KMBZ-FM
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| City | Kansas City, Kansas |
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| Broadcast area | Kansas City metropolitan area |
| Branding | Newsradio 98.1 FM KMBZ |
| Slogan | Kansas City's best source for news, sports, traffic and weather together |
| Frequency | 98.1 MHz (also on HD Radio) |
| First air date | 1965 (as KUDL) |
| Format |
News/Talk HD2: KMBZ simulcast |
| ERP | 98,500 watts |
| HAAT | 335 meters |
| Class | C0 |
| Facility ID | 2449 |
| Callsign meaning | Taken from AM sister KMBZ |
| Former callsigns | KUDL (1965–2011) |
| Owner |
Entercom Communications (Entercom License, LLC) |
| Sister stations | KRBZ, KCSP, KQRC, KZPT, WDAF-FM, KMBZ, KWOD |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | kmbz.com |
KMBZ-FM (98.1 MHz; "Newsradio 98.1 FM") is a commercial FM radio station licensed to Kansas City, Kansas, United States. KMBZ-FM airs a news/talk radio format. Owned by Entercom, its transmitter is located near 56th Street in Kansas City, Missouri and its studios and offices are located in Mission, Kansas. KMBZ-FM broadcasts at 98,500 watts, covering the Kansas City metropolitan area including parts of Missouri and Kansas. KMBZ-FM's schedule is mostly local talk shows, while its sister station 980 KMBZ (AM) carries mostly nationally syndicated hosts.
The 98.1 frequency was originally KUDL, which debuted on the AM band in 1953, broadcasting from Fairway, Kansas at 1380 kHz (now KCNW). KUDL played Top 40 music since at least 1956. With FM radio growing in popularity, KUDL began simulcasting its AM signal on 98.1 FM in 1965. From 1968 to 1973, the stations had split formats, with progressive rock (dubbed "The Rock of Kansas City") on the FM and Top-40/oldies on AM. In the early '70s, KUDL-FM had a Rhythm and blues music format and switched back to a progressive rock format until 1975 when KUDL AM began an All-news format. The FM station played began playing top 40 music in 1975 and called itself 'Disco 98' in 1976 with a disco format. After attempting Top-40 again during the rise and fall of disco, KUDL's soft rock format debuted in 1977.
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