KBST (AM)

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[1]
Technical information[2]
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.^[3] 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.^[4]

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.

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

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