KBBO (AM)
KBBO (1390 AM) is a radio station licensed to Yakima, Washington, United States, the station serves the Yakima area. It carries a sports talk format. The station is currently owned by Stephens Media Group.
City | Yakima, Washington |
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Broadcast area | Yakima, Washington |
Frequency | 1390 kHz |
Branding | 1390 The Fan |
Programming | |
Format | Sports |
Affiliations | Fox Sports Radio |
Ownership | |
Owner | Stephens Media Group (SMG-Yakima, LLC) |
KHHK, KRSE, KXDD, KARY, KTCR | |
History | |
First air date | 1947 (as KYAK) |
Former call signs | KYAK (1947-1957) KLOQ (1957-1963) KBBO (1963-2004) KJOX (2004-2012) KTCR (2012-2013) |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 49875 |
Class | B |
Power | 5,000 watts day 390 watts night |
Transmitter coordinates | 46°34′17″N 120°27′15″W |
Translator(s) | 104.5 K283BX (Wapato) |
Repeater(s) | 99.7-4 KHHK-HD4 |
Links | |
Website | thefanyakima.com |
History
In 2012, after New Northwest Broadcasters went into receivership, its stations in Washington were sold to James Ingstad of Fargo, North Dakota.[1]
On August 29, 2013 KBBO and its talk format moved from 980 AM to 1390 AM, swapping frequencies with classic country-formatted KTCR.
On February 25, 2015 KBBO changed their format to sports, branded as "1390 The Fan".[2]
On Sept. 23, 2015, AllAccess.com reported that Ingstad has asked the Federal Communications Commission to allow the station to go silent due to "transmitter failure."[3]
In April 2018, Ingstad Radio sold 14 of its stations in Yakima and the Tri-Cities to Stephens Media Group.[4]
References
- Hoang, Mai. "New Radio Yakima owner committed to 'local, local, local'". Yakima Herald-Republic. Retrieved 2019-09-04.
- Ingstad Brings KIRO Programming to Yakima
- http://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/145870/sold-michigan-fm-two-utah-translators
- "Stephens Media Group Buys 14 Ingstad Yakima, Tri-Cities Stations". All Access. Retrieved 2019-09-04.
External links
- KBBO in the FCC's AM station database
- KBBO on Radio-Locator
- KBBO in Nielsen Audio's AM station database