KFFB
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KFFB is a radio station serving the Fairfield Bay, Arkansas
, area. It broadcasts on FM frequency 106.1 MHz and is under ownership of Freedom Broadcasting with Bob Connell serving as General Manager. Their programming schedule consists of news from ABC News
and the Arkansas Radio Network
. The rest of the programming slots are filled with Oldies
/Adult Standards
music. Previously, the music format was syndicated by Citadel Media's Timeless
satellite feed, but as of November, 2009, its programming consists of the Adult Standards Music Format
from Dial Global Networks.
KFFB's web site (www.kffb.com) is also a major local source of news, event information, and a political blogspot. The on-air programming is also streamed live from the website.
The station also broadcasts several basketball games each season via the "KFFB Game of the Week" as well as a Christmas Holiday basketball tournament, "The Greer's Ferry Lake Classic".
According to KFFB, since 2001, the station has had a unique agreement with CWVS Productions and several out-of-market voice talents to provide commercial production of ads for the station's sponsors. This blend of professional voices and detailed post-production work is part of what gives KFFB its signature sound.
The station's other major contribution is its commitment to weather coverage. Long-time television weather forecaster Vic Schedler heads the KFFB Weather Team. During the 2008 tornado outbreak and the winter of early 2010 ice storms, the station kept the northern region of the state up to date with information on emergency aid, shelters, and weather warnings leading up to these significant weather events.
The station lost the top 100 feet of its broadcast tower during the 2010 ice storm. Thanks to the efforts of tower crews, electricians, and station personnel, the station was off the air only a few hours. The tower was rebuilt a few weeks later with an all new transmitter and antenna system, restoring its broadcast signal to the ten-county service area.
The station has been honored repeatedly by the Arkansas Broadcasters Association for its community service.
Fairfield Bay, Arkansas
Fairfield Bay is a city in Cleburne and Van Buren counties in the northern part of the U.S. state of Arkansas. The population was 2,460 at the 2000 census...
, area. It broadcasts on FM frequency 106.1 MHz and is under ownership of Freedom Broadcasting with Bob Connell serving as General Manager. Their programming schedule consists of news from ABC News
ABC News
ABC News is the news gathering and broadcasting division of American broadcast television network ABC, a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company...
and the Arkansas Radio Network
Arkansas Radio Network
Arkansas Radio Network is a state-wide radio network serving radio stations in the state of Arkansas. ARN is headquartered in Little Rock, Arkansas operating from its flagship station KARN-FM and is under the ownership of Cumulus Media.-History:ARN began their broadcasting activities in 1967 and...
. The rest of the programming slots are filled with 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....
/Adult Standards
Adult standards
Adult standards is a North American radio format heard primarily on AM or class A FM stations.Adult standards is aimed at "mature" adults, meaning mainly those persons over 50 years of age, but it is mostly targeted for senior citizens...
music. Previously, the music format was syndicated by Citadel Media's Timeless
Timeless (radio network)
Timeless was a 24-hour satellite music service of Citadel Media . It has distributed a mix of soft oldies and adult standards to radio stations around the USA...
satellite feed, but as of November, 2009, its programming consists of the Adult Standards Music Format
America's Best Music
America's Best Music is the on-air branding of an adult standards 24-hour radio network, known internally as Adult Standards and formerly known as AM Only, currently owned by Dial Global. It was one of the original Westwood One's Transtar networks...
from Dial Global Networks.
KFFB's web site (www.kffb.com) is also a major local source of news, event information, and a political blogspot. The on-air programming is also streamed live from the website.
The station also broadcasts several basketball games each season via the "KFFB Game of the Week" as well as a Christmas Holiday basketball tournament, "The Greer's Ferry Lake Classic".
According to KFFB, since 2001, the station has had a unique agreement with CWVS Productions and several out-of-market voice talents to provide commercial production of ads for the station's sponsors. This blend of professional voices and detailed post-production work is part of what gives KFFB its signature sound.
The station's other major contribution is its commitment to weather coverage. Long-time television weather forecaster Vic Schedler heads the KFFB Weather Team. During the 2008 tornado outbreak and the winter of early 2010 ice storms, the station kept the northern region of the state up to date with information on emergency aid, shelters, and weather warnings leading up to these significant weather events.
The station lost the top 100 feet of its broadcast tower during the 2010 ice storm. Thanks to the efforts of tower crews, electricians, and station personnel, the station was off the air only a few hours. The tower was rebuilt a few weeks later with an all new transmitter and antenna system, restoring its broadcast signal to the ten-county service area.
The station has been honored repeatedly by the Arkansas Broadcasters Association for its community service.