KBFP-FM
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KBFP-FM is a radio station
broadcasting a Spanish-language Mexican Oldies music format. KBFP-FM is licensed to Delano, California
, and broadcasting to the Bakersfield, California
, area. The station is owned by Clear Channel Communications
.
format known as KAMM. KAMM was on the air from December 1987 until March 1988 when KAMM became the new home for KKXX-FM (which previously was at 107.9
). KKXX-FM was known as top 40 radio station Power 105.3 , which was at 105.3 FM until July 2, 1998. The call letters KKXX moved to 96.5
FM. KKDJ
, an oldies
station that was at 98.5
FM at the time moved to 105.3 FM and was known as "Star 105.3". KKDJ changed formats in 2001 to adult contemporary and was known as "K-Lite 105.3".
On September 3, 2004, KKDJ changed formats to a Spanish language
Mexican Oldies radio station known as "La Preciosa". On January 1, 2006, the call letters KKDJ were changed to KBFP. The KKDJ call letters are now owned by a Television station in Arroyo Grande, California
.
Radio station
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broadcasting a Spanish-language Mexican Oldies music format. KBFP-FM is licensed to Delano, California
Delano, California
Delano's climate is characteristic of the San Joaquin Valley. The weather is hot and dry during the summer and cool and damp in winter. Frequent ground fog known regionally as "tule fog" can obscure vision. Record temperatures range between 115°F and 14°F...
, and broadcasting to the Bakersfield, California
Bakersfield, California
Bakersfield is a city near the southern end of the San Joaquin Valley in Kern County, California. It is roughly equidistant between Fresno and Los Angeles, to the north and south respectively....
, area. The station is owned by Clear Channel Communications
Clear Channel Communications
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History
105.3 FM signed on in 1981 with the call letters KZAY. On December 11, 1987, KZAY changed to a country musicCountry music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
format known as KAMM. KAMM was on the air from December 1987 until March 1988 when KAMM became the new home for KKXX-FM (which previously was at 107.9
KUZZ
KUZZ and KUZZ-FM are American radio stations licensed to serve Bakersfield, California, USA. The stations are owned by Buck Owens Production Company and the licenses are held by Owens One Company Inc.They broadcast a simulcast country music format to the inland central California region...
). KKXX-FM was known as top 40 radio station Power 105.3 , which was at 105.3 FM until July 2, 1998. The call letters KKXX moved to 96.5
KVMX
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FM. KKDJ
KKDJ-LP
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, an oldies
Oldies
Oldies is a term commonly used to describe a radio format that concentrates on music from a period of about 15 to 55 years before the present day....
station that was at 98.5
KDFO
KDFO is a radio station broadcasting a classic rock music format. KDFO is licensed to Delano, California, and serves the Bakersfield, California, area. The station is owned by Clear Channel Communications.-98.5 KDNO:...
FM at the time moved to 105.3 FM and was known as "Star 105.3". KKDJ changed formats in 2001 to adult contemporary and was known as "K-Lite 105.3".
On September 3, 2004, KKDJ changed formats to a Spanish language
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
Mexican Oldies radio station known as "La Preciosa". On January 1, 2006, the call letters KKDJ were changed to KBFP. The KKDJ call letters are now owned by a Television station in Arroyo Grande, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
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