KBCK

For the airport in Black River Falls, Wisconsin, assigned ICAO code KBCK, see Black River Falls Area Airport.

KBCK

Deer Lodge, Montana
Frequency	1400 kHz
Branding	The River
Programming
Format	Defunct (was Classic Country)
Ownership
Owner	Robert Cummings Toole
Sister stations	KQRV
History
First air date	1964
Last air date	April 11, 2022
Former call signs	KDRG[1] (1964–2002)
Call sign meaning	BuCK (previous branding)
Technical information
Facility ID	670
Class	C
Power	1,000 watts
Transmitter coordinates	46°24′52″N 112°43′16″W

KBCK (1400 AM, "The River") was a radio station licensed to serve Deer Lodge, Montana. The station was last owned by Robert Cummings Toole. It last aired a Classic Country music format.^[2]

The station was assigned the KBCK call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on June 20, 2002.^[1]

Its license was surrendered to the FCC and cancelled on April 11, 2022 following the death of its owner; it had been off the air due to storm damage since August 2021.^[3]

Ownership

In November 2006, Butte Broadcasting reached an agreement with Jimmy Ray Carroll to acquire KBCK as part of a three-station deal worth a reported $500,000.^[4]

Robert Cummings Toole immediately reached an agreement to acquire KBCK from Butte Broadcasting for a reported cash price of $100,000.^[5]

References

1. "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
2. "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Archived from the original on 2010-03-01.
3. "FCC Report 4/17: From Acquisition to License Surrender in 102 Days".
4. "Deals". Broadcasting & Cable. 2006-12-11.
5. "Transaction: Nov. 3, 2006". Radio Monitor. 2006-11-03.

External links

• FCC Station Search Details: DKBCK (Facility ID: 670)
• FCC History Cards for KBCK (covering 1961-1981 as KDRG)