 The station is currently owned by Combined Communications and features programing from Fox News Radio, Premiere Radio Networks and Dial Global.Central Oregon residents were without favorable daytime medium wave broadcast reception before KBND, Bend's first commercial radio station, began serving the region December 19, 1938.Licensed to the "Bend Bulletin", call letters KBND were selected in lieu of KCOB after concern was raised suggesting KCOB could connote corn cob rather than Central Oregon Broadcasters.