Broadcast area | Big Spring-Snyder |
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Frequency | 1490 kHz |
Branding | K-Best AM 1490 |
Programming | |
Format | News–talk |
Affiliations | |
Ownership | |
Owner | Kbest Media, LLC |
History | |
First air date | 1936 |
Call sign meaning | Big Spring, Texas [1] |
Technical information [2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 33684 |
Class | C |
Power | 1,000 watts unlimited |
Transmitter coordinates | 32°15′44″N101°27′37″W / 32.26222°N 101.46028°W |
Translator(s) | 103.9 K280GW (Big Spring) |
Links | |
Public license information | |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | Official website |
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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 AM stereo, using the C-QUAM system, in 1985.
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