KSAM (AM)
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| Broadcast area | Flathead County, Montana |
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| Frequency | 1240 kHz |
| Branding | Sports Talk 1240 - 102.7 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Sports |
| Affiliations | Fox Sports Radio |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Bee Broadcasting, Inc. |
| KBBZ, KDBR, KHNK, KJJR, KWOL, KRVO | |
| History | |
First air date | 2005 |
Call sign meaning | SAM Houston (1st & 3rd President; 7th Governor of Texas.) Originally utilized by KHVL Huntsville, Texas in 1938; calls continue to reside on the 1965 licensed FM facility.) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 160441 |
| Class | C |
| Power | 400 watts |
Transmitter coordinates | 48°23′44″N 114°19′11″W / 48.39556°N 114.31972°W |
| Translator(s) | 102.7 K274CY (Whitefish) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | sam1240.com |
KSAM (1240 kHz, "Sports Talk 1240 - 102.7") is an AM radio station licensed to serve Whitefish, Montana. The station is owned by Bee Broadcasting, Inc. It airs a sports format.[2]
All Bee Broadcasting stations are based at 2431 Highway 2 East, Kalispell.[citation needed]
The station was assigned these call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on November 16, 2005.[3] This callsign had been assigned to an AM radio station in Huntsville, Texas for nearly 80 years, now known as KHVL. The FM counterpart continues to reside in Huntsville since 1965, as KSAM-FM.[4]
Since 2017, KSAM's AM broadcasts are simulcast on 102.7 FM over translator K274CY.[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^ "Facility Technical Data for KSAM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "Winter 2008 Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
- ^ "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
- ^ "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
External links
[edit]- KSAM official website
- Facility details for Facility ID 160441 (KSAM) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- KSAM in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- Facility details for Facility ID 147245 (K274CY) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- K274CY at FCCdata.org
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