KTBB (AM)

For the Tyler, Texas radio station that held the call sign KTBB-FM at 92.1 FM from 2009 to 2015, see KRWR.
KTBB
City of license Tyler, Texas
Broadcast area Tyler-Longview metropolitan area
Branding KTBB AM 600
Slogan "News-Talk-Sports"
Frequency 600 kHz
First air date 1947
Format News-Talk & Sports
Power 5,000 watts
Class B
Facility ID 24248
Transmitter coordinates 32°16′18″N 95°12′23″W / 32.27167°N 95.20639°W / 32.27167; -95.20639
Owner Gleiser Communications, LLC
Sister stations KRWR
Webcast Listen Live
Website ktbb.com

KTBB (600 AM) is an American radio station broadcasting a News-Talk format. Licensed to Tyler, Texas, USA, the station serves the Tyler-Longview area. The stations are currently owned by Gleiser Communications, LLC.[1][2] KTBB's studios are located in south Tyler along SE Loop 323, and the transmitter is located southeast of Tyler city limits.

History

The AM station began broadcasting in 1947 on 600 kHz with 500 W power. It was owned and operated by the Blackstone Broadcasting Company.[3]

Programming

KTBB (600 AM) broadcasts the syndicated radio shows The Glenn Beck Show, The Rush Limbaugh Show, and The Sean Hannity Show on weekdays.

Previous Logo

(KTBB's logo under previous simulcast with former KTBB-FM 92.1)

References

  1. "KTBB-FM Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  2. "KTBB AM Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. "New KTBB Tyler, Tex., Announces Staff Lineup" (PDF). Broadcasting. November 3, 1947. Retrieved 18 October 2014.

External links

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