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KBPK

KBPK
Broadcast areaNorth Orange County, California
Frequency90.1 MHz
Branding90.1 FM KBPK
Programming
FormatDefunct (formerly adult contemporary)
Ownership
OwnerBuena Park School District
OperatorFullerton College
History
First air date
July 6, 1970; 53 years ago (1970-07-06)
Last air date
August 9, 2023; 10 months ago (2023-08-09)
Call sign meaning
Buena Park
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID7742
ClassD
ERP19 watts
HAAT3 meters (9.8 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
33°51′35″N 118°0′53″W / 33.85972°N 118.01472°W / 33.85972; -118.01472
Links
Public license information

KBPK (90.1 FM) was a non-commercial radio station that was licensed to serve Buena Park, California. The station was owned by the Buena Park School District and operated by the Fullerton College Media Studies Department, the campus on which the KBPK studios were located. The non-commercial educational station primarily broadcast an adult contemporary music format as well as various public service programs and special announcements.

History

KBPK first signed on on July 6, 1970, by the Buena Park School District.[2]

In May 1995, KBPK aired Cal State Fullerton Titans baseball games while the team competed in the NCAA postseason tournament.[3]

KBPK broadcast games of the Fullerton Flyers, an independent professional baseball club, during the 2006 Golden Baseball League season.[4]

On August 7, 2023, the Buena Park School District informed the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) that KBPK would shut down on August 9, and surrendered the station's license for cancellation.[5] The FCC cancelled the station's license on August 10, 2023.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KBPK". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "Directory of AM and FM Radio Stations in the U.S." (PDF). Broadcasting Yearbook. Broadcasting Publications Inc. 1973. p. B-18. Retrieved June 23, 2018.
  3. ^ Penner, Mike (May 26, 1995). "COLLEGE BASEBALL : Fans Have Technical Difficulties". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 23, 2018.
  4. ^ "Fullerton Flyers Baseball Finds Radio Home". All Access. All Access Music Group. March 27, 2006. Retrieved April 12, 2021.
  5. ^ Magboo, Michael (August 7, 2023). "KBPK Notificaiton [sic] of Discontinuance of Operation" (PDF). Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved August 10, 2023.

33°51′35″N 118°0′53″W / 33.85972°N 118.01472°W / 33.85972; -118.01472


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