KBST (AM)

For the FM radio station in Big Spring, Texas, United States, see KBST-FM.
KBST
City of license Big Spring, Texas
Broadcast area Big Spring-Snyder
Branding K-Best AM 1490
Frequency 1490 kHz
First air date 1936
Format News Talk Information
Power 1,000 watts unlimited
Class C
Facility ID 33684
Transmitter coordinates 32°15′44″N 101°27′37″W / 32.26222°N 101.46028°WCoordinates: 32°15′44″N 101°27′37″W / 32.26222°N 101.46028°W
Callsign meaning Big Spring, Texas[1]
Affiliations Fox Sports Radio, Premiere Radio Networks
Owner Kbest Media, LLC
Webcast Listen Live
Website Official website

KBST (1490 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a News Talk Information format.[2] Licensed to Big Spring, Texas, USA, the station serves the Big Spring-Snyder area. The station is currently owned by Kbest Media, LLC, and includes programming from Fox Sports Radio and Premiere Radio Networks.[3]

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 C-Quam AM Stereo in 1985.

References

  1. Nelson, Bob. "Call Letter Origins". Radio History on the Web.
  2. "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Summer 2009.
  3. "KBST Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.

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