KHBZ (FM)

KHBZ (102.9 FM, New Country 102.9) is a radio station broadcasting a country music format.^[2] Licensed to Harrison, Arkansas, United States, the station is currently owned by Paul Coates and Mike Huckabee, through licensee Ozark Mountain Media Group, LLC.^[3]

KHBZ

Harrison, Arkansas United States
Broadcast area	Branson metropolitan area
Frequency	102.9 MHz
Branding	New Country 102.9
Programming
Language	English
Format	Country music
Ownership
Owner	Mike Huckabee (Ozark Mountain Media Group, LLC)
Sister stations	KHOZ
History
First air date	1963
Former call signs	KHOZ-FM (1979–1989) KWNQ (1989–1990) KHOZ-FM (1990–2012)
Call sign meaning	Buzz
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	26235
Class	C1
ERP	100,000 watts
HAAT	299 meters (981 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	36°26′10.4″N 93°14′43.7″W
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen live
Website	www.newcountry1029.com

History

The station launched on March 29, 1963, under the call sign KHOZ-FM. Throughout much of the 1970s and 1980s, the station ran an adult contemporary music format. In 1989, the station upgraded its format to contemporary hit radio under the call sign KWNQ and branding "WINK FM". Unfortunately, it was short-lived, and in Spring 1990, the station dropped CHR and flipped to its current country format, which also brought back its KHOZ-FM call letters.

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