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| Broadcast area | Greater Houston |
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| Frequency | 790 kHz |
| Branding | Sportstalk 790 |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English |
| Format | Sports radio |
| Network | Fox Sports Radio |
| Affiliations | |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| KQBT, KODA, KPRC, KTBZ-FM, KTRH, KXYZ | |
| History | |
First air date | 1944 |
Former call signs | KTHT (1944–70) KULF (1970–82) KKBQ (1982–98) |
Former frequencies | 1230 kHz (1944–51) |
Call sign meaning | The Best Music Ever Made (Former slogan during the adult standards format era) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 23082 |
| Class | B |
| Power | 5,000 watts |
Transmitter coordinates | 29°54′54″N 95°27′42″W / 29.91500°N 95.46167°W |
| Repeater(s) | 94.5 KTBZ-FMHD2 (Houston) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live (via iHeartRadio) |
| Website | sportstalk790 |
KBME (790 kHz) is a sports-talk AM radio station in the Houston, Texas metropolitan area. It is currently owned by iHeartMedia. The station airs local sports-talk and carries nationally syndicated Fox Sports Radio programming. KBME is also the flagship radio station for the Houston Rockets, Houston Astros and Texas Longhorns. The station's studios are located along the West Loop Freeway in the city's Uptown district. The transmitter site is located at what is now the southwest corner of Fallbrook Drive and T.C. Jester Boulevard, near Greenspoint in unincorporated Harris County.
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for KBME". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.