KTBB (600 AM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Tyler, Texas, United States, serving the Tyler-Longview market as a simulcast of talk-formatted KTBB-FM. The stations are owned by Paul Gleiser, through licensee ATW Media, LLC. KTBB's studios are located in Tyler, while the transmitter is sited in Whitehouse.
History KTBB signed on the air on August 28, 1947. It was owned and operated by the Blackstone Broadcasting Company. The call sign 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. KTBB's format was middle of the road music, plus news and sports. In the late 1970s and 80s, KTBB stepped up the music tempo to become a full service, adult contemporary station. It was an affiliate of the ABC Information Network.Broadcasting Yearbook 1984 page B-259, Broadcasting & Cable
By the late 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.
Programming KTBB and KTBB-FM carry local news blocks in mornings and afternoons; the remainder of the weekday schedule is syndicated conservative talk shows.
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