KCBI-FM
Christian radio station in the Dallas–Fort Worth Metroplex
KCBI-FM (90.9 FM) is a listener-supported radio station, licensed to Dallas and serving the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex in North Texas. It airs a Christian radio format and is owned by First Dallas Media Inc. (FDMI) The station plays Christian adult contemporary music during drive times and middays, with Christian talk and teaching programs in late mornings, evenings and overnight. Programming is largely simulcast on 92.9 KZBI in Waco-Temple, 107.7 KZBH in Hico, and 102.5 KCBN in Whitesboro. The stations are non-commercial and seek donations on the air and on line.
KCBI-FM has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 100,000 watts, the maximum for most FM stations. The transmitter is off West Belt Line Road in Cedar Hill, among the towers for other Dallas-area FM and TV stations.
History
KCHU
KCBI began with its antenna atop the First International Building in downtown Dallas. Power was 1,500 watts at 660 feet (200 m) above average terrain, a fraction of its current output.
The 90.9 spot traces its beginning to KCHU, a non-commercial FM that went on air August 29, 1975.
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