KBDY
| Frequency | 102.1 MHz |
|---|---|
| Programming | |
| Format | Country |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Toga Radio LLC |
| KTGA | |
| History | |
First air date | April 11, 2006 |
Former call signs | KXMP (2006–2008) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 166000 |
| Class | C2 |
| ERP | 630 watts |
| HAAT | 1,050 metres (3,445 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 41°38′0.9″N 106°31′32.1″W / 41.633583°N 106.525583°W |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
KBDY (102.1 FM) is a Country music radio station licensed to Hanna, Wyoming, United States. The station is owned by Toga Radio LLC.[2][3]
History
The station initially started out on April 11, 2006 as a construction permit owned by White Park Broadcasting. The station was known as KXMP. Still as a construction permit, the station was briefly transferred to Wagonwheel Communications, owners of KUGR, KYCS, and KFRZ for $200,000.[4] The sale included an unbuilt station in Wamsutter, Wyoming known as KYPT 104.3, for $50,000. What was then KYPT became KFZE 104.3, when the station was moved to Daniel. KBDY was sold to Toga Radio in 2008 for $150,000.[5] The station received its license to cover February 4, 2009.
It is an affiliate of the Cowboy State Daily Radio News Network. [6]
The station's transmitter is located atop Elk Mountain.[7] Because it is atop an 11,162 feet mountain, the station does not need to broadcast at high power to be heard far distances. It has been heard as far north as Casper Mountain, Wyoming.[8]
Toga Radio co-owner Don Day has championed for small town radio stations across Wyoming, and stood by another company to sign on a radio station in Ralston, Wyoming. [9]
KBDY's tower site is shared with Wyoming Public Radio's KAIW, which was moved to Elk Mountain on May 30, 2018 to improve coverage of the statewide network.[10]
References
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for KBDY". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "KBDY Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ "KBDY Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
- ^ "Wyoming CPs sold conditionally". Radio & Television Business Report. November 12, 2007.
- ^ "Broadcasting & Cable". 2008. p. 53.
- ^ "Cowboy State Daily Radio News". cowboystatedaily.com. February 20, 2024.
- ^ "KBDY Hannah, WY". FCCData.org. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
- ^ "Casper FM DX Log". Ubstudios.conm. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
- ^ "A Small Wyoming Town Is Showing The Big Appeal Of Radio Endures". Insideradio.com. December 22, 2022.
- ^ "55 years of Wyoming Public Radio". Wyoming Public Media.
External links
- Facility details for Facility ID 166000 (KBDY) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- KBDY in Nielsen Audio's FM station database