KBME (AM)
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| City of license | Houston, Texas |
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| Broadcast area | Greater Houston |
| Branding | 790 The Sports Animal |
| Frequency | 790 kHz |
| First air date | 1944 |
| Format | Sports Talk |
| Power | 5,000 watts |
| Class | B |
| Facility ID | 23082 |
| Transmitter Coordinates | 29° 54' 54.00" N 95 ° 27' 42.00" W |
| Callsign meaning | Best Music Ever made (was a music station). |
| Former callsigns | KBME 1998-04-24 KKBQ 1982-08-13 KULF 1970s KTHT 1944 |
| Affiliations | Houston Cougars Texas A&M Aggies (NCAA) Houston Dynamo (MLS) |
| Owner | Clear Channel (AMFM Texas Licenses, LP) |
| Sister stations | KHMX, KKRW, KLOL, KLVI, KODA, KPRC (AM), KTBZ, KTRH |
| Website | 790thesportsanimal.com |
KBME (branded as 790 The Sports Animal) AM is a sports-talk radio station in the Houston, Texas metropolitan area. It is currently owned by Clear Channel Communications.
[edit] History
The station first went on the air as KTHT in 1944. During the 1960s, KTHT was known as "Demand Radio 79", playing pop music. In the early 1970s, it became adult contemporary KULF, then in the early 1980s relaunched as the top 40 station KKBQ (79Q). KKBQ was among the first stations in the city to broadcast in AM stereo.
AM 79Q and KKBQ-FM (93Q) simulcast until the late 1980s. At that point, the AM station became adult standards 790 KBME (for "Best Music Ever"). In 2004, the station flipped to an all sports station, as "790 ESPN Radio, the Sports Animal." In October 2006, ESPN, which wanted to begin affiliating with FM stations in some markets, signed an affiliation deal with KFNC, 97.5FM, owned by Cumulus Media. The new affiliation began in January 2007. At that point, Clear Channel dropped the ESPN name and all its network programming; today, the lineup is a mix of local shows and programs from Fox Sports Radio.
Play-by-play coverage includes Houston Cougars football and basketball, some Texas A&M Aggies sporting events, some games from the Westwood One and ESPN Radio networks, and the Houston Dynamo of Major League Soccer. In addition, many Houston Astros spring training games from Florida are aired on KBME instead of on the flagship station, sister KTRH.
Regular programming includes The Men's Room with Brad Davies, Craig Roberts, and Maggie, "Monsters of the Mid-Day" with Ted DeLuca and John Lopez, "The Drive Home" with Charlie Palillo and David Dalati, and The Doug Pike Show (Weekends). KBME is an affiliate of FOX Sports Radio.
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Query the FCC's AM station database for KBME
- Radio Locator Information on KBME
- 790 - The Sports Animal
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