KBFF

KBFF (95.5 FM, "Live 95-5") is a CHR/Top 40 radio station licensed to Portland, Oregon and serving the Portland area. The station is currently owned by Alpha Media. It's studios are located in downtown Portland, and its transmitter is in Terwilliger Boulevard Park in the city's southwest side.

KBFF is one of two CHR/Top 40 stations in the Portland market, the other being Z100.

History

Early History/Heritage Music-FM

On September 23, 1959, the FCC granted a construction permit to build an FM station on 95.5 MHz in Portland to International Good Music, Inc. (IGM). In early October 1959, calls KGMG were assigned, standing for "Good Music", the format term for classical music. By September 9, 1960, KGMG was testing intermittently.

On September 25, 1960, at 7 AM, KGMG began regular operations by airing programming from the IGM automation system. KGMG broadcast from 7 AM to 1 AM daily. Only selected commercials were played and no singing jingles were allowed. By March 1962, KGMG was broadcasting the recorded "Heritage Concert" series. On March 17, 1962, KGMG became the second Portland station to broadcast in multiplex stereo. In July 1962, KGMG began leasing antenna space to Pacific Motor Trucking Co. for a 25 watt VHF transmitter.