| Broadcast area | Joplin, Missouri |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 1420kHz |
| Branding | Fox Sports 99.1 - 100.1 & 1420 AM |
| Programming | |
| Format | Sports |
| Affiliations | Fox Sports Radio |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | American Media Investments |
| KBTN-FM,KSEK-FM | |
| History | |
First air date | 1954 (1954) |
Former call signs | KBTN (1954–2006) KQYS (2006–2008) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 33687 |
| Class | B |
| Power | 1,000watts day 500watts night |
| Translator(s) | K261ET (100.1MHz, Neosho) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | Official Website |
KBTN (1420AM) is aradio station broadcasting asports talk format. Licensed toNeosho, Missouri, United States, the station serves theNeosho, Missouri, area.[2] The station is currently owned by American Media Investments, and features programming fromFox Sports Radio.
From its inception until the introduction of KBTN-FM, KBTN (AM) was a community-minded, low-power station that broadcast local news, local sports, and in-house produced programming. From the 1950s to the 1990s, the station broadcast on a dawn-to-dusk schedule at a power of 500 watts. A well-remembered announcer, "Herkimer P. Pushbroom" (Joe Johnson), greeted early morning risers for years, along with his fictional sidekick, "Homer" the rooster. David Winegardner owned and managed the station from 1974 through the years 2000. KBTN played a major role in the emergency notifications during the tornado of 1975, saving many lives.
On March 17, 1997 theFederal Communications Commission (FCC) announced that eighty-eight stations had been given permission to move to newly available "Expanded Band" transmitting frequencies, ranging from 1610 to 1700 kHz, with KBTN authorized to move from 1420 to 1670 kHz.[3] However, the station never procured the Construction Permit needed to implement the authorization, so the expanded band station was never built.
The station was once affiliated with bothCitadel Media andCNN Radio. Station call letters were changed to KQYS on March 16, 2006, but changed back to KBTN on May 28, 2008.[4]
On January 31, 2022, the station fliped its format from classic rock to sports.[5]
  | This article about a radio station in Missouri is astub. You can help Wikipedia byexpanding it. |