| City of license | Vancouver, Washington |
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| Broadcast area | Portland, Oregon |
| Frequency | 1480 kHz |
| Format | Urban Adult Contemporary |
| Power | 1,000 watts day 2,500 watts night |
| Class | B |
| Facility ID | 11162 |
| Callsign meaning | K Best Music Station |
| Former callsigns | KAAR, KARO, KVAN |
| Affiliations | ABC Radio |
| Owner | Seattle Medium (Christopher H. Bennett Broadcasting of Washington, Inc.) |
KBMS (1480 AM) is a radio station broadcasting an Urban Adult Contemporary format. Licensed to Vancouver, Washington, USA, it serves the Portland, Oregon area. The station is currently owned by the Seattle Medium. KBMS is well known in Portland's African-American community. KBMS is the only Urban AC station in the Pacific Northwest. They play everything from Musiq Soulchild, Aaliyah. Xscape, Monica, to Earth, Wind & Fire.
KBMS carries the Tom Joyner Morning Show.
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