KDBH-FM is a radio station

Radio station

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 broadcasting a country music

Country music

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 format. Licensed to Natchitoches, Louisiana

Natchitoches, Louisiana

Natchitoches is a city in and the parish seat of Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, United States. Established in 1714 by Louis Juchereau de St. Denis as part of French Louisiana, the community was named after the Natchitoches Indian tribe. The City of Natchitoches was first incorporated on February...

, USA

United States

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, the station serves Natchitoches Parish and surrounding areas from a studio located in Natchitoches, Louisiana

Natchitoches, Louisiana

Natchitoches is a city in and the parish seat of Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, United States. Established in 1714 by Louis Juchereau de St. Denis as part of French Louisiana, the community was named after the Natchitoches Indian tribe. The City of Natchitoches was first incorporated on February...

. The station is currently owned by Baldridge-Dumas Communications, Inc. The station broadcasts using the Jones Radio Networks

Jones Radio Networks

Jones Radio Networks & Jones Media Group were branches of Jones International before being sold to Triton Media Group. JRN and JMN provide local radio stations with satellite-delivered formats. They also offer other services to local radio such as news and talk programs, syndicated radio shows,...

 CD Country format.

History

KDBH has had multiple frequencies and power levels during its lifetime on the air. First records show this station originally as a 3,000 watt at 100 meters HAAT broadcasting station on 97.7 MHz till 2001. The station was then authorized by the FCC, to drop to 94 meters in height and increase to a power of 25,000 watts, with a frequency change to 97.3 MHz, where it stayed until an agreement was made with 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...

, to downgrade coverage once again to a class A station with 6,000 watts and movement to a frequency of 97.5 MHz, to allow for the positioning of station KQHN

KQHN

KQHN is an adult contemporary music formatted radio station licensed to Waskom, Texas, and serves the greater Shreveport, Louisiana area....

 FM on 97.3 MHz in the Shreveport, Louisiana

Shreveport, Louisiana

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 radio market, due to interference KQHN

KQHN

KQHN is an adult contemporary music formatted radio station licensed to Waskom, Texas, and serves the greater Shreveport, Louisiana area....

 caused on their original frequency of 107.9 MHz to Barksdale Air Force Base

Barksdale Air Force Base

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