KBZM is a radio station

Radio station

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 licensed to serve Big Sky, Montana

Big Sky, Montana

Big Sky is a census-designated place in Gallatin and Madison counties in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Montana. This unincorporated community straddles the two counties, is not considered a town, and has no town government. The primary industry of the area is tourism.Big Sky is...

, USA. The station is owned by Orion Media LLC. It airs a classic hits

Classic hits

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 music format.

The stations offices and studios are located at 8274 Huffine Lane, west of downtown Bozeman. KBZM's transmitter and tower are west of Big Sky

Big Sky

-Places:* large expanses of flat land, such as** Montana, U.S. state** East Anglia, UK region*Big Sky, Montana-Television, film and books:*Big Sky , an Australian televised drama that ran from 1997-1999...

, on top of Lone Peak

Lone Peak

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. It is the highest FM transmitter site in the great Northwest, and 3rd highest in the US.

The station was assigned the KBZM call letters by the Federal Communications Commission

Federal Communications Commission

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 on November 5, 2003

2003 in radio

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History

KBZM signed-on in November 2003 at 104.7 in Big Sky

Big Sky

-Places:* large expanses of flat land, such as** Montana, U.S. state** East Anglia, UK region*Big Sky, Montana-Television, film and books:*Big Sky , an Australian televised drama that ran from 1997-1999...

. The owners had the opportunity to add a new frequency (105.7) in 2005. They did so, and added KKQX

KKQX

KKQX is a radio station licensed to serve Manhattan, Montana. The station is operated by Orion Media, under a local marketing agreement with licensee Radick Construction, Inc. It airs a classic hits music format....

. They put the same format on the new frequency, with a transmitter site on the west side of Bozeman. KBZM is now simulcast

Simulcast

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ed on KKQX

KKQX

KKQX is a radio station licensed to serve Manhattan, Montana. The station is operated by Orion Media, under a local marketing agreement with licensee Radick Construction, Inc. It airs a classic hits music format....

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