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Radio station in Steamboat Springs, Colorado

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 / 40.48861°N 106.84917°W / 40.48861; -106.84917
Translator(s) 99.5 MHz K258DK (Steamboat Springs)100.5 K263AC (Canyon Valley)
Links
Public license information Public fileLMS
Website www.steamboatradio.com/stations/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]

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]

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KKSB". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "KKSB Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. ^ "KKSB Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  4. ^ Three-Way Format Shuffle in Steamboat Springs Radioinsight - June 17, 2018