KBYG
| City | Big Spring, Texas |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Big Spring-Snyder |
| Branding | Big 1400 AM and 106.3 FM |
| Frequency | 1400 kHz |
| Translator(s) | 106.3 K292FE (Big Spring) |
| First air date | 1949 |
| Format | Classic hits |
| Power | 1,000 watts unlimited |
| Class | C |
| Facility ID | 17590 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 32°13′22″N 101°28′35″W / 32.22278°N 101.47639°WCoordinates: 32°13′22″N 101°28′35″W / 32.22278°N 101.47639°W |
| Affiliations | Citadel Media |
| Owner | Weeks Broadcsting, Inc. (John Weeks family) |
| Website | kbygradio.com |
KBYG (1400 AM, "Big 1400 AM") is a radio station broadcasting a classic hits music format.[1] Licensed to Big Spring, in the U.S. state of Texas, the station serves the Big Spring-Snyder area. The station is currently owned by Weeks Broadcasting, Inc. and features programing from Citadel Media.[2]
History
KBYG began operation in 1948 as a 100 watt full-time operation. It raised to 1,000 watts days in 1964 and 1,000 watts nights in 1984. It was owned by the Grady Maples/RB McAlister interests in the late fifties, the John Hicks (father of Tom Hicks and Steven Hicks) interests in the sixties and seventies, Dick Fields interests in the eighties, and Drew Ballard in the nineties and 2000's.
KBYG is repeated on FM translator station K292FE Big Spring, Texas.
Dick Fields was the owner of KBYG in the 1980s. Dick Oppenheimer was the owner of crosstown KHEM/KWKI during the same time period.
References
- ↑ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Summer 2009. Retrieved 2009-08-22.
- ↑ "KBYG Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved 2009-08-22.
External links
- Query the FCC's AM station database for KBYG
- Radio-Locator Information on KBYG
- Query Nielsen Audio's AM station database for KBYG
- Query the FCC's FM station database for K292FE
- Radio-Locator information on K292FE