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ERP
  
25,000 watts

Class
  
C3

Frequency
  
101.1 MHz

Format
  
Americana

Slogan
  
Louisiana Proud

HAAT
  
100 meters

Facility ID
  
60867

City of license
  
Mamou

Owner
  
Rose Ann Marx

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Broadcast area
  
Lafayette metropolitan area, Alexandria

Callsign meaning
  
BON temps (Good times in French)

Area
  
Lafayette metropolitan area, Alexandria

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KBON (101.1 FM) is a radio station broadcasting an Americana format, deeply rooted in the music of south Louisiana, including swamp pop, zydeco, and cajun-French music mixed in with some traditional oldies, country-western, and R&B music. Licensed to Mamou, Louisiana, the station serves rural portions of both the Lafayette and Alexandria radio markets. Its studios are located in downtown Eunice, Louisiana.

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History

The station went on the air in late 1997. KBON was originally assigned the calls KAHK-FM as a construction permit in 1994, but changed to KBON shortly before signing on.

History of call letters

The call letters KBON previously were assigned to an AM station in Omaha, Nebraska. It began broadcasting March 1, 1941, on 1400 kHz with 250 W power (full-time).

References

KBON Wikipedia