KBHP

Radio station in Bemidji, Minnesota

Bemidji, Minnesota

Broadcast areaBemidji, MinnesotaFrequency101.1 MHzBrandingKB101ProgrammingFormatCommercial; CountryAffiliationsMinnesota News NetworkOwnershipOwner

Hubbard Broadcasting, Inc.
(HBI Radio Bemidji, LLC)

Sister stations

KBUN, KBUN-FM, KLLZ-FM, KKZYHistory

First air date

1972

Call sign meaning

K-Bemidji
Harry Pihl (station founder)Technical informationFacility ID51878ClassC1ERP100,000 wattsHAAT159 metersLinksWebsitekb101fm.com

KBHP (101.1 FM, "KB101") is an FM radio station licensed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to serve the community of Bemidji, Minnesota, which is located in northwestern Minnesota. KBHP plays country music and is owned and operated by Hubbard Broadcasting, Inc. It has its own local news department, and gets statewide news from the Minnesota News Network. The Bemidji studios are located at 502 Beltrami Avenue, downtown Bemidji. It shares a transmitter site with sisters KLLZ-FM and KKZY, near Lake Plantagenet along Highway 9.

KBHP is the local home to the Minnesota Vikings broadcasts, along with its sister station KBUN. A large amount of the broadcasting day is live, from 5:30 am until 10pm each week day.

History

KBHP(FM) signed on the air in August 1972.^[1] The call letters are the initials of the name of a former owner of the station, Ben H. Potter Jr.

In 1989, KBHP(FM) and its sibling AM station, KBUN, were acquired by Louis H. Buron Jr., who formed Omni Broadcasting as the umbrella company for his radio stations.^[2]

Hubbard Broadcasting announced on November 13, 2014, that it would purchase the Omni Broadcasting stations, including KBHP.^[3] The sale was completed on February 27, 2015, at a purchase price of $8 million for the 16 stations and one translator.^[4]

Awards

KBHP(FM), won the National Association of Broadcasters' Crystal Award five times, in 1994, 1997, 1999, 2007, and 2010.

In 2011, in recognition of its long-term commitment to community service, KBHP(FM) was awarded the NAB's Crystal Heritage Award, only the second broadcast station to have been thus honored, from the time of the award's inception in 2008.^[5]

References

^ "1973 Broadcasting Yearbook" (PDF). americanradiohistory.com. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
^ "Ownership Changes" (PDF). Broadcasting. Washington, DC. 8 May 1989. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
^ "Hubbard Picks up 16 Stations From Omni". Radio Ink. November 13, 2014. Archived from the original on November 13, 2014. Retrieved November 13, 2014.
^ "Hubbard Closes on 16 MN Stations from Omni". Radio Online. February 27, 2015. Retrieved March 2, 2015.
^ "NAB Distinguished On-Air Talent Recognition Certificate | National Association of Broadcasters". National Association of Broadcasters. Retrieved March 8, 2020.

External links

KB 101 Website
KBHP in the FCC FM station database
KBHP in Nielsen Audio's FM station database

Radio stations in Bemidji, Minnesota (Beltrami County)

By AM frequency

820
870
1300
1360
1450

By FM frequency

Translators	92.7 93.5 94.3 94.9 103.1 106.3 107.9

By call sign

Defunct

KBJI-LP (106.3 FM)

Nearby regions: Brainerd; Fargo–Moorhead; Fergus Falls–Detroit Lakes; Grand Forks; International Falls; Iron Range

See also: List of radio stations in Minnesota

v t e Country radio stations in the state of Minnesota
Stations	KARL – Tracy KARP-FM – Dassel KAUS-FM – Austin KBEW-FM – Blue Earth KBGY – Fairbault KBHP – Bemidji KBLB – Nisswa KBOT – Detroit Lakes KBVB – Barnesville KCHK – New Prague KCHK-FM - New Prague KCUE – Red Wing KDDG - Albany KDIO – Ortonville KDJS-FM – Willmar KDLB – Frazee KDMA – Montevideo KDMA-FM - Granite Falls KDOM – Windom KDOM-FM – Windom KEEY-FM – St. Paul KEYL – Long Prairie KFIL – Preston KFIL-FM – Chatfield KGLB - Glencoe KHWK – Winona KIKV-FM – Sauk Centre KJJK-FM – Fergus Falls KJOE – Pipestone KKAQ – Thief River Falls KKCB – Duluth KKDQ – Thief River Falls KKIN-FM – Aitkin KKOJ – Jackson KKOK-FM – Morris KKWQ – Warroad KKWS – Wadena KLCI – Elk River KLGR – Redwood Falls KLOH – Pipestone KLQL – Luverne KLQP – Madison KMFX-FM – Rochester KMNB – Minneapolis KNUJ – New Ulm KOLV – Willmar KPRM – Park Rapids KQYB – Spring Grove KRCQ – Detroit Lakes KRFO-FM – Owatonna KRJB – Ada KRRW – Winthrop KRUE – Waseca KSDM – International Falls KSNR – Fisher KSUM – Fairmont KTCO – Duluth KUSQ – Worthington KWAD – Wadena KWWK – Rochester KXAC - St. James KXKK – Park Rapids KYCK Crookston KYSM-FM – Mankato KZPK – Paynesville WBJI – Bemidji WCMP – Pine City WCMP-FM – Pine City WDKE – Coleraine WLKX-FM - Forest Lake WPVW – Wabasha WQPM - Princeton WUSZ – Hibbing WVAL – Sauk Rapids WWJO – Saint Cloud WWWI-FM - Pillager WYRQ-FM – Little Falls
See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Minnesota

Country radio stations in the state of Minnesota

Stations

See also: adult contemporary; classic hits; college; country; news/talk; NPR; oldies; religious; rock; sports; top 40; urban; other radio stations in Minnesota

v t e Hubbard Broadcasting, Inc.
Key people	Stanley S. Hubbard
Radio stations	KAZG KBHP KBLB KBUN KBUN-FM KDKB KDUS KIKV-FM KIXI KKNW KKWS KKZY KLIZ KLIZ-FM KLLZ-FM KNSP KPNT KPNW-FM KQMV KRWM KSHE KSLX-FM KSTP KSTP-FM KTMY KUAL-FM KULO KUPD KVBR KWAD WARH WBQH WDRV WEAT WFED WFTL WIL-FM WIRK WJJY-FM WKRQ WMBX WMEN WREW WRMF WSHE-FM WTMX WTOP-FM / WTLP / WWWT-FM WUBE-FM WWDV WWFD WXOS WYGY
ABC network affiliates	KAAL KSTP-TV / KSAX-TV / KRWF-TV WDIO-TV / WIRT
NBC network affiliates	KOB KOBF KOBR K22NM-D¹ WHEC-TV WNYT
Other stations	KSTC-TV (Independent) WNYA (MyNetworkTV)
Cable television channels	Ovation Reelz
Acquisitions	Omni Broadcasting
¹Owned by Hubbard and operated by News-Press & Gazette Company in a LMA.