[2] The new station, intended for Grand Isle, Louisiana, was assigned the call letters KBIL by the FCC on July 17, 1998.

[4] On January 6, 2003, the station changed its branding to "Hot 104.5" and brought in Russ Parr's syndicated morning show and veteran programmer Lamonda Williams.

[5] In September 2005, in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, KNOU applied to the FCC for permission to temporarily broadcast from another site and tower.

[8] On Top Communications owner Steve Hegwood would later return to the New Orleans market in 2024 via his current company Core Radio Group, taking over KLRZ under a time brokerage agreement (with an option to purchase) and flipping it to urban contemporary under his Streetz brand.

The equipment and transmitter were deemed a total loss so on September 24, 2008, KNOU filed for a new "remain silent" authority from the FCC.

[10] On October 6, 2008, the Debtor-In-Possession reached an agreement to transfer the license and equipment leases for KNOU to Power Broadcasting, LLC.