Signal Media has announced it will flip Country “106.7 The Ride” KHLR Benton/Little Rock AR to Sports “106.7 The Buz2” on Monday, January 4.
Becoming the second Sports station in their cluster, “106.7 The Buz2” will feature the national ESPN Radio lineup, while continuing to serve as home to Arkansas State University football, University of Arkansas-Little Rock men’s basketball and Benton High School football. The station joins the existing “103.7 The Buzz” KABZ Little Rock.
New KBZU call letters are pending. The Country format on 106.7 registered a 2.1 share in the November 2020 Nielsen Audio ratings, placing it well behind iHeartMedia’s 95.7 KSSN and its 6.5 share. The station announced its intent to move to a jockless presentation in November when morning host Doug Kramer exited immediately while midday host AJ Parker and afternoon host Ashley King were set to depart 30 days later.
Signal Media of Arkansas has announced the launch of Buz2 on 106.7, KBZU-FM.
The station will serve as a complement to the company’s long-standing sports powerhouse 103.7 The Buzz, KABZ-FM. Buz2 will offer ESPN national programming through the day and evening hours with local sports broadcasts and programming mixed in, primarily in the evenings and on weekends. The new format will begin the morning of Monday, January 4.
“We are thrilled to be able to offer central Arkansas sports fans another great option for sports information, breaking news, opinion and play-by-play,” said Justin Acri, General Manager of 106.7 Buz2 and 103.7 The Buzz. “This also gives us another signal on which to air locally produced sports shows and game broadcasts to entertain our listeners.”
106.7-FM is already home to Arkansas State Red Wolves Football, Little Rock Trojan Men’s Basketball and Benton High School Football. Now, in cooperation with ESPN Radio, KBZU will be offering a wide variety of perspectives on sports from a national perspective throughout the week. Current ESPN radio shows and broadcasts include Greeny with Mike Greenberg, The Max Kellerman Show as well as NBA, NFL and NCAA Football and Basketball.
In addition to the terrestrial signal, the KBZU online stream and station information can be reached through links at http://www.1037thebuzz.com. Listeners can link to the audio content through the 103.7 The Buzz App.
