KTBB (AM)

KTBB (600 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Tyler, Texas, serving the Tyler-Longview area with a news/talk format. The station is owned by Paul Gleiser, through licensee ATW Media, LLC.,[1][2] and is simulcast on sister station KTBB-FM 97.5 MHz in Troup, Texas.

For the Tyler, Texas radio station that held the call sign KTBB-FM at 92.1 FM from 2009 to 2015, see KRWR.
KTBB
Simulcasts with KTBB-FM, Troup
Broadcast areaTyler-Longview metropolitan area
Frequency600 kHz
Branding97.5 FM & 600 AM KTBB
Programming
FormatNews/talk
AffiliationsFox News Radio
Compass Media Networks
Genesis Communications Network
Premiere Networks
USA Radio Network
Westwood One
Ownership
Owner
  • Paul Gleiser
  • (ATW Media, LLC)
KRWR, KTBB-FM
History
First air date
November 10, 1947
Call sign meaning
Thomas Booker Butler Publishing Company (original owner)
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID24248
ClassB
Power5,000 watts day
2,500 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
32°16′18″N 95°12′23″W
Repeater(s)97.5 KTBB-FM (Troup)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
Websitektbb.com

Studios for KTBB AM and FM are co-located with KRWR in One American Center at 909 ESE Loop 323, at the intersection with New Copeland Road; the transmitter is off County Road 283 North in Whitehouse, Texas. By day, KTBB is powered at 5,000 watts. But at night, to protect other stations on 600 AM, KTBB reduces power to 2,500 watts. It uses a directional antenna at all times.

History

In April 1947, KTBB signed on the air. It was owned and operated by the Blackstone Broadcasting Company.[3] The call sign includes the initials for Tyler and Blackstone Broadcasting. KTBB originally broadcast with 500 watts.

By the 1960s, the power had increased to 1,000 watts. It was owned by Family Stations, not to be confused with California-based Family Radio, a religious broadcaster. The format was middle of the road music, plus news and sports.

By the 1980s, the music was eliminated and the station was all-talk and news. The power increased to 5,000 watts days and 2,500 watts nights.

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.
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