KBNN

KJEL signed on October 20, 1973 on 1080 kHz with a format of middle of the road music and news programming under the ownership of Risner Broadcasting.{{cite book|title=Broadcasting Yearbook 1975|year=1975|page=C-110|url=http://americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1975/C%201%201975%20Radio.pdf|access-date=July 3, 2017}} At the outset, 60 percent of the station's programming was simulcast with KJEL-FM (103.7), which signed on the same day. In 1980, the KJEL stations were sold to a group of businesspeople under the name KJEL, Inc. for $375,000.{{cite news|title=Changing Hands|url=http://americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC/BC-1980/1980-09-01-BC.pdf|access-date=July 3, 2017|work=Broadcasting|date=September 1, 1980|page=38}} By 1981, KJEL had affiliated with the ABC Entertainment Network and changed to a country music format while retaining its news programming, with only 10 percent of its programming being simulcast with KJEL-FM;{{cite book|title=Broadcasting/Cablecasting Yearbook 1982|year=1982|page=C-139|url=http://americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1982/C%20Radio%20AL%20to%20MT%20BC%20YB%201982%20All-4.pdf|access-date=July 3, 2017}} the following year, the two stations began simulcasting full-time.{{cite book|title=Broadcasting/Cablecasting Yearbook 1983|year=1983|pages=C-141–2|url=http://americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1983/B-Radio-Ala-Mt-1983-YB.pdf|access-date=July 3, 2017}}{{Dead link|date=February 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

Ozark Broadcasting purchased the KJEL stations for $450,000 in 1983;{{cite news|title=Changing Hands|url=http://americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC/BC-1983/BC-1983-05-09.pdf|access-date=July 3, 2017|work=Broadcasting|date=May 9, 1983|page=59}} this made the stations part of the Shepherd Group. In 1985, the station moved to 750 kHz.{{cite web|title=Application Search Details (1)|url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=61980|website=CDBS Public Access|publisher=Federal Communications Commission|access-date=July 3, 2017}}{{cite web|title=Application Search Details (2)|url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=77168|website=CDBS Public Access|publisher=Federal Communications Commission|access-date=July 3, 2017}} By then, the FM station, which had become KIRK, was programming a country music format separate from KJEL.{{cite book|title=Broadcasting/Cablecasting Yearbook 1986|year=1986|page=B-166|url=http://americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1986/B-Radio-AL-to-MT-BC-YB-1986.pdf|access-date=July 3, 2017}} In 1988, KJEF became an affiliate of the ABC Information Network; the ABC Entertainment Network affiliation moved to KIRK.{{cite book|title=Broadcasting/Cable Yearbook 1989|year=1989|page=B-174|url=http://americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1989/B-1%20Radio%20Ala%20to%20Mont%201989-5.pdf|access-date=July 3, 2017}}{{Dead link|date=February 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} On December 1, 1996, the call letters were changed to KBNN,{{cite web|title=Call Sign History (KBNN)|url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=51093&Callsign=KBNN|website=CDBS Public Access|publisher=Federal Communications Commission|access-date=July 3, 2017}} and the station took on a talk radio format.{{cite book|title=Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1998|year=1998|page=D-257|url=http://americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1998/D-Radio-AL-MT-BC-YB-1998.pdf|access-date=July 3, 2017}}

In March 2007, GoodRadio.TV LLC agreed to buy the Shepherd Group's stations, including KBNN, for $30.6 million.{{cite news|author1=BIA Financial Networks|title=Deals|url=http://www.broadcastingcable.com/news/news-articles/deals/82205|access-date=July 3, 2017|work=Broadcasting & Cable|date=March 23, 2007}} In 2013, GoodRadio.TV was merged into Digity, LLC (both companies were controlled by Dean Goodman) as part of Digity's acquisition of NextMedia.{{cite news|last1=Venta|first1=Lance|title=Digity Acquires NextMedia|url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/85356/dean-goodman-acquires-nextmedia/|access-date=July 3, 2017|work=RadioInsight|date=October 28, 2013}} Effective February 25, 2016, Digity was acquired by Alpha Media for $264 million.{{cite news|title=Alpha's $264M Digity Purchase Finally Closes.|url=http://www.insideradio.com/free/alpha-s-m-digity-purchase-finally-closes/article_0988e6d6-dbfc-11e5-9d5b-4bb314a95f79.html|access-date=July 3, 2017|work=Inside Radio|date=February 25, 2016|language=en}}

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• [https://cdbs.recnet.com/corres/?doc=41554 FCC History Cards for KBNN]

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