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In April 2002, [[Tyler, Texas]] based Community Broadcast Group Inc., through its MRS Ventures subsidiary, purchased four Pine Bluff radio stations from SeArk Radio and Delta Radio of Pine Bluff. SeArk Radio, owned by Dawn Deane, sold FM stations [[KPBQ-FM]] and [[KZYP]] plus AM station [[KCLA]].<ref>{{cite news |work=Arkansas Business |title=Community Broadcast Group Inc. buys 4 Pine Bluff stations |date=2002-04-22 |url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-25315697_ITM}}</ref> Delta Radio, owned by W.M. "Buddy" and Helen Deane, sold AM station [[KOTN]]. KOTN sold for a reported for $350,000 and the other three sold for a combined $1.05 million.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-25316523_ITM |work=Broadcasting & Cable |title=Changing Hands |date=2002-04-29}}</ref> |
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The station was once owned by legendary broadcaster [[Buddy Deane]].<ref name="usat">{{cite news |work=USA Today |title=Radio pioneer Buddy Deane dies |date=2003-07016 |url=http://www.usatoday.com/life/2003-07-16-deane-obit_x.htm}}</ref> |
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KOTN has been on the air since 1934 and is one of south Arkansas' oldest stations. Buddy Deane bought the station in 1960 and moved from Baltimore, where he had hosted a dance-show known as the ''[[Buddy Deane Show]]'', in 1964. (This show was parodied as the ''Corny Collins Show'' by [[John Waters]] in the film ''[[Hairspray (1988 film)|Hairspray]]''.)<ref>{{cite book |first=John |last=Waters |authorlink=John Waters (filmmaker) |title=Shock Value: The Obsessions of John Waters |origyear=1986 |edition=1st Edition |publisher= MacMillan Publishing Company |location=New York, NY |language=English |isbn=0-02-62440-3 |pages=p. 89 |chapter=Ladies and Gentlemen…The Nicest Kids in Town!}}</ref> He sold KOTN in 1983 but bought it back in 1995.<ref>{{cite news |work=Arkansas Business |url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-23303917_ITM |title=Big Pine Bluff radio deal |date=2003-05-12}}</ref> Deane retired from broadcasting in May 2003 after completing the sale of his family's radio stations and passed away shortly thereafter in July 2003.<ref name="usat">{{cite news |url=http://www.usatoday.com/life/2003-07-16-deane-obit_x.htm |work=USA Today |title=Radio pioneer Buddy Deane dies |date=2003-07016}}</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
Revision as of 15:00, 7 June 2008
Frequency | 99.3 MHz |
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Branding | Zyp 99 |
Programming | |
Format | Urban Adult Contemporary |
Ownership | |
Owner |
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KPBQ-FM, KOTN, KCLA | |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 33726 |
Class | A |
ERP | 3,000 watts |
HAAT | 48 meters (157 feet) |
Transmitter coordinates | 34°11′33″N 92°02′42″W / 34.19250°N 92.04500°W |
KZYP (99.3 FM, "Zyp 99") is a radio station licensed to serve Pine Bluff, Arkansas, USA. The station is owned by M.R.S. Ventures, Inc. It airs an Urban Adult Contemporary music format.[1]
The station was assigned the KZYP call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on September 7, 1984.[2]
Ownership
In April 2002, Tyler, Texas based Community Broadcast Group Inc., through its MRS Ventures subsidiary, purchased four Pine Bluff radio stations from SeArk Radio and Delta Radio of Pine Bluff. SeArk Radio, owned by Dawn Deane, sold FM stations KPBQ-FM and KZYP plus AM station KCLA.[3] Delta Radio, owned by W.M. "Buddy" and Helen Deane, sold AM station KOTN. KOTN sold for a reported for $350,000 and the other three sold for a combined $1.05 million.[4]
KOTN has been on the air since 1934 and is one of south Arkansas' oldest stations. Buddy Deane bought the station in 1960 and moved from Baltimore, where he had hosted a dance-show known as the Buddy Deane Show, in 1964. (This show was parodied as the Corny Collins Show by John Waters in the film Hairspray.)[5] He sold KOTN in 1983 but bought it back in 1995.[6] Deane retired from broadcasting in May 2003 after completing the sale of his family's radio stations and passed away shortly thereafter in July 2003.[7]
References
- ^ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
- ^ "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
- ^ "Community Broadcast Group Inc. buys 4 Pine Bluff stations". Arkansas Business. 2002-04-22.
- ^ "Changing Hands". Broadcasting & Cable. 2002-04-29.
- ^ Waters, John. "Ladies and Gentlemen…The Nicest Kids in Town!". Shock Value: The Obsessions of John Waters (1st Edition ed.). New York, NY: MacMillan Publishing Company. pp. p. 89. ISBN 0-02-62440-3.
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External links
- ‹The template FMQ is being considered for deletion.› KZYP in the FCC FM station database
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- KZYP in Nielsen Audio's FM station database