KBYZ
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KBYZ known as "96.5 The Fox", is a radio station located in Bismarck, North Dakota
, owned by Cumulus Media
. It is the only station in the city with a classic rock
format, although The Fox has begun a format tweak toward mainstream rock
in 2006. The station competes with KSSS
"Rock 101", which also began as a classic rock
station but tweaked to a full blown mainstream rock
and later a full blown active rock
format in 2011. The station also airs "The Bob and Tom Show" during the mornings.
Cumulus Media also owns KLXX
1270 (Talk
), KKCT
97.5 (CHR
), KACL
98.7 (Oldies
), and KUSB
103.3 (Country
) in the Bismarck
-Mandan
area. All the studios are at 4303 Memorial Highway in Mandan.
Bismarck, North Dakota
Bismarck is the capital of the U.S. state of North Dakota and the county seat of Burleigh County. It is the second most populous city in North Dakota after Fargo. The city's population was 61,272 at the 2010 census, while its metropolitan population was 108,779...
, owned by Cumulus Media
Cumulus Media
Cumulus Media, Inc. is the second largest Owner and Operator of AM and FM radio stations in the United States, behind Clear Channel Communications, operating 570 stations in 150 markets as of September 16, 2011. The company also owns Cumulus Media Networks...
. It is the only station in the city with a 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, although The Fox has begun a format tweak toward mainstream rock
Mainstream rock
Mainstream rock is a radio format used by many commercial radio stations in the United States and Canada.-Format background:...
in 2006. The station competes with KSSS
KSSS
Can also refers to Kungliga Svenska SegelsällskapetKSSS , known as "Rock 101", is a radio station in Bismarck, North Dakota, owned by Clear Channel Communications...
"Rock 101", which also began as a 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...
station but tweaked to a full blown mainstream rock
Mainstream rock
Mainstream rock is a radio format used by many commercial radio stations in the United States and Canada.-Format background:...
and later a full blown 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 in 2011. The station also airs "The Bob and Tom Show" during the mornings.
Cumulus Media also owns KLXX
KLXX
KLXX , known as "Super Talk 1270", is a radio station located midway between Mandan and Bismarck, North Dakota, USA. It has always been licensed to Mandan, although most of its audience is in neighboring Bismarck....
1270 (Talk
Talk radio
Talk radio is a radio format containing discussion about topical issues. Most shows are regularly hosted by a single individual, and often feature interviews with a number of different guests. Talk radio typically includes an element of listener participation, usually by broadcasting live...
), KKCT
KKCT
KKCT, known as Hot 97.5, is a Top 40 radio station licensed to Bismarck, North Dakota. The station airs the syndicated "Kidd Kraddick in the Morning" show...
97.5 (CHR
Contemporary hit radio
Contemporary hit radio is a radio format that is common in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada and Australia that focuses on playing current and recurrent popular music as determined by the Top 40 music charts...
), KACL
KACL
KACL is a radio station in Bismarck, North Dakota, owned by Cumulus Media airing an Classic Hits format. The station signed on in 1997 and has never changed its format, although it shifted from 60s and 70s based oldies to 70s and 80s based classic hits in 2009.Cumulus Media also owns KLXX 1270 ,...
98.7 (Oldies
Oldies
Oldies is a term commonly used to describe a radio format that concentrates on music from a period of about 15 to 55 years before the present day....
), and KUSB
KUSB
KUSB , known as "103.3 US Country", is a radio station located in Bismarck, North Dakota, owned by Cumulus Media that signed on September 25, 2006 with a Country music format, directly competing with Clear Channel Communications' KQDY 94.5....
103.3 (Country
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...
) in the Bismarck
Bismarck, North Dakota
Bismarck is the capital of the U.S. state of North Dakota and the county seat of Burleigh County. It is the second most populous city in North Dakota after Fargo. The city's population was 61,272 at the 2010 census, while its metropolitan population was 108,779...
-Mandan
Mandan, North Dakota
As of the census of 2000, there were 16,718 people, 6,647 households, and 4,553 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,642.8 per square mile . There were 6,958 housing units at an average density of 683.7 per square mile...
area. All the studios are at 4303 Memorial Highway in Mandan.