KBYG
KBYG (1400 AM, "Big 1400 AM") is a radio station broadcasting a classic hits music format.[1] Licensed to Big Spring, in the U.S. state of Texas, the station serves the Big Spring-Snyder area. The station is currently owned by Weeks Broadcasting, Inc. and features programming from Citadel Media.[2]
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| City | Big Spring, Texas |
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| Broadcast area | Big Spring-Snyder |
| Frequency | 1400 kHz |
| Branding | Big 1400 AM and 106.3 FM |
| Programming | |
| Format | Classic hits |
| Affiliations | Citadel Media |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Weeks Broadcasting, Inc. (John Weeks family) |
| Sister stations | KXCS |
| History | |
| First air date | 1949 |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 17590 |
| Class | C |
| Power | 1,000 watts unlimited |
| Transmitter coordinates | 32°13′22″N 101°28′35″W |
| Translator(s) | 106.3 K292FE (Big Spring) |
| Links | |
| Website | kbygradio.com |
History
KBYG began operation in 1948 as a 100–watt full-time operation. It increased to 1,000 watts days in 1964 and 1,000 watts nights in 1984. It was owned by the Grady Maples/RB McAlister interests in the late fifties, the John Hicks (father of Tom Hicks and Steven Hicks) interests in the sixties and seventies, Dick Fields interests in the eighties, and Drew Ballard in the nineties and 2000s.
KBYG is repeated on FM translator station K292FE, Big Spring, Texas.
Dick Fields was the owner of KBYG in the 1980s. Dick Oppenheimer was the owner of crosstown KHEM/KWKI during the same period.
References
- "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Summer 2009. Retrieved 2009-08-22.
- "KBYG Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved 2009-08-22.
External links
- KBYG in the FCC's AM station database
- KBYG on Radio-Locator
- KBYG in Nielsen Audio's AM station database