KBUY

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KBUY
KBUY (AM) logo.png
Frequency 1360 kHz
BrandingK-Buy 105.9
Programming
Format Classic hits
Affiliations Fox News Radio
Ownership
Owner
  • Tracy Knowlton
  • (Walton Stations, Inc.)
KWES, KWES-FM
History
First air date
November 1959 (as KRRR)
Former call signs
KRRR (1959–1983)
KREE (1983–1987)
Technical information
Facility ID 70826
Class D
Power 5,000 watts day
201 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
33°19′35″N105°40′2″W / 33.32639°N 105.66722°W / 33.32639; -105.66722
Translator(s) 105.9 K290AY (Ruidoso)
Links
Website www.kwes.net

KBUY (1360 AM, "K-Buy 105.9") is a radio station broadcasting a classic hits music format. [1] Licensed to Ruidoso, New Mexico, United States, the station is currently owned by Tracy Knowlton, through licensee Walton Stations, Inc. and features programming from Fox News Radio. [2]

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History

The station changed its call sign from KRRR to KREE on 27 June 1983. On 1 May 1987, the station changed its call sign to the current KBUY. [3]

On November 2, 2007, KBUY changed its format from oldies to adult contemporary. On May 26, 2014, it changed its format to classic hits, branded as "K-Buy 105.9". [4]

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References

  1. "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Summer 2009. Retrieved July 16, 2009.
  2. "Keithley's Korner: Walton Stations Reach All Ends of Country Spectrum with Addition of Bear Country".
  3. "KBUY Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved July 16, 2009.
  4. PrecisionTrak.com