KMBZ-FM

KMBZ-FM

Kansas City, Kansas United States
Broadcast area	Kansas City metropolitan area
Frequency	98.1 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding	98.1 KMBZ
Programming
Format	News/talk
Subchannels	HD2: Talk radio (KMBZ)
Affiliations	ABC News Radio Compass Media Networks Premiere Networks KMBC-TV
Ownership
Owner	Audacy, Inc. (Audacy License, LLC, as Debtor-in-Possession)
Sister stations	KFNZ KFNZ-FM KMBZ KQRC-FM KWOD KYYS KZPT WDAF-FM
History
First air date	December 9, 1959; 64 years ago (1959-12-09)
Former call signs	KCJC (1959–1971) KUDL (1971–2011)
Call sign meaning	Taken from sister station KMBZ
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	2449
Class	C0
ERP	100,000 watts
HAAT	335 meters (1,099 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	39°01′19″N 94°30′50″W / 39.022°N 94.514°W / 39.022; -94.514
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen live (via Audacy)
Website	www.audacy.com/kmbz

KMBZ-FM (98.1 MHz) is a commercial radio station licensed to Kansas City, Kansas. Owned by Audacy, Inc., KMBZ-FM airs a news/talk radio format. Its studios and offices are on Squibb Road in Mission, Kansas.

KMBZ-FM broadcasts at 100,000 watts, the maximum for most FM stations.^[2] The signal covers the Kansas City metropolitan area including much of Northwest Missouri and Eastern Kansas. The transmitter is on East 56th Street near Bennington Avenue in Kansas City, Missouri.