KBMS

KBMS
City of license	Vancouver, Washington
Broadcast area	Portland, Oregon
Frequency	1480 kHz
First air date	February 2, 1956
Format	Urban Adult Contemporary
Power	1,000 watts day 2,500 watts night
Class	B
Facility ID	11162
Transmitter coordinates	45°36′6.00″N 122°43′6.00″W / 45.6016667°N 122.7183333°W / 45.6016667; -122.7183333
Callsign meaning	K Best Music Station
Former callsigns	KRIV (1956-1958) KPVA (1958-1960) KVAN (1960-1980) KARO (1980-1981) KAAR (1981-1988)
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 studios are in Vancouver, while the transmitter site is in North Portland at the Smith and Bybee Refuge.

On February 2, 1956, KBMS began operations as KRIV in Camas, Washington. On December 30, 1961 the transmitter and additional studio were moved from 1916 N.E. 2nd Ave., in Camas, to 12640 N. Farr Rd. on Hayden Island, Oregon. The location was in the N.W. corner parking area at "Jantzen Beach Amusement Park", which today is about where "Video Only" is at 1860 N. Hayden Island Dr. The studio was in a small building which stood a few feet above ground.

The station is currently owned by the Seattle Medium. KBMS is known in Portland's African-American community. KBMS is the only Urban AC station in the Pacific Northwest.

KBMS carries the Tom Joyner Morning Show, "Keeping it Real" with The Reverend Al Sharpton, as well as "Trending Today" with Carl Nelson.

External links

Query the FCC's AM station database for KBMS

Radio-Locator Information on KBMS

Radio stations in the Portland, Oregon, metropolitan area market

By FM frequency	88.3 88.7 89.1 89.5 89.9 90.3 90.7 91.1 91.5 91.9 92.3 92.7 93.1 93.5♦ 93.9 94.3 94.7 95.1 95.5 95.9 96.3 97.1 97.9 98.3 98.7 99.5 100.3 100.7 101.1 101.9 102.3 102.9♦ 103.3 103.7 104.1 104.5 105.1 105.9 106.7 107.1 107.5

By AM frequency	530² 620 750♦ 800 860 880 910 940 970 1010 1040 1080 1130 1150♦ 1190¹ 1230 1330 1360 1410 1450 1480 1520 1550 1640

NOAA Weather Radio frequency	162.525 162.550

By callsign	K220IN K228EU K240CZ K272EL K275CH K279BO K283BL K296FT KBFF KBMS KBNP KBOO KBPS KBVM KDZR KEX¹ KFBW KFIS KFXX KGDD KGON KIG98 KINK KISN-LP KKCW KKOV KKPZ KKRZ KLVP KLTH KMHD KMTT KNRK KOOR KOPB-FM KPAM KPDQ KPDQ-FM KPFR KPOJ KPPK KQAC KQRR KQRZ-LP KRSK KRYN KRYP KUFO KUIK KUPL KWBY KWIP KWJJ-FM KWLZ-FM KXET KXJM KXL-FM KXPC KXPD KXRY KXTG KYCH-FM KZME KZRI KZZR WNG604 WPHG710²

Historic	KGW KISN KOIN KQIV

¹ = Clear-channel stations with extended nighttime coverage. ² = Travelers' information station for Portland International Airport ♦ = fully or partial simulcasting stations Nearby radio markets Bend Eugene–Springfield Seattle-Tacoma Yakima See also List of radio stations in Oregon List of radio stations in Washington

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