KBUY

For the airport in Burlington, North Carolina assigned the ICAO code KBUY, see Burlington-Alamance Regional Airport. For the radio station in Fort Worth, Texas, formerly known as KBUY-FM, see KAMM (AM).
KBUY
Frequency1360 kHz
Programming
FormatClassic hits
AffiliationsFox News Radio
Ownership
Owner
  • Tracy Knowlton
  • (Walton Stations, Inc.)
KWES, KWES-FM
History
First air date
November 1959 (as KRRR)
Former call signs
KRRR (1959–1983)
KREE (1983–1987)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID70826
ClassD
Power5,000 watts day
201 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
33°19′34″N 105°40′14″W / 33.32611°N 105.67056°W / 33.32611; -105.67056
Translator(s)105.9 K290AY (Ruidoso)
Links
Public license information
Websitewww.kwes.net

KBUY (1360 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a classic hits music format.[2] Licensed to Ruidoso, New Mexico, United States, the station is currently owned by Tracy Knowlton, through licensee Walton Stations, Inc. and features programming from Fox News Radio.[3]

History

The station changed its call sign from KRRR to KREE on 27 June 1983. On 1 May 1987, the station changed its call sign to the current KBUY.[4]

Former logo

On November 2, 2007, KBUY changed its format from oldies to adult contemporary. On May 26, 2014, it changed its format to classic hits, branded as "K-Buy 105.9".[5]

References

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KBUY". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Summer 2009. Retrieved July 16, 2009.
  3. ^ "Keithley's Korner: Walton Stations Reach All Ends of Country Spectrum with Addition of Bear Country".
  4. ^ "KBUY Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved October 11, 2024.
  5. ^ PrecisionTrak.com


Stub icon 1 Stub icon 2

This article about a radio station in New Mexico is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.