KHOB

For the Hobbs, New Mexico, United States airport, see Lea County Regional Airport.

KHOB (1390 AM) was a radio station licensed to Hobbs, New Mexico, United States. The station was last owned by American Asset Management.^[2]

KHOB

Hobbs, New Mexico United States
Broadcast area	Southwestern New Mexico
Frequency	1390 kHz
Programming
Format	Defunct (was news/talk)
Ownership
Owner	American Asset Management
History
First air date	August 26, 1954
Last air date	June 24, 2022 (2022-06-24)
Former call signs	KHOB (1954–1996) KUCU (1996–1998)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	1313
Class	B
Power	5,000 watts day 500 watts night
Transmitter coordinates	32°44′21.41″N 103°10′49.75″W
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS

On May 21, 2017, KHOB changed to an adult standards format with local news and events. It previously carried a sports format.^{[citation needed]}

KHOB went off the air June 24, 2022.^[3] The Federal Communications Commission cancelled the station’s license on April 29, 2024.^[4]