KBUY

Last updated
KBUY
Frequency 1360 kHz
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 [1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID 70826
Class D
Power 5,000 watts day
201 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
33°19′34″N105°40′14″W / 33.32611°N 105.67056°W / 33.32611; -105.67056
Translator(s) 105.9 K290AY (Ruidoso)
Links
Public license information
Website www.kwes.net

KBUY (1360 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a classic hits music format. [2] 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. [3]

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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. [4]

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Former logo

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". [5]

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References

  1. "Facility Technical Data for KBUY". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Summer 2009. Retrieved July 16, 2009.
  3. "Keithley's Korner: Walton Stations Reach All Ends of Country Spectrum with Addition of Bear Country".
  4. "KBUY Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved October 11, 2024.
  5. PrecisionTrak.com