KBST (AM)

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

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
Translator(s)	103.9 K280GW (Big Spring)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	Official website

Logo before translator sign on

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.