KBON

 ( French-american Culture In Louisiana ) 

KBON (101.1 FM broadcasting) is an American radio station broadcasting an Americana format, deeply rooted in the music of south Louisiana, including swamp pop, zydeco, and cajun-French music mixed in with some traditional oldies, country-western, and R&B music. Licensed to Mamou, Louisiana, the station serves rural portions of both the Lafayette and Alexandria radio markets. Its studios are located in downtown Eunice, Louisiana.

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History KBON went on the air in late 1997, the brainchild of Paul Marx, a DJ and nightclub owner from Crowley, Louisiana. Marx wanted a mix of music that resembled what he played at DJ gigs — a core of Louisiana music like Cajun music, zydeco, and swamp pop, with sides of country, blues, soul, and R&B. Station DJs also broadcast in a mix of English and Cajun French.

Online streaming introduced KBON to a worldwide audience. In 2003, a reporter for The Washington Post wrote about a pilgrimage he made to its Eunice studios:

KBON was originally assigned the calls KAHK-FM as a construction permit in 1994, but changed to KBON shortly before signing on. Paul Marx died in 2019 at age 71.

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History of call letters

The call letters KBON previously were assigned to an AM station in Omaha, Nebraska. It began broadcasting March 1, 1941, on 1400 kHz with 250 W power (full-time).

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Categories: French-american Culture In Louisiana, Radio Stations In Louisiana, Eunice, Louisiana, 1997 Establishments In Louisiana, Music Of Louisiana, Radio Stations Established In 1997, Radio Stations In Lafayette, Louisiana

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