KBNP

KBNP

Portland, Oregon
Broadcast area	Portland metropolitan area
Frequency	1410 kHz
Branding	The Money Station
Programming
Format	Financial News and Conservative Talk
Affiliations	Genesis Communications Network Salem Radio Network Townhall News USA Radio Network Westwood One
Ownership
Owner	Second Amendment Foundation (50%) Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms (50%) (KBNP Radio, Inc.)
History
First air date	September 20, 1951 (1951-09-20) (as KPAM)
Former call signs	KPAM (1951–1973) KLSC (1973–1976) KPAM (1976–1982) KCNR (1982–1986) KKUL (1986–1988)
Call sign meaning	K Business News Portland
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	33670
Class	D
Power	5,000 watts day 9 watts night
Transmitter coordinates	45°28′24″N 122°39′36″W
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	kbnp.com

KBNP (1410 AM, "The Money Station") is a commercial radio station in Portland, Oregon. The station is licensed to KBNP Radio, Inc., and is owned by the Second Amendment Foundation and Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms, with radio studios on S.W. Arthur Street. It has a radio format of financial news and syndicated conservative talk shows.

By day, KBNP transmits with 5,000 watts non-directional. At night, to protect other stations on 1410 AM, when radio waves travel farther, KBNP greatly reduces power to 9 watts. The transmitter is of S.E. Parks Way near the Willamette River.

History

On September 20, 1951 (1951-09-20), the station first signed on the air. Its original call sign was KPAM. From 1960 to 1970, there was also a KPFM at 97.1 MHz. On February 27, 1970, KPFM changed its call sign to KPAM-FM. KPAM-AM-FM ran a Top 40 format as "K-Pam." In 1980, Duffy Broadcasting acquired KPAM-AM-FM. In September of that year, KPAM-AM-FM changed to KCNR and KCNR-FM, as the "Center" of the FM dial. The two stations aired an adult contemporary format. From 1968-1988 the station had the KKUL call letters. (The KPAM call letters are still in the Portland market on 860 AM.)

In March 2009, Alan M. Gottlieb applied to transfer control of KBNP Radio, Inc., the licensee of record for this radio station, to the Second Amendment Foundation and the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms, both of Bellevue, Washington. The transfer was approved by the FCC on March 27, 2009.

External links

• KBNP official website
• Second Amendment Foundation
• Facility details for Facility ID 33670 (KBNP) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• KBNP in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
• FCC History Cards for KBNP