KBST-FM
KBST-FM (95.7 FM, "K-Best 95.7") is a radio station licensed to serve Big Spring, Texas. The station is owned by Kbest Media, LLC. It airs a country music format.[2] KBST FM is considered the best and most prolific radio station in Howard County. The morning show, is simulcast on KBST AM, Suddenlink Cable Channel 2, Antenna Receiver Channel 99, Stanton Cable Channel 10, and kbst.com.
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| City | Big Spring, Texas |
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| Frequency | 95.7 MHz |
| Branding | K-Best 95.7 |
| Slogan | "Best Country" |
| Programming | |
| Format | Country |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Kbest Media, LLC |
| Sister stations | KBST AM, KBTS FM |
| History | |
| First air date | 1961 |
| Former call signs | KWKI, KWKI-FM[1] |
| Call sign meaning | "Big Spring Texas, Best" |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 33685 |
| Class | C2 |
| ERP | 33,000 watts |
| HAAT | 140 meters (459 feet) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 32°13′13″N 101°26′25″W |
| Links | |
| Website | |
The station was assigned the KBST-FM call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on March 17, 1989.[1]
The station began in 1961 as independently owned KFNE (K-Fine) on 95.3 MHz. The studios and transmitter were in a downtown building. Longtime Texas broadcaster John B. Walton, Jr. had a one-third ownership interest in the 1960s until the station was sold to crosstown 1270 KHEM (AM) (now deleted). The transmitter was moved to the nearby hill above Big Spring.
References
- "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
- "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Archived from the original on 2010-03-01.
External links
- KBST in the FCC's FM station database
- KBST on Radio-Locator
- KBST in Nielsen Audio's FM station database