KBRI (AM)

KBRI (1570 AM, "Gospel 1570") was a radio station licensed to serve Brinkley, Arkansas, United States. The station was owned by East Arkansas Broadcasters, Inc.

KBRI

Brinkley, Arkansas
Frequency	1570 kHz
Branding	Gospel 1570
Programming
Format	Defunct (Gospel)
Ownership
Owner	East Arkansas Broadcasters, Inc.
Sister stations	KTRQ, KWYN (AM), KWYN-FM
History
First air date	December 21, 1959
Last air date	October 8, 2013
Call sign meaning	BRInkley
Technical information
Facility ID	67692
Class	D
Power	250 watts (day) 23 watts (night)
Transmitter coordinates	34°52′2″N 91°12′4″W

KBRI broadcast a Gospel music format.^[1]

History

KBRI was licensed December 21, 1959, to Mason W. Clifton's Tri-County Broadcasting Company as a daytime-only radio station. In 1969, an FM counterpart, KBRI-FM (now KTRQ), was built and launched. In 1995, the Tri-County Broadcasting Company sold the station to East Arkansas Broadcasters.

Citing financial reasons, KBRI went silent on October 8, 2013, and did not return to the air. East Arkansas Broadcasters surrendered KBRI's license to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on February 3, 2015. The FCC cancelled the license the same day. A new station with the KBRI calls, at 104.1 FM from transmitter at Clarendon, Arkansas, was licensed by the FCC in April 2015.