KBSR

Last updated
KBSR
Broadcast area Billings Metropolitan Area
Frequency 1490 kHz
Programming
Format Defunct
Affiliations Cumulus Media Networks, Westwood One
Ownership
OwnerSun Mountain, Inc.
KHDN, KYLW
History
First air date
1979 (1979)
Last air date
November 29, 2018 (2018-11-29)
Former call signs
  • KBSO (1987–1989)
  • KFBN (1989–1990)
Call sign meaning
"Big Sky Radio"
Technical information
Facility ID 5297
Class C
Power 1,000 watts unlimited
Transmitter coordinates
45°39′11″N108°45′9″W / 45.65306°N 108.75250°W / 45.65306; -108.75250

KBSR (1490 AM) was a radio station licensed to Laurel, Montana, United States. The station served the Billings, Montana, area. [1]

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History

The station was assigned the call letters KBSO on July 10, 1987. On June 17, 1989, the station changed its call sign to KFBN, then again on September 3, 1990 to KBSR. [2] Due to the loss of its tower, the station used a special temporary authority to broadcast 0.02 kW from an alternate site near Laurel. The antenna would be a "half wavelength" long wire antenna attached to the existing facilities. [3]

On November 29, 2018, KBSR was taken off the air and its license was deleted by the FCC because it had no tower and was broadcasting illegally for years, along with sister station KYLW. [4]

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References

  1. "KBSR Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  2. "KBSR Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. "Imported letter". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  4. "FCC Deletes Pair of Billings AMs After Their Disappearance".