KPBQ-FM
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KPBQ-FM was an American radio station
licensed
to serve Pine Bluff, Arkansas
, USA. The station was owned by Community Broadcast Group Inc. and licensed to M.R.S. Ventures, Inc.
The station was assigned the KPBQ-FM call letters by the Federal Communications Commission
on February 14, 1989
. Until it went off the air for good in early 2007, the station had most recently broadcast a country music
format branded as "Q Country 101".
, based Community Broadcast Group Inc., through its MRS Ventures subsidiary, purchased four Pine Bluff radio stations from SeArk Radio and Delta Radio of Pine Bluff. Delta Radio, owned by W.M. "Buddy" and Helen Deane, sold AM station KOTN. SeArk Radio, owned by their daughter Dawn Deane, sold FM stations KPBQ-FM and KZYP
plus AM station KCLA
. KOTN sold for a reported $350,000 and the other three sold for a combined $1.05 million.
Buddy Deane bought his first radio station, KOTN, in 1960 and moved from Baltimore, Maryland, where he had hosted a dance-show known as the Buddy Deane Show, in 1964. (This show was parodied as the Corny Collins Show by John Waters
in the film Hairspray.) Deane retired from broadcasting in May 2003 after completing the sale of his family's radio stations. He died in July 2003.
In June 2006, the station's owner, Jerry D. Russell, suffered a stroke. The station was being operated by another broadcaster, Hodges Broadcasting LLC, under a local marketing agreement
but that operator was unable to obtain the financing to purchase the station. With Hodges gone and Russell unable to operate the station himself, KPBQ-FM went off the air
for good in early 2007. In a February 2011 letter to the FCC, the owner indicated that he was surrendering the station's broadcast license as well as the licenses for ten sister station
s in similar dire circumstances. On May 2, 2011, the station's license was cancelled and the KPBQ-FM call sign assignment was deleted permanently from the FCC database.
Radio station
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licensed
City of license
A city of license or community of license, in American and Canadian broadcasting, is the community that a radio station or television station is officially licensed to serve by that country's broadcast regulator....
to serve Pine Bluff, Arkansas
Pine Bluff, Arkansas
Pine Bluff is the largest city and county seat of Jefferson County, Arkansas, United States. It is also the principal city of the Pine Bluff Metropolitan Statistical Area and part of the Little Rock-North Little Rock-Pine Bluff, Arkansas Combined Statistical Area...
, USA. The station was owned by Community Broadcast Group Inc. and licensed to M.R.S. Ventures, Inc.
The station was assigned the KPBQ-FM call letters by the Federal Communications Commission
Federal Communications Commission
The Federal Communications Commission is an independent agency of the United States government, created, Congressional statute , and with the majority of its commissioners appointed by the current President. The FCC works towards six goals in the areas of broadband, competition, the spectrum, the...
on February 14, 1989
1989 in radio
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. Until it went off the air for good in early 2007, the station had most recently broadcast a country music
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
format branded as "Q Country 101".
Ownership
In April 2002, Tyler, TexasTyler, Texas
Tyler is a city in and the county seat of Smith County, Texas, in the United States. It takes its name from President John Tyler . The city had a population of 109,000 in 2010, according to the United States Census Bureau...
, based Community Broadcast Group Inc., through its MRS Ventures subsidiary, purchased four Pine Bluff radio stations from SeArk Radio and Delta Radio of Pine Bluff. Delta Radio, owned by W.M. "Buddy" and Helen Deane, sold AM station KOTN. SeArk Radio, owned by their daughter Dawn Deane, sold FM stations KPBQ-FM and KZYP
KZYP
KZYP was an American radio station licensed to serve Pine Bluff, Arkansas, USA. The station was most recently owned by Community Broadcast Group, Inc., and its broadcast license held by M.R.S. Ventures, Inc....
plus AM station KCLA
KCLA
KCLA was an American radio station licensed to serve the community of Pine Bluff, Arkansas, USA. The station was most recently owned by Community Broadcast Group Inc., and the broadcast license held by M.R.S. Ventures, Inc...
. KOTN sold for a reported $350,000 and the other three sold for a combined $1.05 million.
Buddy Deane bought his first radio station, KOTN, in 1960 and moved from Baltimore, Maryland, where he had hosted a dance-show known as the Buddy Deane Show, in 1964. (This show was parodied as the Corny Collins Show by John Waters
John Waters (filmmaker)
John Samuel Waters, Jr. is an American filmmaker, actor, stand-up comedian, writer, journalist, visual artist, and art collector, who rose to fame in the early 1970s for his transgressive cult films...
in the film Hairspray.) Deane retired from broadcasting in May 2003 after completing the sale of his family's radio stations. He died in July 2003.
In June 2006, the station's owner, Jerry D. Russell, suffered a stroke. The station was being operated by another broadcaster, Hodges Broadcasting LLC, under a local marketing agreement
Local marketing agreement
In U.S. and Canadian broadcasting, a local marketing agreement is an agreement in which one company agrees to operate a radio or television station owned by another licensee...
but that operator was unable to obtain the financing to purchase the station. With Hodges gone and Russell unable to operate the station himself, KPBQ-FM went off the air
Dark (broadcasting)
In the broadcasting industry, dark is a term used to describe a radio station or television station that has gone off-the-air for an indefinite period of time, or as defined by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission , a "silent" station...
for good in early 2007. In a February 2011 letter to the FCC, the owner indicated that he was surrendering the station's broadcast license as well as the licenses for ten sister station
Sister station
In broadcasting, sister stations or sister channels are radio and/or television stations operated by the same ownership....
s in similar dire circumstances. On May 2, 2011, the station's license was cancelled and the KPBQ-FM call sign assignment was deleted permanently from the FCC database.