KBRU
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KBRU is a commercial radio station
located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
, broadcasting to the Oklahoma City area on 94.7 FM
. KBRU airs a 80's Classic Rock
format branded as "94.7 The Brew".
station in July 1996 and it was known as "95X" with the call letters KNRX (K New Rock 95X).
The station switched overnight to a middle of the road soft format on November 21, 1997 and changed calls to KQSR (K Quiet Soft Rock). The station returned to alt-rock on July 8, 2002. The station stunted
with a buzzing noise played over the soft rock songs and notified listeners that their "technicians were working to get 'the Buzz' out." KQSR changed their call letters to KHBZ-FM to go with the "Buzz" branding.
On December 29, 2009 at 10am Lex and Terry were cut off and 94.7 The Buzz passed away, and 94.7 The Brew was born, playing mainly 80s-based rock.
http://www.947thebrew.com on January 18, 2010 KHBZ-FM changed the call letters to KBRU.
In March 2010, The Brew discontinued The Buzz's tradition of its annual March Bandness
competition for local artists. The Buzz had been the oldest terrestrial-radio station with such a contest, and second oldest overall.
playlist at 10am kicking it off with AC/DC
's Back In Black
. More classic rock tunes would be added by 2009
. However, the station was still described on the alternative rock
panel by Radio & Records
, even though they played alternative rock
artists not friendly on the active rock
chart.
By the spring of 2009, KHBZ adopted Clear Channel
's Premium Choice active rock
format, becoming musically identical outside of morning drive to sister stations KIOC
in Beaumont, Texas
and WHRL in Albany, New York
. The alternative rock format would return to OKC on KINB
in November 2009, and would replace KHBZ as a competitor to existing active rock station KATT.
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 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Oklahoma City is the capital and the largest city in the state of Oklahoma. The county seat of Oklahoma County, the city ranks 31st among United States cities in population. The city's population, from the 2010 census, was 579,999, with a metro-area population of 1,252,987 . In 2010, the Oklahoma...
, broadcasting to the Oklahoma City area on 94.7 FM
FM broadcasting
FM broadcasting is a broadcasting technology pioneered by Edwin Howard Armstrong which uses frequency modulation to provide high-fidelity sound over broadcast radio. The term "FM band" describes the "frequency band in which FM is used for broadcasting"...
. KBRU airs a 80's Classic Rock
Classic 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...
format branded as "94.7 The Brew".
History
The station was originally licensed as KOCY-FM as early as 1948 and also had the call letters KEFM. An interesting note about KEFM is that the owner at the time, Williams TV moved the station from its city of license without proper authority from the FCC and consequently lost the license. The station began broadcasting as KEBC (K Electronic Broadcasting Company) in 1967. For years, the slogan of the station was Keep Every Body Country. The station started life in humble studios in E Moore, OK/ SE OKC consisting of a house with a shaky 150-foot tower next to it with antennas that arced regularly when humidity was in the air. Remote studios were also established at the Diamond Ballroom allowing KEBC to broadcast numerous famous country artists live on the air. Studios were then moved to Tyler/WeedandKiller's Ad agency facilities at 31st and S. Western. After Ralph Tyler bought out other interests of KEBC except for those of Ronnie Tutor, the transmitter site was moved to a much better tower that offered decent coverage at about 350 feet and basically established KEBC on its way to becoming a Oklahoma institution in country radio. After enjoying many years of success, KEBC suffered major setbacks when KXXY changed to country and started a very successful and aggressive prize campaign in the early 80s. Tyler sold the station and it was sold many times until it became property of Clear Channel. The station began its first run as an alternative rockAlternative rock
Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...
station in July 1996 and it was known as "95X" with the call letters KNRX (K New Rock 95X).
The station switched overnight to a middle of the road soft format on November 21, 1997 and changed calls to KQSR (K Quiet Soft Rock). The station returned to alt-rock on July 8, 2002. The station stunted
Stunting (broadcasting)
In radio broadcasting, stunting occurs when a station abruptly airs programming that is seemingly uncharacteristic compared to what they normally play...
with a buzzing noise played over the soft rock songs and notified listeners that their "technicians were working to get 'the Buzz' out." KQSR changed their call letters to KHBZ-FM to go with the "Buzz" branding.
