KBTM

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KBTM
102.1 KBTM Logo 2021 150 X 150.png
Frequency 1230 kHz
BrandingNews Talk 102.1 FM KBTM 1230
Programming
Format News Talk Information
Affiliations Premiere Radio Networks ABC Radio
Ownership
OwnerEast Arkansas Broadcasters of Jonesboro, LLC
KFIN, KIYS, KNEA, KWHF
History
First air date
March 24, 1930
Call sign meaning
Beard's Temple of Music [1]
Technical information
Facility ID 17692
Class C
Power 1,000 watts (unlimited)
Transmitter coordinates
35°50′28″N90°39′44″W / 35.84111°N 90.66222°W / 35.84111; -90.66222
Translator(s) 101.3 K267AS (Piggott)
102.1 K271CV (Jonesboro)
Repeater(s) 101.7-4 KIYS-HD4 [ citation needed ]
Links
Webcast Listen Live

KBTM (1230 AM and heard on 101.3 FM through translator K267AS and 102.1 FM through translator K271CV) is a radio station broadcasting a News Talk Information format. Licensed to Jonesboro, Arkansas, United States, it serves the Jonesboro area. The station is currently owned by East Arkansas Broadcasters of Jonesboro, LLC. Since 2014, KBTM has also served as the broadcast home for Valley View High School football and boys & girls' basketball.

Contents

Past personalities

Ken Miller, newscaster (1980s)

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References

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