KMBZ-FM

KMBZ-FM
Kansas City, Kansas;
Broadcast area	Kansas City metropolitan area
Frequency	98.1 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding	98.1 KMBZ
Programming
Format	News/talk
Subchannels	HD2: Talk radio (KMBZ)
Network	ABC News Radio
Affiliations	Compass Media Networks; Premiere Networks; KMBC-TV;
Ownership
Owner	Audacy, Inc.; (Audacy License, LLC);
Sister stations	KFNZ; KFNZ-FM; KMBZ; KQRC-FM; KWOD; KYYS; KZPT; WDAF-FM;
History
First air date	December 9, 1959
Former call signs	KCJC (1959–1971); KUDL (1971–2011);
Call sign meaning	Taken from sister station KMBZ
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	2449
Class	C0
ERP	100,000 watts
HAAT	335 meters (1,099 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	39°01′19″N 94°30′50″W / 39.022°N 94.514°W
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Webcast	Listen live (via Audacy)
Website	www.audacy.com/kmbz

KMBZ-FM (98.1 MHz) is a commercial radio station licensed to Kansas City, Kansas. Owned by Audacy, Inc., KMBZ-FM airs a news/talk radio format. Its studios and offices are on Squibb Road in Mission, Kansas.

KMBZ-FM broadcasts at 100,000 watts, the maximum for most FM stations in the U.S. The transmitter is located on East 56th Street near Bennington Avenue in Kansas City, Missouri.