On December 29, 2009 at 10am Lex and Terry were cut off and 94.7 The Buzz passed away, and 94.7 The Brew was born, playing mainly 80s-based rock.
http://www.947thebrew.com on January 18, 2010 KHBZ-FM changed the call letters to KBRU.
In March 2010, The Brew discontinued The Buzz's tradition of its annual March Bandness
March Bandness
March Bandness is a parody of the NCAA's annual National Men's Basketball Tournament. The term itself is a derivative of March Madness, a term often used in conjunction with the NCAA Tournament....
competition for local artists. The Buzz had been the oldest terrestrial-radio station with such a contest, and second oldest overall.
Past BUZZ DJs
- Tattoo-Rob Ruggeri, 2002–2004
- Matt Garret, 2002–2005
- Ryan Beam 2004-2006 Now at KOKH and KOCB DTV
- Barreda-Jimmy Barreda Former Program Director KHBZ AKA Joe Friday now at KTST, 2002–2005
- Corbin, 2006-2007 Now at KTBT in Tulsa
- Joey, 2006-2006
- Callie, 2005-2005 Now doing radio in Egypt
- MO, 2005-2005
- Josh "Bacon" Marconi , 2004-2005, moved to KUFO in Portland, Oregon
- Cain-David Harris, 2003–2005
- Crystal-2003-2007
- Lacey-2004-2008
- Jeff "JROD" Blackburn 2007-2009 Program Director
- Grant
- Marley
- Jay
- Brian
- Lauren
- Big Rig
- Moze
Stunting With All Metallica
On January 11, 2008 at 5pm The station went Jockless with the voice guy saying "KHBZ-FM Oklahoma City" What's The Buzz? Find out Monday morning at 10 and played all Metallica until then. On January 14, 2008 The Buzz returned with a newly-tweaked modern rockModern rock
Modern rock is a rock format commonly found on commercial radio; the format consists primarily of the alternative rock genre...
playlist at 10am kicking it off with AC/DC
AC/DC
AC/DC are an Australian rock band, formed in 1973 by brothers Malcolm and Angus Young. Commonly classified as hard rock, they are considered pioneers of heavy metal, though they themselves have always classified their music as simply "rock and roll"...
's Back In Black
Back in Black (song)
"Back in Black" is a song by AC/DC, appearing as the first track on side two of their 1980 album, Back in Black. Known for its opening guitar riff, the song was AC/DC's tribute to their former singer Bon Scott...
. More classic rock tunes would be added by 2009
2009 in radio
The following events occurred in radio in 2009.- Events :* January 1: Kurdish TV starts broadcasting in Turkey.* January: Michael Smerconish, morning host at talk radio WPHT Philadelphia, begins syndication of his morning show to WHFS in Washington and WOR in New York City.* January 17: Two well...
. However, the station was still described on the alternative rock
Alternative rock
Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...
panel by Radio & Records
R&R (magazine)
R&R was a weekly music trade publication that followed the radio industry and tracked the monitoring of current songs by format, station and audience cumes...
, even though they played alternative rock
Alternative rock
Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...
artists not friendly on the active rock
Active rock
Active rock is a radio format used by many commercial radio stations across the United States and Canada. Active rock plays contemporary rock artists with a mix of songs common in the classic rock radio format.-Format background:...
chart.
By the spring of 2009, KHBZ adopted 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...
's Premium Choice active rock
Active rock
Active rock is a radio format used by many commercial radio stations across the United States and Canada. Active rock plays contemporary rock artists with a mix of songs common in the classic rock radio format.-Format background:...
format, becoming musically identical outside of morning drive to sister stations KIOC
KIOC
KIOC is an active rock formatted radio station in Beaumont, Texas. It serves the entire Golden Triangle region and is owned by Clear Channel.-History:...
in Beaumont, Texas
Beaumont, Texas
Beaumont is a city in and county seat of Jefferson County, Texas, United States, within the Beaumont–Port Arthur Metropolitan Statistical Area. The city's population was 118,296 at the 2010 census. With Port Arthur and Orange, it forms the Golden Triangle, a major industrial area on the...
and WHRL in Albany, New York
Albany, New York
Albany is the capital city of the U.S. state of New York, the seat of Albany County, and the central city of New York's Capital District. Roughly north of New York City, Albany sits on the west bank of the Hudson River, about south of its confluence with the Mohawk River...
