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Radio station in Pago Pago, American Samoa

KSBS-FM
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Broadcast areaAmerican Samoa
Frequency92.1 MHz
Programming
FormatPolynesian-easy listening with jazz
Ownership
OwnerSamoa Technologies, Inc.
History
First air dateApril 14, 1988
Former call signsKASN-FM
Call sign meaning"Samoa Broadcasting System"
Technical information
Licensing authorityFCC
Facility ID58760
ClassC3
ERP15,000 watts
HAAT−28 meters (−92 ft)
Transmitter coordinates14°17′41″S 170°39′44″W / 14.29472°S 170.66222°W / -14.29472; -170.66222
Links
Public license information
Websitehttp://www.ksbsfm92.com/

KSBS-FM (92.1 FM) is Samoa's first commercial FM radio station broadcasting a variety format including local Polynesian, oldies, easy listening music. KSBS-FM broadcasts religious programming on Sunday mornings as well as hourly news from the BBC World Service, NPR, Voice of America, Radio Australia and Radio New Zealand International. Licensed by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission to Pago Pago, American Samoa, it serves the general American Samoa area. Also known as "Island 92", KSBS-FM is owned by Samoa Technologies.

The station was assigned the KSBS-FM call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on April 6, 1988.

History of call letters

The call letters KSBS were earlier assigned to an FM station in Kansas City, Kansas, which began broadcasting October 5, 1947. It operated on 105.9 MHz and was licensed to Sunflower Broadcasting System Incorporated.

References

  1. ^ "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
  2. "Facility Technical Data for KSBS-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. Jacobs, George (2007). National Radio: Samoa (American). Billboard Books. p. 344. ISBN 978-0-8230-5997-3. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  4. "New Kansas City, Kan., FM Outlet Names Staff" (PDF). Broadcasting. October 27, 1947. Retrieved October 18, 2014.

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See also
List of radio stations in U.S. Territories


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