KBNN

KJEL signed on October 20, 1973,^[1] on 1080 kHz with a format of middle of the road music and news programming under the ownership of Risner Broadcasting.^[3] At the outset, 60 percent of the station's programming was simulcast with KJEL-FM (103.7), which signed on the same day.^[3] In 1980, the KJEL stations were sold to a group of businesspeople under the name KJEL, Inc. for $375,000.^[4] 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;^[5] the following year, the two stations began simulcasting full-time.^[6]

Ozark Broadcasting purchased the KJEL stations for $450,000 in 1983;^[7] this made the stations part of the Shepherd Group.^[1] In 1985, the station moved to 750 kHz.^[8][9] By then, the FM station, which had become KIRK, was programming a country music format separate from KJEL.^[10] In 1988, KJEF became an affiliate of the ABC Information Network; the ABC Entertainment Network affiliation moved to KIRK.^[11] On December 1, 1996, the call letters were changed to KBNN,^[12] and the station took on a talk radio format.^[13]

In March 2007, GoodRadio.TV LLC agreed to buy the Shepherd Group's stations, including KBNN, for $30.6 million.^[14] In 2013, GoodRadio.TV was merged into Digity, LLC (both companies were controlled by Dean Goodman) as part of Digity's acquisition of NextMedia.^[15] Effective February 25, 2016, Digity was acquired by Alpha Media for $264 million.^[16] Alpha Media merged with Connoisseur Media on September 4, 2025.^[17]

• FCC History Cards for KBNN
• Facility details for Facility ID 51093 (KBNN) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• KBNN in Nielsen Audio's AM station database

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