KZTD
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KZTD is a radio station
licensed
to serve Cabot, Arkansas
, USA. The station is currently owned by New World, LLC. KZTD serves Arkansas' rapidly increasing Hispanic
population with music, news, and sports. Launched in 1980 as KBOT, the station also operated for a decade (1985–1995) as KYXZ then eight more years as KBBL before becoming KZTD in 2003.
music format to the greater Little Rock, Arkansas
, area. KZTD is one of several radio stations in Arkansas that air weather warnings in Spanish. KZTD also carries select sporting events, also in Spanish, as a game-day affiliate of ESPN Deportes Radio
.
for a new 500 watt
daytime-only AM station broadcasting at 1350 kHz from the Federal Communications Commission
on July 22, 1980
. The new station was assigned the call letters KBOT, chosen to match the "Cabot
" community of license. KBOT received its license to cover
from the FCC on December 10, 1980.
KBOT applied to the FCC in September 1982 for authorization to increase its signal power to 2,500 watts. The FCC issued a new construction permit to allow the station to make this upgrade on March 15, 1983.
In July 1984, Cabot Broadcasting announced an agreement to sell this station to Douglas Norman Schneider. The deal was approved by the FCC on October 1, 1984, and the transaction was consummated on December 7, 1984.
for this station to a corporation he created called KBOT, Inc. The transfer was approved by the FCC on April 8, 1985, and the transaction was consummated on April 29, 1985. While the transfer was pending, the station applied for new call letters and was assigned KYXZ by the FCC on April 1, 1985.
KBOT, Inc., announced a deal to sell this station to Texar Communications, Inc. The deal was approved by the FCC on January 31, 1990, but ultimately fell through after station owner Douglas Norman Schneider died so control of KYXZ remained with KBOT, Inc. In February 1990, an application was filed with the FCC to involuntarily transfer control of KBOT, Inc., from the deceased Douglas N. Schneider to Herbery B. Wittenberg, acting as the executor of Schneider's estate. The FCC approved the transfer of control on May 7, 1990.
In August 1991, KBOT, Inc., reached a new agreement to sell this station, this time to Hall Broadcasting, Inc. The deal was approved by the FCC on September 23, 1991, and the transaction was consummated on October 22, 1991.
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In October 1998, Hall Broadcasting, Inc., reached an agreement to sell KBBL to Equity Broadcasting Company (Larry Morton, president) for a reported price of $75,000. The deal was approved by the FCC on December 11, 1998, and the transaction was consummated on May 7, 1999.
As part of an internal corporate reorganization, Equity Broadcasting Company filed an application with the FCC to transfer the broadcast license for KBBL to its Cabot Radio, Inc., subsidiary. The transfer was approved by the FCC on September 3, 1999, and the transaction was consummated on September 15, 1999.
In November 2006, Searcy Broadcasting, Inc., reached an agreement to sell this station to New World LLC (Arik Lev, member/president) for a reported cash price of $190,000. The deal was approved by the FCC on January 10, 2007, and the transaction was consummated on February 2, 2007. At the time of the sale, KZTD played a Regional Mexican
music format.
Radio station
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licensed
City of license
A city of license or community of license, in American and Canadian broadcasting, is the community that a radio station or television station is officially licensed to serve by that country's broadcast regulator....
to serve Cabot, Arkansas
Cabot, Arkansas
As of the census of 2000, there were 15,269 people, 5,432 households, and 4,329 families residing in the city. The population density was 798.2 people per square mile . There were 5,712 housing units at an average density of 298.8 per square mile...
, USA. The station is currently owned by New World, LLC. KZTD serves Arkansas' rapidly increasing Hispanic
Hispanic
Hispanic is a term that originally denoted a relationship to Hispania, which is to say the Iberian Peninsula: Andorra, Gibraltar, Portugal and Spain. During the Modern Era, Hispanic sometimes takes on a more limited meaning, particularly in the United States, where the term means a person of ...
population with music, news, and sports. Launched in 1980 as KBOT, the station also operated for a decade (1985–1995) as KYXZ then eight more years as KBBL before becoming KZTD in 2003.
Programming
KZTD broadcasts a Spanish-language Regional MexicanRegional Mexican
Regional Mexican is a radio format for music radio, typically defined to include Banda, Ranchera, Mariachi and Norteña. It is the most popular radio format targeting Hispanic Americans in the United States....
music format to the greater Little Rock, Arkansas
Little Rock, Arkansas
Little Rock is the capital and the largest city of the U.S. state of Arkansas. The Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 699,757 people in the 2010 census...
