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KDBS
Alexandria, Louisiana United States
Broadcast area	Greater Alexandria
Frequency	1410 kHz
Branding	ESPN 94.7
Programming
Language(s)	English
Format	Sports
Affiliations	ESPN Radio
Ownership
Owner	Cenla Broadcasting (Cenla Broadcasting Licensing Company, LLC)
Sister stations	KKST, KQID-FM, KRRV-FM, KSYL, KZMZ
History
First air date	December 1953 (70 years ago) (1953-12)
Former call signs	KDBS (1953–1988) KRRV (2/1/1988-3/15/1996)
Technical information^[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	32995
Class	D
Power	1,000 watts day 28 watts night
Transmitter coordinates	31°16′25″N 92°25′43″W / 31.27361°N 92.42861°W / 31.27361; -92.42861
Translator(s)	94.7 K234CY (Alexandria)
Repeater(s)	93.1 KQID-HD3 (Alexandria)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen Live

KDBS (1410 AM, ESPN Alexandria) is an American radio station broadcasting a sports format. The station is licensed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to serve the community of Alexandria, Louisiana. The station is licensed to and operated by Cenla Broadcasting.^[2] KDBS' studios and transmitter are located separately in Alexandria.

History[edit]

On February 1, 1988, the callsign was changed to KRRV with the callsign changing on March 15, 1996, back to the callsign of KDBS. ^[3]

The station aired ESPN sports radio as 1410 ESPN Sports Radio while owned by Clear Channel. The format was changed to an oldies-based format when the station was acquired by Cenla Broadcasting in November 2006.

In September 2008, Cenla Broadcasting changed the KDBS format back to sports as ESPN 1410.

KDBS was bought by a local attorney named Irving Ward-Steinman with businessman John Lazarone in 1954. It became known as the local rock station in the 60s and 70s before switching formats as noted above.