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| Broadcast area | Waco-Austin-Round Rock-Killeen-Temple,Texas |
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| Frequency | 1010kHz |
| Branding | KBBW AM 1010 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Christian talk and teaching |
| Affiliations | Salem Radio Network |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | American Broadcasting of Texas |
| History | |
First air date | April 1953 |
Former call signs | KMLW, KKIK |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 1322 |
| Class | B |
| Power | 10,000watts (day) 2,500 watts (night) |
Transmitter coordinates | 31°34′7″N97°0′2″W / 31.56861°N 97.00056°W /31.56861; -97.00056 (KBBW_day) (day) 31°30′7″N96°57′54″W / 31.50194°N 96.96500°W /31.50194; -96.96500 (KBBW_night) (night) |
| Translator(s) | See§ Translators |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Website | https://kbbw.com |
KBBW (1010kHz) is acommercialAMradio station inWaco, Texas. It is owned by American Broadcasting of Texas and airs aChristian talk and teachingradio format. KBBW is powered at 10,000watts by day. But because1010 AM is a Canadianclear channel frequency, KBBW must reduce power at night to 2,500 watts to avoid interference.
In addition to its AM signal, KBBW is relayed by threeFM translators,K290CV 105.9MHz Waco,K267CA 101.3 MHzTemple/Killeen, andK262DG 100.3 MHz inGeorgetown/Round Rock.[2]
KBBW is abrokered time station. National and local religious leaders buy blocks of time on the station and may use their shows to appeal for donations to their ministries. National hosts includeDavid Jeremiah,Jim Daly,Chuck Swindoll,Joyce Meyer,Charles Stanley,J. Vernon McGee,Greg Laurie,Adrian Rogers,Steve Arterburn,Jim Dobson andBilly Graham. Some programming is supplied by theSalem Radio Network, including a conservative political talk show hosted by attorneyJay Sekulow.
In April 1953, the stationsigned on the air asKMLW inMarlin, Texas.[3] Itscall sign indicated that it served bothMarLin andWaco, the larger city nearby. It was only powered at 250 watts and was adaytimer, required tosign-off at night to avoid interfering with other, more powerful stations on 1010 AM. It was owned by KMLW, Inc. and had studios on the Marlin-Waco Highway.
By the 1970s, it had gottenFederal Communications Commission permission to move itscity of license to Waco. It got a boost in power to 10,000 watts, but was still a daytime-only station. It aired acountry music format asKKIK. It carried news fromAssociated Press Radio.
The station was acquired by American Broadcasting of Texas in 1986.[4] American Broadcasting switched the format toChristian talk and teaching, now broadcasting 24 hours a day.
| Call sign | Frequency | City of license | FID | ERP (W) | HAAT | Class | Transmitter coordinates | FCC info |
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| K262DG | 100.3 FM | Georgetown, Texas | 202369 | 57 | 60 m (197 ft) | D | 30°35′30″N97°40′44″W / 30.59167°N 97.67889°W /30.59167; -97.67889 (K262DG) | LMS |
| K267CA | 101.3 FM | Temple, Texas | 149276 | 225 | 150 m (492 ft) | D | 31°5′38.40″N97°34′51″W / 31.0940000°N 97.58083°W /31.0940000; -97.58083 (K267CA) | LMS |
| K290CV | 105.9 FM | Waco, Texas | 147263 | 250 | 131 m (430 ft) | D | 31°30′32.70″N97°10′3.10″W / 31.5090833°N 97.1675278°W /31.5090833; -97.1675278 (K290CV) | LMS |
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