KSMB (FM)
{{short description|Radio station in Lafayette, Louisiana}}
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{{Infobox radio station
| name = KSMB
| logo = KSMB.png
| logo_size = 200px
| city = Lafayette, Louisiana
| country = US
| area = {{ubl|Lafayette metro|Baton Rouge metro}}
| branding = 94.5 KSMB
| frequency = 94.5 MHz
| languages = English
| airdate = {{Start date and age|1964}}
| format = Top 40 (CHR)
| erp = 100,000 watts
| haat = {{convert|329|m|ft|sp=us}}
| class = C
| facility_id = 41057
| licensing_authority = FCC
| callsign_meaning = Southland Music Broadcasting (original owner)
| former_callsigns =
| affiliations = {{ubl|Premiere Networks|United Stations Radio Networks|Westwood One}}
| owner = Cumulus Media
| licensee = Radio License Holding CBC, LLC
| sister_stations = KNEK-FM, KRRQ, KXKC
| webcast = {{listen live|https://player.listenlive.co/24301}}
| website = [https://www.ksmb.com/ ksmb.com]
}}
KSMB (94.5 MHz, "94.5 KSMB") is a top 40 (CHR) radio station in Lafayette, Louisiana, owned by Cumulus Media. Its studios are located on Galbert Road in Lafayette, and its transmitter is located south of Church Point, Louisiana.
History
KSMB began broadcasting in 1964 as Lafayette's first FM station.Broadcasting/Cablecasting Yearbook 1984 Its call letters stand for Southland Music Broadcasting, the station's original owner.
Through the 1960s it featured a strictly Cajun, swamp pop and zydeco Americana format. By the 1970s, the station had established an AOR format as "K94 The Stereo Rock". In late 1984, the format was gradually shifted to top 40 as "HitRadio 94½", a process completed by October. This branding lasted until 1994, when it became "94.5 KSMB".
Citadel Broadcasting purchased KSMB from Powell Broadcasting in 1999. Citadel merged with Cumulus Media on September 16, 2011.{{cite news|title=Cumulus now owns Citadel Broadcasting|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/news/2011/09/16/cumulus-now-owns-citadel-broadcasting.html|access-date=September 16, 2011|newspaper=Atlanta Business Journal|date=September 16, 2011}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.ksmb.com/ KSMB website]
- {{FM station data|41057|KSMB}}
{{Lafayette Radio}}
{{Contemporary Hit Radio Stations in Louisiana}}
{{Cumulus Media}}
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Category:Contemporary hit radio stations in the United States
Category:Cumulus Media radio stations