |
| Facility ID | 949 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 45°29′20″N 122°41′40″W / 45.48889°N 122.69444°WCoordinates: 45°29′20″N 122°41′40″W / 45.48889°N 122.69444°W |
| Callsign meaning | BFF = Acronym for Best Friends Forever |
| Former callsigns | KGMG (1960-1965) KXL-FM (1965-1999) KXJM (1999-2008) KXTG (2008-2011) |
| Owner |
Alpha Media (Alpha Media Licensee LLC) |
| Sister stations | KINK, KUFO, KUPL, KXTG, KXL-FM |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | live955.com |
KBFF (95.5 FM, "Live 95-5") is a contemporary hit radio (CHR) and top 40 radio station licensed to Portland, Oregon, and serving the Portland area. The station is owned by Alpha Media. Its studios are located in downtown Portland, and its transmitter is in Terwilliger Boulevard Park in the city's southwest side.
KBFF is one of two CHR-top 40 stations in the Portland market, the other being Z100.
On September 23, 1959, the FCC granted a construction permit to build an FM station on 95.5 MHz in Portland to International Good Music, Inc. (IGM). In early October 1959, calls KGMG were assigned, standing for "Good Music", the format term for classical music. By September 9, 1960, KGMG was testing intermittently.
On September 25, 1960, at 7 AM, KGMG began regular operations by airing programming from the IGM automation system. KGMG broadcast from 7 AM to 1 AM daily. Only selected commercials were played and no singing jingles were allowed. By March 1962, KGMG was broadcasting the recorded "Heritage Concert" series. On March 17, 1962, KGMG became the second Portland station to broadcast in multiplex stereo. In July 1962, KGMG began leasing antenna space to Pacific Motor Trucking Co. for a 25 watt VHF transmitter.
On April 20, 1964, KGMG switched to an automated MOR format from IGM. By mid-1964, KGMG was broadcasting 9 AM to 11 PM daily.
On May 13, 1965, the FCC approved the sale of KGMG, Inc. to Seattle, Portland & Spokane Radio, a joint venture of Dena Pictures, Inc. and Alexander Broadcasting Co. for $125,000.
On July 5, 1965, KGMG became KXL-FM and began duplicating KXL's "Good Music" format 9 AM to 9 PM as "KXL & KXL-FM Stereo".
In September 1966, KXL-FM staff began taping its evening "Good Music" programming for syndicator IGM, now known as BPI (Broadcast Programming International), which provided the software to many FM stations nationwide. In 1969, KXL-FM raised power to 100KW and increased antenna height to 990 feet.
In 1970, KXL-FM and their AM sister switched to a "Popular Music" format as KXL-FM Stereo. KXL-FM continued to simulcast from 9 AM to 4 PM through 1974.
In March 1984, KXL-FM switched to TM's Beautiful Music service and was playing 5 to 6 vocals an hour until 1989, when they began running Unistar's "Special Blend" satellite format with George Walker doing local mornings.
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