KFTI
Acquisition by the Farmers and Bankers Life Insurance Company
### Acquisition by the Farmers and Bankers Life Insurance Company

On February 20, 1931, the Farmers and Bankers Life Insurance Company was authorized to take over station operations,["Alterations and corrections"](https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=umn.31951000842030e&view=1up&seq=47), *Radio Service Bulletin*, February 28, 1931, page 21\.[unidentified article](https://specialcollections.wichita.edu/collections/local_history/tihen/pdf/beacon/Beac1931.pdf), April 30, 1931, *[Wichita Beacon](/wiki/Wichita_Eagle "Wichita Eagle"),* as summarized in the Tihen Notes, [Wichita State University](/wiki/Wichita_State_University "Wichita State University") Special Collections, retrieved September 18, 2023 and the call sign was changed to **KFBI** on May 1, 1931\.["Alterations and corrections"](https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=umn.31951000842030e&view=1up&seq=67), *Radio Service Bulletin*, March 31, 1931, page 11\. In 1932, studios were moved to Abilene, Kansas, although the transmitter site remained in Milford.

[thumb\|right\|300px\|In early 1940, KFBI relocated both its transmitter site in Milford and its studios in Abilene to Wichita.["KFBI"](https://archive.org/details/broadcasting18unse/page/n789/mode/2up) (advertisement), *Broadcasting*, May 1, 1940, pages 40\-41\.](/wiki/File:1940_advertisement_for_radio_station_KFBI_relocation_to_Wichita%2C_Kansas.jpg "1940 advertisement for radio station KFBI relocation to Wichita, Kansas.jpg") In early 1940, KFBI relocated both its transmitter site and studios to Wichita. This move included the installation of a directional antenna with a strong null to the west, to be used at night, which eliminated the limitation that had previously restricted KFBI's hours of operation due to the need to protect KNX's nighttime signal. On March 29, 1941, as part of the implementation of the [North American Regional Broadcasting Agreement](/wiki/North_American_Regional_Broadcasting_Agreement "North American Regional Broadcasting Agreement"), stations on 1050 kHz, including KFBI, moved to 1070 kHz.["List of Radio Broadcast Stations, Alphabetically by Call Letters as of March 29, 1941"](https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015080119129&view=1up&seq=7), page 7\.


When did stations move to 1070 kHz?