KBAC
Encyclopedia
KBAC is a commercial radio station
located in Las Vegas, New Mexico
, broadcasting to the Santa Fe, New Mexico
, area. KBAC airs an adult album alternative
music format.
KBAC has a playlist that is more eclectic then other commercial adult album alternative
radio station
s; airing a wide range of music from blues
, acoustic
, reggae
, jazz
, alternative, world music
.
tracks to the format attempting to get better ratings in Albuquerque. This also got complaints from its long time listeners and in late 2003 KBAC moved back to 98.1. Clear Channel had moved the classic rock format that had previously been on 104.1 (KLSK-FM) to 98.1 until KBAC returned. KBAC has had translators in Albuquerque in the past but it can no longer be heard in Albuquerque. KBNM
based in Belen, currently uses the 98.1 frequency in Albuquerque making it nearly impossible to pick up KBAC there.
KBAC was owned by Clear Channel
, however it was sold to Christian broadcaster Educational Media Foundation
in March 2007. The employees had attempted to buy the station from EMF,http://www.freenewmexican.com/news/58063.html but on May 23, 2007 it was purchased by Hutton Broadcasting which had just purchased KWRP
101.5 and KLBU
102.9. The station's format is not likely to change under the new ownership.http://sfreporter.com/articles/publish/outtake-052307-guerrilla-radio.php KBAC has been locally programmed since 1989 and has also been involved with the local community. EMF has also purchased KSFQ 101.1 FM which had a smooth jazz format but had switched to simulcasting the public radio format from KSFR
90.7. 101.1 became the new home of KSFR while EMF took ownership of 90.7 (now KQLV) and moved it into Albuquerque.
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
located in Las Vegas, New Mexico
Las Vegas, New Mexico
Las Vegas is a city in San Miguel County, New Mexico, United States. Once two separate municipalities both named Las Vegas, west Las Vegas and east Las Vegas , divided by the Gallinas River, retain distinct characters and separate, rival school districts. The population was 14,565 at the 2000...
, broadcasting to the Santa Fe, New Mexico
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Santa Fe is the capital of the U.S. state of New Mexico. It is the fourth-largest city in the state and is the seat of . Santa Fe had a population of 67,947 in the 2010 census...
, area. KBAC airs an adult album alternative
Adult album alternative
Adult album alternative is a radio format. A spinoff from the album-oriented rock format, its roots trace to the 1960s and 1970s from the earlier freeform and progressive formats....
music format.
KBAC has a playlist that is more eclectic then other commercial adult album alternative
Adult album alternative
Adult album alternative is a radio format. A spinoff from the album-oriented rock format, its roots trace to the 1960s and 1970s from the earlier freeform and progressive formats....
radio station
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
s; airing a wide range of music from blues
Blues
Blues is the name given to both a musical form and a music genre that originated in African-American communities of primarily the "Deep South" of the United States at the end of the 19th century from spirituals, work songs, field hollers, shouts and chants, and rhymed simple narrative ballads...
, acoustic
Acoustic music
Acoustic music comprises music that solely or primarily uses instruments which produce sound through entirely acoustic means, as opposed to electric or electronic means...
, reggae
Reggae
Reggae is a music genre first developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s. While sometimes used in a broader sense to refer to most types of Jamaican music, the term reggae more properly denotes a particular music style that originated following on the development of ska and rocksteady.Reggae is based...
, jazz
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
, alternative, world music
World music
World music is a term with widely varying definitions, often encompassing music which is primarily identified as another genre. This is evidenced by world music definitions such as "all of the music in the world" or "somebody else's local music"...
.
History
KBAC first signed on in 1989 and has always had an eclectic music format but has only been known as "Radio Free Santa Fe" since 1996. Prior to that it leaned more toward an Alternative rock format. It was purchased by Clear Channel in 2000 but was able to continue running its eclectic format. In 2002, Clear Channel moved KBAC to the 104.1 frequency which made the station more easily available in Albuquerque. However Clear Channel was not impressed with the results and added more classic rockClassic rock
Classic rock is a radio format which developed from the album-oriented rock format in the early 1980s. In the United States, the classic rock format features music ranging generally from the late 1960s to the late 1980s, primarily focusing on the hard rock genre that peaked in popularity in the...
tracks to the format attempting to get better ratings in Albuquerque. This also got complaints from its long time listeners and in late 2003 KBAC moved back to 98.1. Clear Channel had moved the classic rock format that had previously been on 104.1 (KLSK-FM) to 98.1 until KBAC returned. KBAC has had translators in Albuquerque in the past but it can no longer be heard in Albuquerque. KBNM
KBNM
KBNM-LP is a low-powered FM radio station based in Belen, New Mexico broadcasting at 100 watts. KBNM airs an oldies music format. It is owned by Tix For Kids, a non-profit group that raises money to buy tickets to concerts and other events for sick children.KBNM streams its signal over the...
based in Belen, currently uses the 98.1 frequency in Albuquerque making it nearly impossible to pick up KBAC there.
KBAC was owned by Clear Channel
Clear channel
A clear-channel station is an AM band Radio station in North America that has the highest protection from interference from other stations, particularly concerning night-time skywave propagation. Usually known as class A stations since 1982, they are occasionally still referred to by their former...
, however it was sold to Christian broadcaster Educational Media Foundation
Educational Media Foundation
Educational Media Foundation is a not-for-profit organization that operates the K-LOVE and Air 1 radio networks. EMF is based in Rocklin, California....
in March 2007. The employees had attempted to buy the station from EMF,http://www.freenewmexican.com/news/58063.html but on May 23, 2007 it was purchased by Hutton Broadcasting which had just purchased KWRP
KVSF-FM
KVSF-FM is a radio station in Pecos, New Mexico, broadcasting to the Santa Fe, New Mexico, area.KVSF-FM is owned by Hutton Broadcasting and shifted to the "Project 101.5" branding on July 1, 2007. The format consists of rock and pop music from 1965 to today. Its modern selections include rock...
101.5 and KLBU
KLBU
KLBU is a radio station licensed to Pecos, New Mexico, branded as Blu 102.9, and serving the Santa Fe area. It broadcasts a format consisting of various Rhythmic music.-KENC - Enchantment FM 102.9:...
102.9. The station's format is not likely to change under the new ownership.http://sfreporter.com/articles/publish/outtake-052307-guerrilla-radio.php KBAC has been locally programmed since 1989 and has also been involved with the local community. EMF has also purchased KSFQ 101.1 FM which had a smooth jazz format but had switched to simulcasting the public radio format from KSFR
KSFR-FM
KSFR is Santa Fe, New Mexico's community/public radio station. It is owned by the Santa Fe Community College and managed by the 501 non-profit Northern New Mexico Radio Foundation....
90.7. 101.1 became the new home of KSFR while EMF took ownership of 90.7 (now KQLV) and moved it into Albuquerque.