. The alternative rock format would return to OKC on KINB
KINB
KINB is an adult standards radio station serving the Oklahoma City area.-History:This station officially signed on July 6, 2000 as Christian Contemporary as The Light 105-Dot-3 FM with call letters KLGH. On April 1, 2002 at midnight, the format of WWLS-AM 640 was simulcast on 105.3 after Citadel...
in November 2009, and would replace KHBZ as a competitor to existing active rock station KATT.
Controversy
In 2005 The MO Radio Show was canceled by Clear Channel due to a phone bit that aired with a phone sex operator he was let go along with Program Director Jimmy Barreda. Ryan Beam was released from the station in June and Joey was released in December 2006. On February 2007 Corbin announced that he relinquishing his programming responsibilities. Since then Jeff Blackburn, aka JROD from KJ103, has taken over the programming responsibilities. On April 28, 2009 Program Director Jeff Blackburn was released do to the corporate wide budget cuts. Tom Travis is overseeing the Programing for KBRU from this point forward.Monikers
- OK City's New Rock (This was used when the station first signed on but dropped a few weeks after)
- OKC's New Rock (This was used up until 2003 and was still used on the stations RDS display until 2008)
- Rock, Sex, Beer, And Sports. (used for TV promo's for the MO radio show but was dropped after the firing of MO and Barreda)
- Oklahoma City's New Rock Alternative (Used from 2003–2008)
- 947 The Buzz ROCKS! (20082008 in radioSeveral events occurred in radio in 2008.- Events :* January 2: WWFT finished Christmas music stunting, rolling out the red carpet for Adult contemporary music branded as "Warm."...
-20092009 in radioThe following events occurred in radio in 2009.- Events :* January 1: Kurdish TV starts broadcasting in Turkey.* January: Michael Smerconish, morning host at talk radio WPHT Philadelphia, begins syndication of his morning show to WHFS in Washington and WOR in New York City.* January 17: Two well...
) - Your Rock, minus their bulls***! The slogan mocks the other rock station in the Oklahoma City region, the KATT 100.5 FM. Other slogans include "They say pure Rock! We say YOUR ROCK!", or "Friends don't let friends become PUSSIES!"
Nothing But 90's Weekends
On summer holiday weekends, especially Memorial Day and Labor Day weekends, starting at 5pm on Friday "The Buzz" drops the new current stuff and plays 90's Alternative Rock. In times past "The Buzz" will usually not air "Lex and Terry" or "Loveline" and any other show that usually runs when the current format is on but, in 2007 "The Buzz" aired "Lex and Terry" and "Loveline" during a "nothing but 90's weekend". Since the switch to Active Rock The Buzz has not done a nothing but 90's weekend since.Programming
- The Rubber Room A 2 hour long show, hosted by Jay, which plays nothing but Heavy MetalHeavy metal musicHeavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...
and HardcoreHardcore punkHardcore punk is an underground music genre that originated in the late 1970s, following the mainstream success of punk rock. Hardcore is generally faster, thicker, and heavier than earlier punk rock. The origin of the term "hardcore punk" is uncertain. The Vancouver-based band D.O.A...
music. - Cock Fight Every weekday, it is a segment in which two different songs by two different bands are played, and listeners can vote for their favorite song. Whichever song gets the majority votes is the winner, and will be played until it is outvoted by another song. The segment starts with the current champion first, then is followed by the challenger. The segment is hosted by Chris Mosser.
- 5 Songs That Don't Suck Every weekday, it is a countdown of the five most requested songs of the day. It is hosted by Chris Mooser.
Former Radio Shows
- Complete Control An hour long show which played nothing but Punk RockPunk rockPunk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
. It aired every Sunday at 9 pm CT. - Loveline' No longer airs on The Buzz
- Out Of OrderNo longer airs on The Buzz.
- Skratch N' Sniff'No Longer Airs On 94.7 Buzz