98.1 KMBZ live

98.1 KMBZ is Kansas City's news and talk station on FM. It broadcasts as KMBZ-FM on 98.1 FM, is licensed to Kansas City, Kansas, and serves the Kansas City metropolitan area. The station is owned by Audacy, and on this page you can listen to KMBZ live online, free.

News and talk

KMBZ-FM airs news and talk with ABC News Radio, programs from Compass Media Networks and Premiere Networks, and a partnership with KMBC-TV. HD2 carries talk from sister station KMBZ.

Studios

The studios and offices are on Squibb Road in Mission, Kansas.

History

The station signed on on December 9, 1959, as KCJC. It was KUDL from 1971 to 2011 before becoming KMBZ-FM, taking the name of its AM sister.

Sister stations

In Kansas City, Audacy also owns KFNZ, KFNZ-FM, KMBZ, KQRC-FM, KWOD, KYYS, KZPT and WDAF-FM.

Kansas City, anywhere

Press play and KMBZ starts in seconds — on I-435, at work or far from Kansas City. The stream on this page carries the same programming you hear on 98.1 FM.

Talk on FM

On FM, KMBZ gives Kansas City listeners news and conversation with a clear signal across both sides of the state line.

How to listen

You can hear KMBZ on the radio on 98.1 FM across Kansas City, but you do not need a radio at all: this page plays the live stream in any browser, on a phone, tablet or computer. Press the play button at the top, wait a second or two for the stream to connect, and keep browsing while it plays — the player stays on as you move between pages. It is ideal for the morning news or the drive home, and it costs nothing: no account, no subscription and no app to install.

Below the player you will find KMBZ's frequency and home city, the genres it plays, answers to common questions and a list of similar stations, so when you want a change you can jump to another station in the same format or the same area with one click.

• 100% free, no sign-up
• Live stream, 24 hours a day
• Listen from anywhere
• Works on phone and computer