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KBLS

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KBLS
North Fort Riley, Kansas
Broadcast area	Salina-Manhattan area
Frequency	102.5 MHz
Branding	Sunny 102.5
Programming
Format	Adult contemporary
Affiliations	Premiere Networks
Ownership
Owner	Manhattan Broadcasting Co., Inc.
Sister stations	KACZ, KMAN, KMKF, KXBZ
History
First air date	January 1, 1993
Technical information
Facility ID	65598
Class	C1
ERP	100,000 watts
HAAT	150 meters
Transmitter coordinates	38°57′5″N 96°47′45″W / 38.95139°N 96.79583°W / 38.95139; -96.79583
Links
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	sunny1025.com

KBLS (102.5 FM) also known as Kansas' Best Listening Station is a radio station broadcasting an adult contemporary format. Licensed to North Fort Riley, Kansas, United States, it serves the Salina-Manhattan area. It is currently owned by Manhattan Broadcasting Co., Inc.^[1]

History[edit]

KBLS went on the air January 1, 1993 from studios at 2nd and Broadway in downtown Abilene, KS. Morning programming was live with a local announcer. Veteran Radio Personality John Anderson did the morning show for almost 20 years. Following the morning show the station switched to the Jones Radio Network via satellite for the rest of the day. For its first 3 months, KBLS operated as an LMA (Lease Management Agreement) between EBC, Inc. (owned by J. K. Vanier and Jerry Hinrikus of Salina, KS) and Steckline Communications of Wichita, KS. It was subsequently owned outright by EBC.

Morris Communications acquired KBLS in January 2004 as part of a 6-station purchase from EBC. Morris sold its stations to Alpha Media in 2015. Alpha then sold the stations to Rocking M Media, which spun off KBLS to Manhattan Broadcasting in 2016.