| Broadcast area | Big Spring-Snyder |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 1490 kHz |
| Branding | K-Best AM 1490 |
| Programming | |
| Format | News–talk |
| Affiliations | |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Kbest Media, LLC |
| History | |
First air date | 1936 |
Call sign meaning | Big Spring, Texas[1] |
| Technical information[2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 33684 |
| Class | C |
| Power | 1,000 watts unlimited |
Transmitter coordinates | 32°15′44″N 101°27′37″W / 32.26222°N 101.46028°W |
| Translator(s) | 103.9 K280GW (Big Spring) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | Official website |
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KBST (1490 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a News–talk|news–talk format.[3] Licensed to Big Spring, Texas, United States, the station serves the Big Spring-Snyder area. The station is currently owned by Kbest Media, LLC, and includes programming from ABC News Radio, Fox Sports Radio, Compass Media Networks, Premiere Networks, and Westwood One.[4]
KBST signed on in 1936. It was an early affiliate of the Texas State Network (1938). The station was co-owned with the Big Spring Herald for many years, and was spun off in 1959 to "The Snyder Corporation" owned by Ted Snider and Winston Wrinkle.
KBST began as a 100-watt full-time operation. It raised day power to 250 watts in 1959, 1,000 watts days in 1964, and 1,000 watts at nights in 1984. It broadcast in AM stereo, using the C-QUAM system, in 1985.
References
- ↑ Nelson, Bob. "Call Letter Origins". Radio History on the Web.
- ↑ "Facility Technical Data for KBST". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ↑ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Summer 2009.
- ↑ "KBST Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
External links
- KBST in the FCC AM station database
- KBST in Nielsen Audio's AM station database