KQBZ (96.9 FM) is a radio station licensed to Brownwood, Texas, United States, serving the Brownwood area. The station is currently owned by Tackett-Boazman Broadcasting LP.[2]

KQBZ
Currently silent
Broadcast area
Brownwood, Texas
Frequency96.9 MHz
Branding96.9 The Breeze
Programming
FormatHot adult contemporary
Ownership
Owner
  • Wendlee Broadcasting
  • (Tackett-Boazman Broadcasting LP)
History
First air date
September 1965 (1965-09)
Former call signs
  • KXYL-FM (1982–1985)
  • KISJ-FM (1985–1991)
  • KXYL-FM (1991–2010)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
71106
ClassC1
ERP100,000 watts
HAAT100.9 meters (331 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
31°42′16″N 99°0′5″W / 31.70444°N 99.00139°W / 31.70444; -99.00139
Links
Public license information
Websitewendleebroadcasting.com/kqbz-fm-the-breeze-96-9-fm/

History

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The station was assigned the call letters KXYL-FM on September 15, 1982. On June 15, 1985, it changed its call sign to KISJ-FM, then to KXYL-FM on February 4, 1991, and, finally to the current KQBZ on July 1, 2010.[3] On April 28, 2006, the station was sold to Tackett.[4]

On May 29, 2026, KQBZ ceased operations and went silent.[5]

References

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  1. "Facility Technical Data for KQBZ". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. "KQBZ Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved September 10, 2009.
  3. "KQBZ Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved September 10, 2009.
  4. FCC Application, Federal Communications Commission
  5. Breeze Blows Away in Brownwood as KQBZ Prepares For Sale Radioinsight - May 31, 2026
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