KSAM (AM)

KSAM
Broadcast areaFlathead County, Montana
Frequency1240 kHz
BrandingSports Talk 1240 - 102.7
Programming
FormatSports
AffiliationsFox Sports Radio
Ownership
OwnerBee Broadcasting, Inc.
KBBZ, KDBR, KHNK, KJJR, KWOL, KRVO
History
First air date
2005
Call sign meaning
SAM Houston (1st & 3rd President; 7th Governor of Texas.) Originally utilized by KHVL Huntsville, Texas in 1938; calls continue to reside on the 1965 licensed FM facility.)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID160441
ClassC
Power400 watts
Transmitter coordinates
48°23′44″N 114°19′11″W / 48.39556°N 114.31972°W / 48.39556; -114.31972
Translator(s)102.7 K274CY (Whitefish)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
Websitesam1240.com

KSAM (1240 kHz, "Sports Talk 1240 - 102.7") is an AM radio station licensed to serve Whitefish, Montana. The station is owned by Bee Broadcasting, Inc. It airs a sports format.[2]

All Bee Broadcasting stations are based at 2431 Highway 2 East, Kalispell.[citation needed]

The station was assigned these call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on November 16, 2005.[3] This callsign had been assigned to an AM radio station in Huntsville, Texas for nearly 80 years, now known as KHVL. The FM counterpart continues to reside in Huntsville since 1965, as KSAM-FM.[4]

Since 2017, KSAM's AM broadcasts are simulcast on 102.7 FM over translator K274CY.[citation needed]

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KSAM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "Winter 2008 Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
  3. ^ "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
  4. ^ "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.