KBLL (AM)
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| City of license | Helena, Montana |
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| Branding | Newstalk 1240 |
| Frequency | 1240 kHz |
| Format | News/Talk |
| Power | 1000 watts (day) 850 watts (night) |
| Class | C |
| Facility ID | 27515 |
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| Owner | Cherry Creek Radio |
| Sister stations | KBLL-FM, KCAP, KHKR-FM, KHLN, KZMT |
| Website | KBLL Online |
KBLL (1240 AM, "Newstalk 1240") is a radio station licensed to serve Helena, Montana. The station is owned by Cherry Creek Radio. It airs a News/Talk format.[1]
The station was assigned the KBLL call letters by the Federal Communications Commission.[2]
Notable syndicated programming on the station includes shows hosted by Rush Limbaugh, Laura Schlessinger, Michael Savage, Michael Medved, Lars Larson, Paul Harvey, Laura Ingraham, Tammy Bruce, and Tom Martino. The station is also one of the most active in Montana for local sports broadcasting, featuring Carroll College and Capital high school football and basketball, plus American Legion baseball. The sports "voice" and news director is former Chicago White Sox, Bears, and Blackhawk broadcaster Jay Scott. The station is also a leader in web-streaming its sports broadcasts.
[edit] Ownership
In April 2004, a deal was reached for KBLL to be acquired by Cherry Creek Radio from Holter Broadcasting Corp. (Jan Holter-Lambert, president) as part of a 2 station deal with a total reported sale price of $2.8 million.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ Winter 2008 Station Information Profile. Arbitron.
- ^ Call Sign History. FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
- ^ "Changing Hands 4/19/2004", Broadcasting & Cable, 2004-04-19.
[edit] External links
- KBLL official website
- Query the FCC's AM station database for KBLL
- Radio Locator Information on KBLL
- Query Arbitron's AM station database for KBLL
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