The tower for KBBS, east of Buffalo on Stockyard Road KBBS (1450 AM) is a commercial

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licensed to

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. The station carries a classic country format, primarily originating from

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. The station is currently owned by Big Horn Mountain Radio Network, a division of Legend Communications of Wyoming, LLC. The station's 1,000 watt signal covers most of north central

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, and can be received in

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when conditions are favorable. KBBS also broadcasts local

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and

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athletics programming. KBBS is located in the same facility as

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, and

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, at 1221 Fort Street, in Buffalo. The KBBS transmitter site is just south of Buffalo, on Stockyard Road. In 2016, the station added an FM

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on 103.5, covering Buffalo and the immediate surrounding area.

History

KBBS signed on the air on October 1, 1956. The station was owned by Northern Wyoming Broadcasting Corporation. It was limited to 250 watts, the standard for local channels at the time. In 1964, the station was transferred to KBBS Inc. The station gets its call letters from the

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population in Buffalo. The station aired Basque music in the past. In September 1976, KBBS increased its daytime power to 1,000 watts. Nighttime power remained 250 watts. KBBS was an affiliate of the American Information Radio Network.

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* BBS Classic country radio stations in the United States Radio stations established in 1956 1956 establishments in Wyoming {{Wyoming-radio-station-stub