KTBB (600 kHz) is a

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, and serving the Tyler- Longview area. It carries a

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and is owned by Paul Gleiser, through licensee ATW Media, LLC. All programming is

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on sister station

KTBB-FM KTBB-FM (97.5 MHz) is a commercial FM radio station licensed to Troup, Texas, serving the Tyler- Longview market with a news/talk format. The station is owned by Paul Gleiser, through licensee ATW Media, LLC.,and is in full simulcast with co-ow ...

97.5

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. The studios for KTBB AM and FM are co-located with

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in One American Center at 909 ESE ESE Loop 323, at the intersection with New Copeland Road. The

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is off County Road 283 North in

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. By day, KTBB is powered at 5,000

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s. But at night, to protect other stations on

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, KTBB reduces power to 2,500 watts. It uses a directional antenna at all times.

History

In April 1947, KTBB

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the air. It was owned and operated by the Blackstone Broadcasting Company. The

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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

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-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.

Previous logo

(KTBB's logo under previous simulcast with former KTBB-FM 92.1)

References

External links

{{News/Talk Radio Stations in Texas TBB News and talk radio stations in the United States Radio stations established in 1975