KBLL (99.5 MHz) is an FM radio station licensed to serve Helena, Montana. Owned by Kevin Terry, through licensee The Montana Radio Company, LLC, it broadcasts a classic country format branded as 99.5 The Bull.

KBLL
Broadcast areaHelena, Montana
Frequency99.5 MHz
Branding99.5 The Bull
Programming
FormatClassic country
Ownership
Owner
  • Kevin Terry
  • (The Montana Radio Company, LLC)
KIMO, KCAP, KZMT, KMXM, KMTX
History
First air date
August 1979 (1979-08)[1]
Former call signs
KBLL-FM (1978–2017)
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID27517
ClassC1
ERP12,500 watts
HAAT589 meters (1,932 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
46°44′51″N 112°19′47.6″W / 46.74750°N 112.329889°W / 46.74750; -112.329889
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
Website995thebull.com

Ownership

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In April 2004, a deal was reached for KBLL-FM to be acquired by Cherry Creek Radio from Holter Broadcasting Corp. (Jann Holter-Lambert, president) as part of a 2 station deal with a total reported sale price of $2.8 million.[3]

On April 5, 2017, Montana Radio Company announced that it would acquire Cherry Creek Media's Helena stations.[4][5] Following the completion of the purchase on July 28, 2017, KBLL-FM re-aligned its format to include more classic country material to differentiate it from new sister station KIMO.[6]

References

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  1. ^ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1999 (PDF). 1999. p. D-268. Retrieved July 3, 2017.
  2. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KBLL". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ^ "Changing Hands 4/19/2004". Broadcasting & Cable. April 19, 2004.
  4. ^ "Local business to acquire Colorado company's Helena radio stations". Helena Independent Record. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
  5. ^ "Cherry Creek And Montana Radio Company Swap To Shake-Up Montana Markets". Radio-Insight. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
  6. ^ "Butte/Great Falls/Helena Swap Completed With Multiple Format Changes". RadioInsight. August 9, 2017. Retrieved August 10, 2017.
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