, area. KZTD is one of several radio stations in Arkansas that air weather warnings in Spanish. KZTD also carries select sporting events, also in Spanish, as a game-day affiliate of ESPN Deportes Radio
ESPN Deportes Radio
ESPN Deportes Radio is a Spanish language sports radio network created and produced by Disney-owned ESPN. Programming includes call-in talk shows and commentary from hosts about a full range of sporting events, including soccer, American football, baseball and boxing.The network has stations in 13...
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The beginning
Cabot Broadcasting received this station's original construction permitConstruction permit
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for a new 500 watt
Watt
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daytime-only AM station broadcasting at 1350 kHz from the Federal Communications Commission
Federal Communications Commission
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on July 22, 1980
1980 in radio
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. The new station was assigned the call letters KBOT, chosen to match the "Cabot
Cabot, Arkansas
As of the census of 2000, there were 15,269 people, 5,432 households, and 4,329 families residing in the city. The population density was 798.2 people per square mile . There were 5,712 housing units at an average density of 298.8 per square mile...
" community of license. KBOT received its license to cover
Broadcast license
A broadcast license or broadcast license is a specific type of spectrum license that grants the licensee the privilege to use a portion of the radio frequency spectrum in a given geographical area for broadcasting purposes. The licenses are generally straddled with additional restrictions that...
from the FCC on December 10, 1980.
KBOT applied to the FCC in September 1982 for authorization to increase its signal power to 2,500 watts. The FCC issued a new construction permit to allow the station to make this upgrade on March 15, 1983.
In July 1984, Cabot Broadcasting announced an agreement to sell this station to Douglas Norman Schneider. The deal was approved by the FCC on October 1, 1984, and the transaction was consummated on December 7, 1984.
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In March 1985, Douglas Norman Schneider filed an application to transfer the broadcast licenseBroadcast license
A broadcast license or broadcast license is a specific type of spectrum license that grants the licensee the privilege to use a portion of the radio frequency spectrum in a given geographical area for broadcasting purposes. The licenses are generally straddled with additional restrictions that...
for this station to a corporation he created called KBOT, Inc. The transfer was approved by the FCC on April 8, 1985, and the transaction was consummated on April 29, 1985. While the transfer was pending, the station applied for new call letters and was assigned KYXZ by the FCC on April 1, 1985.
KBOT, Inc., announced a deal to sell this station to Texar Communications, Inc. The deal was approved by the FCC on January 31, 1990, but ultimately fell through after station owner Douglas Norman Schneider died so control of KYXZ remained with KBOT, Inc. In February 1990, an application was filed with the FCC to involuntarily transfer control of KBOT, Inc., from the deceased Douglas N. Schneider to Herbery B. Wittenberg, acting as the executor of Schneider's estate. The FCC approved the transfer of control on May 7, 1990.
In August 1991, KBOT, Inc., reached a new agreement to sell this station, this time to Hall Broadcasting, Inc. The deal was approved by the FCC on September 23, 1991, and the transaction was consummated on October 22, 1991.
The KBBL era
The station applied for and was assigned the call sign KBBL by the FCC on January 3, 1995. The KBBL call letters are perhaps better known as belonging to the fictional radio stationMedia in The Simpsons
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on The Simpsons
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In October 1998, Hall Broadcasting, Inc., reached an agreement to sell KBBL to Equity Broadcasting Company (Larry Morton, president) for a reported price of $75,000. The deal was approved by the FCC on December 11, 1998, and the transaction was consummated on May 7, 1999.
As part of an internal corporate reorganization, Equity Broadcasting Company filed an application with the FCC to transfer the broadcast license for KBBL to its Cabot Radio, Inc., subsidiary. The transfer was approved by the FCC on September 3, 1999, and the transaction was consummated on September 15, 1999.
KZTD today
In preparation to sell the station, KBBL's owner applied to the FCC for a new call sign and the station was assigned KZTD on September 18, 2003. In late September 2003, Equity Broadcasting Corp. (Gordon W. Heiges, VP) through its Cabot Radio, Inc., subsidiary reached an agreement to sell this station to Searcy Broadcasting, Inc. (Ken Madden, president) for a reported $55,000. The deal was approved by the FCC on November 20, 2003, and the transaction was consummated on November 26, 2003. At the time of the sale, KBBL broadcast a Spanish-language sports radio format.In November 2006, Searcy Broadcasting, Inc., reached an agreement to sell this station to New World LLC (Arik Lev, member/president) for a reported cash price of $190,000. The deal was approved by the FCC on January 10, 2007, and the transaction was consummated on February 2, 2007. At the time of the sale, KZTD played a Regional Mexican
Regional Mexican
Regional Mexican is a radio format for music radio, typically defined to include Banda, Ranchera, Mariachi and Norteña. It is the most popular radio format targeting Hispanic Americans in the United States....
music format.