KDBN

Infobox Radio station
name = KDBN


city = Haltom City, Texas
area = Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex
branding = "93.3 The Bone"
slogan = "The Rock Of Texas"
airdate = 1996 as KNBR-FM
frequency = 93.3 MHz HD Radio
format = Active Rock
erp = 50,000 watts
haat = 120 meters
class = C2
facility_id = 27299
callsign_meaning = Dallas Bone
former_callsigns = KNBR-FM (1996) KKZN (1996-1999) KKMR (1999-2002)
owner = Cumulus Media
licensee = Texas Star Radio, Inc.
webcast = [http://www.streamaudio.com/stations/player/pages/newplayer/index_win.asp?Owner=&public=&headertext=93.3%20The%20Bone&Station=KDBN_FM&Mac=No&OptIn=&Streamtype=&filename= Listen Live]
website = [http://www.933thebone.com www.933thebone.com]
affiliations =
sister_stations = KKLF, KLIF, KPLX, KTCK/KTDK

KDBN (93.3 FM), branded as "93.3 FM, The Bone", is an active rock formatted radio station in the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex in Texas. Licensed to Haltom City, Texas, this station is under ownership of Cumulus Media.

History

This FM outlet began broadcasting in 1996 as KNBR-FM "The Zone", with an adult alternative format. The call letters KNBR-FM were only short-term, as they were changed to KKZN to match the moniker on December 20, 1996. After a short-lived rebranding as KKMR "Merge", the switch to KDBN "The Bone", with a classic rock format, occurred in January 2002. This produced an initial spike in ratings, though the station has since lost much of that audience.

Marcos Rodriguez was the first to control the license after having successfully obtained it directly from the FCC. After his financing source defaulted, Rodriguez sold the license to Susquehanna Radio. Cumulus Media subsequently took control of the station in May 2006 as part of its acquisition of Susquehanna, instituted cost-cutting measures, and completely restored a classic rock format after the station had experimented with more recent rock offerings. Current on-air staff includes Gary Thompson (mornings), Alexis (middays), and Pugs and Kelly (afternoons). Other personalities include Candy Stuart who has been with the station since September 2005 before Cumulus Media took control, Paladin, Barb Smith (traffic reporter), and Rich Phillips (sports reporter).

The station is an affiliate of the Dallas Cowboys Radio Network. [ cite web|url=http://dallascowboys.com/dcradio.cfm|title=Dallas Cowboys on Radio|work=DallasCowboys.com]

The KDBN calls, as an abbreviation for Dallas Business News, were once used at 1480 AM in Dallas for a business news format from September 21, 1989 to September 4, 1991.

To this day, KDBN "The Bone" has slightly revamped the format to include modern rock songs in the playlist, competing head-on with KEGL in Fort Worth, Texas.

Former logos

References

External links

* [http://www.933thebone.com/ 93.3 The Bone - KDBN official website]
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* [http://web.archive.org/web/20060513061114/http://www.knus99.com/fmlist.html Dallas-Fort Worth FM station history, including 93.3 signal]
* [http://www.dfwradioarchives.com/2002.htm DFWRadioArchives discussion of KDBN]
* [http://www.knus99.com Mike Shannon's Dallas-Fort Worth Radio and TV History]