KHBZ-FM
| City | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Oklahoma City Metroplex |
| Branding | 94.7 The Brew |
| Slogan | Rocks! |
| Frequency | 94.7 MHz (also on HD Radio) |
| Translator(s) | 98.5 K253BV (Oklahoma City, relays HD2) |
| First air date | 1967 (as KEBC) |
| Format |
Mainstream Rock HD2: Regional Mexican "98.5 El Patrón" |
| ERP | 94,900 watts |
| HAAT | 372 meters (1,220 ft) |
| Class | C0 |
| Facility ID | 11964 |
| Callsign meaning | K BRU (Brew) |
| Former callsigns | KEBC (1967-1996) KNRX (1996-1997) KQSR (1997-2002) KHBZ (2002-2010) |
| Affiliations |
Premium Choice iHeartRadio |
| Owner |
iHeartMedia (Clear Channel Broadcasting Licenses, Inc.) |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website |
947thebrew.com 985elpatron.com (HD2) |
KBRU is a commercial radio station located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, broadcasting to the Oklahoma City area on 94.7 FM. KBRU airs a Mainstream rock format branded as "94.7 The Brew". Owned by iHeartMedia, its transmitter is located in Northeast Oklahoma City, and studios are located at the 50 Penn Place building on the Northwest side.
The station was originally licensed as KOCY-FM as early as 1948 and also had the call letters KEFM. An interesting note about KEFM is that the owner at the time, Williams TV moved the station from its city of license without proper authority from the FCC and consequently lost the license. The station began broadcasting as KEBC (K Electronic Broadcasting Company) in 1967. For years, the slogan of the station was "Keep Every Body Country". The station started life in humble studios in E Moore, OK/ SE OKC consisting of a house with a shaky 150-foot tower next to it with antennas that arced regularly when humidity was in the air. Remote studios were also established at the Diamond Ballroom allowing KEBC to broadcast numerous famous country artists live on the air. Studios were then moved to Tyler/WeedandKiller's Ad agency facilities at 31st and S. Western. After Ralph Tyler bought out other interests of KEBC except for those of Ronnie Tutor, the transmitter site was moved to a much better tower that offered decent coverage at about 350 feet and basically established KEBC on its way to becoming an Oklahoma institution in country radio. After enjoying many years of success, KEBC suffered major setbacks when KXXY changed to country and started a very successful and aggressive prize campaign in the early 1980s. Tyler sold the station and it was sold many times until it became property of Clear Channel. The station began its first run as an alternative rock station on July 3, 1996, and it was known as "95X" with the call letters KNRX (K New Rock 95X), and began with "Smells Like Teen Spirit" by Nirvana.
The station began its sign-off with two days of repeating the song "A Change Would Do You Good" by Sheryl Crow, before switching overnight to a soft rock format on November 21, 1997 and changed calls to KQSR (K Quiet Soft Rock). The station returned to alt-rock on July 8, 2002. The station stunted beforehand with a buzzing noise played over the soft rock songs and notified listeners that their "technicians were working to get 'the Buzz' out." KQSR changed their call letters to KHBZ-FM to go with the "Buzz" branding.
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