| City of license | Selah, Washington |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Yakima, Washington |
| Branding | Talk Radio 980 K-USA |
| Slogan | Yakima's Talk Radio |
| Frequency | 980 kHz |
| First air date | 1960 (as KCHT) |
| Format | Talk |
| Power | 5,000 watts day 500 watts night |
| Class | B |
| Facility ID | 7918 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 46°38′25″N 120°35′48″W / 46.64028°N 120.59667°WCoordinates: 46°38′25″N 120°35′48″W / 46.64028°N 120.59667°W |
| Former callsigns | KCHT (1960–1997) KJOX (1997–2004) |
| Owner | New Northwest Broadcasters, LLC |
| Sister stations | KHHK, KRSE, KXDD, KARY, KTCR |
| Website | talk980kusa.com |
KBBO (980 AM) is a radio station licensed to Selah, Washington, USA, the station serves the Yakima area. It carries a conservative talk format. The station is currently owned by New Northwest Broadcasters, LLC.[1][2]
The station's skywave signal was reported in Salt Lake City, Utah in October 2008. An audio ID of the station was recorded.[3]
History [link]
The station went on air as KCHT on 1960-11-09. On 1997-12-08, the station changed its call sign to KJOX and on 2004-08-01 to the current KBBO.[4]
On May 26, 2010, it was rumoured KKBO's parent company New Northwest Broadcasters's stations could possibly be sold in the near future. Principal of Revitalization Partners, Alan Davis says "The stations are on the air; it’s business as usual. I can only tell you there appears to be demand for the stations."[5][6]
References [link]
- ^ "KBBO Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. https://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=KBBO.
- ^ "KBBO Station Information Profile". Arbitron. https://www1.arbitron.com/sip/displaySip.do?surveyID=SU08&band=fm&callLetter=KBBO.
- ^ Salt Lake City DX Log
- ^ "KBBO Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. https://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=7918&Callsign=KBBO.
- ^ "New Northwest Broadcasters Yakima, Washington stations are on the air, and could be sold". Radio-Info.com. May 26, 2010. https://www.radio-info.com/news/new-northwest-broadcasters-yakima-washington-stations-are-on-the-air-and-co. Retrieved May 26, 2010.
- ^ "Future of local radio stations still unclear". Yakimaherald.com. https://www.yakima-herald.com/stories/2010/05/25/future-of-local-radio-stations-still-unclear. Retrieved May 26, 2010.
External links [link]
- Query the FCC's AM station database for KBBO
- Radio-Locator Information on KBBO
- Query Arbitron's AM station database for KBBO
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