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KDBH-FM (97.5 FM, "Country Legends 97.5") is an American radio station broadcasting a classic country music format. Licensed to Natchitoches, Louisiana, United States, the station serves Natchitoches Parish and surrounding areas from a studio located in Natchitoches. The station is owned by Baldridge-Dumas Communications, Inc. The station broadcasts using the Westwood One Classic Country format.

History

KNOC-FM went on the air in 1965. It broadcast with 3,000 watts at 97.7 MHz and was owned by the Natchitoches Broadcasting Company. The station became KDBH-FM on October 1, 1971.

In 2001, the station was approved for a power increase to 25,000 watts, with a frequency change to 97.3 MHz. It stayed until an agreement was made with Cumulus Media, to downgrade coverage once again to a class A station with 6,000 watts and move to 97.5 MHz, to allow for the positioning of station KQHN FM on 97.3 MHz in the Shreveport, Louisiana radio market; KQHN had been ordered in January 2005 to relocate from 107.9 MHz due to interference to navigational equipment at Barksdale Air Force Base. In 2015, KDBH-FM returned to an upgraded Class C3 facility on 97.5.

On May 1, 2017, KDBH-FM changed its format to classic country, branded as "Country Legends 97.5".

References

1. "Facility Technical Data for KDBH-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
2. "KDBH-FM Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
3. Federal Communications Commission (December 2, 2005). "MB Docket 05-47: Report and Order" (PDF). Retrieved August 20, 2019.
4. "History of Frequency and power changes of KDBH".
5. "Letter explaining to FCC agreement to move to 97.5 MHz". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
6. "Letter explaining to FCC KQHN's interference to Barksdale AFB". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.

External links

• Facility details for Facility ID 8519 (KDBH-FM) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• KDBH-FM in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
• "History Cards for KDBH-FM". Federal Communications Commission. (Guide to reading History Cards)

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