KKSB

KKSB is a radio station licensed and broadcasting to Steamboat Springs, Colorado, on 1230 kHz AM. The station airs a news/talk format and is currently owned by Don Tlapek, through licensee Blizzard Broadcasting LLC.^[2]

KKSB

Steamboat Springs, Colorado
Frequency	1230 kHz
Branding	NewsTalk 100.5
Programming
Format	News/Talk
Ownership
Owner	Don Tlapek (Blizzard Broadcasting LLC)
Sister stations	KBCR-FM
History
First air date	April, 1977 (as KBCR)
Former call signs	KBCR (1977–1995) KSBT (1995–1996) KBCR (1996–2015) KBWZ (2015–2017) KCOQ (2017–2018) KTYV (6/1/2018-6/11/2018)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	63191
Class	C
Power	1,000 watts unlimited
Transmitter coordinates	40°29′19″N 106°50′57″W
Translator(s)	99.5 MHz K258DK (Steamboat Springs) 100.5 K263AC (Canyon Valley)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Website	www.steamboatradio.com/stations/kksb/

History

The station went on the air in 1977. On November 15, 1996, the station changed its call sign from KSBT to KBCR.^[3] On January 13, 2015, the call sign was changed from KBCR to KBWZ, and on October 24, 2017, from KBWZ to KCOQ. On June 1, 2018, the station changed its call sign to KTYV. On June 11, 2018, KTYV changed their call sign to KKSB and changed their format to news/talk on June 18.^[4]