Programming

KJDL, or Rebel Radio 1420, is a Classic Country Radio station, licensed to Lubbock, Texas

Lubbock, Texas

Lubbock is a city in and the county seat of Lubbock County, Texas, United States. The city is located in the northwestern part of the state, a region known historically as the Llano Estacado, and the home of Texas Tech University and Lubbock Christian University...

. The station features a simulcast of its sister station True Country 105.3's

KJDL-FM

KJDL-FM is a radio station broadcasting a Texas Country format. Licensed to Levelland, Texas, USA, the station serves the Lubbock area. The station is currently owned by Walker FM Holdings, LLC and features an all Texas Country format.-History:...

 morning show, syndicated satellite classic country program throughout the day and an afternoon drive show with Larry Byers called "The Larry-go-round". Houston Astros Baseball as well as New Deal and Shallowater High School sports are also featured on the station. An afternoon radio show hosted by Lee Barron from 4:45pm-5pm Monday through Friday focuses on local Texas crop prices and conditions. Lee also hosts a two-hour show on Saturday mornings with his son, Jarrod Barron, and contains much of the same information covered during the weekday broadcasts, albeit updated as of Friday night, as well as interviews with various farmers, producers, and young members of 4-H and FFA from surrounding towns.

History

In previous incarnations the station was owned by John Flache d/b/a "La Fiesta Broadcasting" which led to the original name KLFB. Two competing apps had been tendered in the early sixties by La Fiesta Broadcasting and by "Mid Cities Broadcasting" then owner of KOYL AM/FM Odessa. The station signed on in 1967 as the area's first exclusively Spanish language station. KLFB was sold to a partnership of Drew Ballard and Marcelo Tafoya (owners of 92.1 Hutto Texas) in 1977. They filed for night authority which was granted in 1979. The station operated from one site (Buddy Holly Park in north Lubbock) by day and a second site (82nd and Ash) in south Lubbock by night.

Eventually the partners agreed to an exchange where they'd take sole ownership of one station apiece. Ballard became sole owner of KLFB, and Tafoya became sole owner of KRGT Hutto. Ballard operated the station for many years, eventually LMA'ing the station to a local Catholic lay group.

KLFB was purchased in September 2005 by Walker Broadcasting and Communications. Upon purchase the format was changed to News Talk including a local morning news show. Former KCBD news director Dave Walker oversaw operations as General Manager with former KAMC TV reporter James Clark as News Director. Morning news shows were anchored by radio personality Ron Reid, and news director James Clark.

Content was provided by CBS Radio Network

CBS Radio Network

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 and USA Radio Network

USA Radio Network

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; syndicated programming on the station includes Lars Larson

Lars Larson

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, Dennis Miller

Dennis Miller

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, Jim Bohannon

Jim Bohannon

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, Imus in the Morning

Imus in the Morning

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, Gordon Liddy, Jim Sumpter, Monica Crowley

Monica Crowley

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, The Twilight Zone, Meet the Press

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 and Ed McMahon

Ed McMahon

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's Lifestyles Live, as well as various old time radio programs.

As of February 22, 2010, the station changed to a Classic Country format. KJDL is the local affiliate for Houston Astros baseball and carries select NFL and NCAA broadcasts from Compass Sports Media.

External links

• Official Web site