KLBN

KLBN

Fresno, California United States
Broadcast area	Fresno, California
Frequency	101.9 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding	La Buena 101.9
Programming
Format	Regional Mexican
Subchannels	HD2: CHR Spanish
Ownership
Owner	Lotus Communications (Lotus Fresno Corp.)
Sister stations	KKBZ KSEQ KHIT-FM
History
First air date	1948 (1948)
Former call signs	KARM-FM (1948–1975) KFRY (1975–1988) KOQO-FM (1988–1990) KQPW (1990–1993) KOQO-FM (1993–2008)
Call sign meaning	La Buena
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	29296
Class	B
ERP	2,250 watts
HAAT	597 meters (1,959 ft)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Website	www.1019labuena.com

KLBN is a commercial radio station located in Fresno, California, broadcasting on 101.9 FM. KLBN airs a regional Mexican music format branded as "La Buena". Its studios are located just north of downtown Fresno, and the transmitter tower is in Meadow Lakes in the Sierra National Forest.

KLBN broadcasts two channels in HD Radio.

History

The 101.9 license in Fresno was awarded to KARM (1430 AM), The George Harm Station, on October 3, 1949, after having broadcast since the previous year. KARM-FM remained such and co-owned with KARM through 1975.

When the station was sold to Lake Enterprises, owner of KFRE (940 AM), in 1975, a call letter change to KFRE-FM was also applied for. It would have been the second KFRE-FM, after the previous one was sold in 1971. That station, which had become KFYE, objected to the similarity and had its petition to deny upheld. Ultimately, the station settled on KFRY.

From 1988 to 2008, except for the early 1990s, the station was KOQO (La Super Q). It became KLBN in 2008.

External links

• Facility details for Facility ID 29296 (KLBN) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• KLBN in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
• FCC History Cards for KLBN