KBDN

This station received its original construction permit from the Federal Communications Commission on November 17, 1994.^[4] The new station was assigned the call letters KAJT by the FCC on January 13, 1995.^[1] This was short-lived the station was assigned the current KBDN call letters on March 10, 1995.^[1] After a modification and one extension, KBDN received its license to cover from the FCC on January 24, 1997.^[5]

In April 2003, Coquille River Broadcasters, Inc., reached an agreement to sell this station and three others to Bicoastal Media through their Bicoastal CB, LLC, subsidiary for a total sale price of $1.5 million.^[6] The four-station deal was approved by the FCC on August 22, 2003, and the transaction was consummated on October 16, 2003.^[7] At the time of the sale, KBDN broadcast a classic rock music format branded as "B96".^[6]

As part of an internal corporate re-organization by the Bicoastal Media parent company, Bicoastal CB, LLC, applied in October 2007 to transfer the broadcast license for KBDN to Bicoastal Media Licenses III, LLC. The transfer was approved by the FCC on October 29, 2007, and the transaction was consummated on the same day.^[8]

• KBDN official website
• Facility details for Facility ID 13875 (KBDN) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• KBDN in Nielsen Audio's FM station database