KURL

Radio station in Billings, Montana

KURL

* Billings, Montana

Broadcast area| Billings Metropolitan Area
Frequency| 93.3 MHz
Programming
Format| Christian Contemporary
Ownership
Owner| Elenbaas Media, Inc
History

First air date

| April 5, 1969
Technical information
Facility ID| 63880
Class| C1
ERP| 60,000 watts
HAAT| 213 meters (699 ft)

Transmitter coordinates

| 45°45′37″N 108°27′9″W﻿ / ﻿45.76028°N 108.45250°W﻿ / 45.76028; -108.45250

KURL (93.3 FM) is a Christian radio station licensed to Billings, Montana, United States. The station is currently owned by Elenbaas Media, Inc. On May 24, 2010 it was announced that the station, then known as KYYA FM 93.3 was to be sold to Elenbaas Media, Inc after FCC approval.[1]

## History[edit]

The station first signed on the air on April 5, 1969. Throughout most of the station's life, it was known as Y-93 FM and has been the dominant Top 40/CHR station for the Billings metro area for over three decades. As the 1990s went along, Y-93 tweaked its CHR format towards Adult Top 40, but by 2000, the station became a full-blown Hot AC. By the end of the early 2000s, Y-93 faced stiff competition from KMHK adjusting to Hot AC and the newly-launched KPLN in Lockwood. The competition forced Y-93 to change formats. In the last years, Y-93 ran a soft adult contemporary format.

## Ownership[edit]

In June 2006, KYYA-FM was acquired by Cherry Creek Radio from Fisher Radio Regional Group as part of a 24 station deal with a total reported sale price of $33.3 million.[2] Recently local Cherry Creek radio stations (KBLG-AM, KRZN-FM, KRKX-FM) were purchased by Connoissuer Media LLC. KWMY-FM MY-92-5 was moved to the 105.9 frequency replacing 105.9 The Bar and the longtime former Top-40 station KYYA-FM Y-93.3 (or Y93) went silent for a short period of time.[3]

## References[edit]

1. ^ "KURL Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved 2011-05-26.
2. ^ "Deals". Broadcasting & Cable. 2006-06-19.
3. ^ "'Hit radio' traded to Christian broadcaster | Local News | billingsgazette.com".

## External links[edit]

*   * KURL in the FCC FM station database
* KURL in Nielsen Audio's FM station database

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Radio stations in the Billings, Montana, metropolitan area

By AM frequency|

* 730
* 790
* 910
* 970
* 1230
* 1240

By FM frequency|

* 88.9
* 89.3
* 89.7
* 90.1
* 90.9
* 91.7
* 92.5
* 93.3
* 94.1
* 95.5
* 96.3
* 97.1
* 98.5
* 99.3
* 101.9
* 102.9
* 103.7
* 105.1
* 105.9
* 106.7
* 107.5

| LPFM|

* 101.1

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Translators|

* 94.7
* 95.1
* 97.5
* 107.1

NOAA Weather Radio
frequency|

* 162.450
* 162.550

By call sign|

* K234CP
* K236AB
* K248BL
* K296EM
* KAD95
* KBIL
* KBLG
* KBLW
* KBUL
* KBXI
* KCHH
* KCTR-FM
* KEMC
* KEWF
* KFHW
* KGHL
* KHDN
* KJCB
* KJCR
* KKBR
* KLMT
* KLRV
* KMHK
* KMXE-FM
* KPLN
* KRKX
* KRPM
* KRSQ
* KRZN
* KURL
* KWMY
* KYSX
* KYYA
* WXL27

Transmitter sites|

* Coburn Hill

Defunct|

* KYLW (1450 AM)
* KBSR (1490 AM)
* KPGB (88.3 FM)

Nearby regions
Bighorn Basin
Great Falls
Sheridan

See also
List of radio stations in Montana

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Religious radio stations in the state of Montana

Stations|

* KANB-LP – Kalispell
* KBLW – Billings
* KFRD – Butte
* KGFA – Great Falls
* KGFC – Great Falls
* KGLE – Glendive
* KJCB – Lockwood
* KJFT – Arlee
* KJLF – Butte
* KLEU – Lewistown
* KMCJ – Colstrip
* KMEA-LP – Bozeman
* KNEH – Helena
* KPLG – Plains
* KQOV – Butte
* KSMR-LP – Great Falls
* KSPL – Kalispell
* KUDI – Choteau
* KURL – Billings
* KVCM – Helena
* KXEI – Havre

Defunct|

* KFAS-LP – Shelby
* KFRW – Great Falls
* KGVW – Belgrade
* KOFK-LP – South Haven
* KPGB – Pryor

See also
adult contemporary
classic hits
college
country
news/talk
NPR
oldies
religious
rock
sports
top 40
urban
other radio stations in Montana

See also
Classical
Jazz
Religious
Spanish
Smooth Jazz
Other

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