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KBIJ

Radio station in Guymon, Oklahoma

36°50′42″N 101°12′15″W / 36.84500°N 101.20417°W / 36.84500; -101.20417

KBIJ (99.5 FM) is an American radio station licensed to serve the community of Guymon, Oklahoma. The station is owned by Oralia Cowan, through licensee OMI Oilfield Investments, LLC. It airs a Regional Mexican format to the far northern Perryton, Texas.^[1]

History

In December 2004, Todd Deneui applied to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for a construction permit for a new broadcast radio station. The FCC granted this permit on March 2, 2005, with a scheduled expiration date of March 2, 2008.^[2]

In June 2006, permit holder Todd Deneui applied to the FCC to sell the construction permit to Grace Community Church of Amarillo for $95,000. The FCC approved the move on July 31, 2006, and the transaction was formally consummated on August 16, 2006.^[3]

With new ownership in place, the new station was assigned call sign "KRBG" on October 11, 2006.^[4] After construction and testing were completed in February 2008, the station was granted its broadcast license on March 10, 2008.^[5] On October 1, 2008, the station changed to the current call sign of "KBIJ".^[4]

Grace Community Church of Amarillo sold the station to Oralia Cowan's OMI Oilfield Investments, LLC for $421,000; the sale was consummated on July 23, 2013.

References

^ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Retrieved April 30, 2012.
^ "Application Search Details (BNPH-20041230ABW)". FCC Media Bureau. March 2, 2005. Retrieved April 30, 2012.
^ "Application Search Details (BAPH-20060615AAC)". FCC Media Bureau. August 16, 2006. Retrieved April 30, 2012.
^ ^a ^b "Call Sign History". CDBS Public Access Database. FCC Media Bureau. October 1, 2008. Retrieved April 30, 2012.
^ "Application Search Details (BLED-20080227ACH)". FCC Media Bureau. March 10, 2008. Retrieved April 30, 2012.