KBPS (AM)

KBPS
Frequency1450 kHz C-QUAM AM Stereo
BrandingAM 1450 KBPS
Programming
Format
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
March 23, 1923; 101 years ago (1923-03-23)[1]
Former call signs
KFIF (1923–1930)
Call sign meaning
Benson Polytechnic School
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID4782
ClassC
Power1,000 watts
Transmitter coordinates
45°31′38″N 122°39′3″W / 45.52722°N 122.65083°W / 45.52722; -122.65083
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
Websitewww.pps.net/Page/5380

KBPS (1450 AM) is a high school radio station in Portland, Oregon, owned by Portland Public Schools, and run by Benson Polytechnic High School students enrolled in its radio broadcasting program. From its founding the station has been based on the Benson campus and staffed by its students.

As part of its standard transmission, KBPS broadcasts in AM Stereo.

  1. ^ "City of Portland Proclamation". pps.net. City of Portland. March 23, 2023.
  2. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KBPS". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.