KBLB

KBLB (93.3 FM, "B93.3") is a radio station broadcasting a country music format.^[2] Licensed to Nisswa, Minnesota, United States, the station serves the Brainerd area. The station is owned by Hubbard Broadcasting, Inc. (through licensee HBI Radio Brainerd/Wadena, LLC) and features programming from Premiere Networks and Westwood One.^[3]

KBLB

Nisswa, Minnesota
Broadcast area	Brainerd, Minnesota Brainerd Lakes area
Frequency	93.3 MHz
Branding	B-93.3
Programming
Format	Country music
Affiliations	Premiere Networks Westwood One
Ownership
Owner	Hubbard Broadcasting, Inc. (HBI Radio Brainerd/Wadena, LLC)
Sister stations	KLIZ, KLIZ-FM, KUAL-FM, KVBR, WJJY-FM
History
First air date	2002
Former call signs	KBPQ (1999–2002)
Call sign meaning	BL Broadcasting (former owner)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	4337
Class	C1
ERP	100,000 watts
HAAT	170 meters (560 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	46°26′34″N 94°22′55″W
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen live
Website	Official website

KBLB is a sister station to KVBR 1340 (Business News/Talk), KLIZ 1380 (Sports), KUAL-FM 103.5 (Oldies), WJJY-FM 106.7 (Adult Contemporary), and KLIZ-FM 107.5 (Classic Rock). All are located in a brand new modern broadcast facility located at 13225 Dogwood Drive, Baxter.

History

The Federal Communications Commission issued a construction permit for the station to BDI Broadcasting, Inc. on August 5, 1999, and assigned it the call sign KBPQ.^[4] On December 11, 2000, BDI assigned the permit to BL Broadcasting (both companies were subsidiaries of Omni Broadcasting).^[5] On January 2, 2002, the station changed its call sign to the current KBLB.^[6] The station received its license to cover on March 28, 2002.^[7]

Hubbard Broadcasting announced on November 13, 2014, that it would purchase the Omni Broadcasting stations, including KBLB.^[8] The sale was completed on February 27, 2015, at a purchase price of $8 million for the 16 stations and one translator.^[9]