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Radio station in Big Spring, Texas

KBST
Big Spring, Texas

Broadcast area	Big Spring-Snyder
Frequency	1490 kHz
Branding	K-Best AM 1490
Programming
Format	News–talk
Affiliations	ABC News Radio Compass Media Networks Fox Sports Radio Premiere Networks Westwood One
Ownership
Owner	Kbest Media, LLC
History
First air date	1936; 89 years ago (1936)
Call sign meaning	Big Spring, Texas
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	33684
Class	C
Power	1,000 watts unlimited
Transmitter coordinates	32°15′44″N 101°27′37″W / 32.26222°N 101.46028°W / 32.26222; -101.46028
Translator(s)	103.9 K280GW (Big Spring)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	Official website

KBST (1490 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a news-talk format. Licensed to Big Spring, Texas, United States, the station serves the Big Spring-Snyder area. The station is currently owned by Kbest Media, LLC, and includes programming from ABC News Radio, Fox Sports Radio, Compass Media Networks, Premiere Networks, and Westwood One.

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.

References

Nelson, Bob. "Call Letter Origins". Radio History on the Web. Archived from the original on 2009-02-18. Retrieved 2009-07-03.
"Facility Technical Data for KBST". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
"Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Summer 2009. Archived from the original on 2009-09-23. Retrieved 2009-07-06.
"KBST Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.

External links

Facility details for Facility ID 33684 (KBST) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
KBST in Nielsen Audio's AM station database

Radio stations in the Big Spring/Snyder, Texas area

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Defunct

Nearby regions: Abilene; Amarillo; Lubbock; Odessa–Midland; San Angelo; Wichita Falls

See also: List of radio stations in Texas

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