KCBI is an FM radio station in the Dallas/Fort Worth area in Texas, transmitting on 90.9 FM and is owned under a joint venture of Criswell College and First Baptist Church in Dallas.
The station's call letters represent Criswell Bible Institute, now Criswell College, as the station operates under the College leadership and direction.
KCBI began with its antenna atop the First International Building in downtown Dallas. Power was 1,500 watts at 660...
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KCBI is an FM radio station in the Dallas/Fort Worth area in Texas, transmitting on 90.9 FM and is owned under a joint venture of Criswell College and First Baptist Church in Dallas.
The station's call letters represent Criswell Bible Institute, now Criswell College, as the station operates under the College leadership and direction.
KCBI began with its antenna atop the First International Building in downtown Dallas. Power was 1,500 watts at 660 feet above average terrain.
The 90.9 spot traces its beginning to KCHU a non-commercial FM that went on air August 29, 1975. KCHU operated until September 1977 when it went off air owing to financial shortfalls. The station remained silent through 1980, license renewal year in Texas. (Radio stations then operated on a three year license cycle.) At the same time, Criswell operated KCBI-FM from a downtown Dallas rooftop with a power of 1,500 watts on 89.3. They aspired to raise power and height and to relocate to the Cedar Hill, Texas, tower...
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