KSBS-FM (92.1 FM) is Samoa's first commercial FM radio station broadcasting a variety format including local Polynesian, oldies, easy listening music. KSBS-FM broadcasts religious programming on Sunday mornings as well as hourly news from the BBC World Service, NPR, Voice of America, Radio Australia and Radio New Zealand International. Licensed by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission to Pago Pago, American Samoa, it serves the general American Samoa area.[3] Also known as "Island 92", KSBS-FM is owned by Samoa Technologies.
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| Broadcast area | American Samoa |
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| Frequency | 92.1 MHz |
| Programming | |
| Format | Polynesian-easy listening with jazz |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Samoa Technologies, Inc. |
| History | |
First air date | April 14, 1988 |
Former call signs | KASN-FM[1] |
Call sign meaning | "Samoa Broadcasting System" |
| Technical information[2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 58760 |
| Class | C3 |
| ERP | 15,000 watts |
| HAAT | −28 meters (−92 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 14°17′41″S 170°39′44″W / 14.29472°S 170.66222°W |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Website | http://www.ksbsfm92.com/ |
The station was assigned the KSBS-FM call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on April 6, 1988.[1]
History of call letters
editThe call letters KSBS were earlier assigned to an FM station in Kansas City, Kansas, which began broadcasting October 5, 1947. It operated on 105.9 MHz and was licensed to Sunflower Broadcasting System Incorporated.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for KSBS-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ Jacobs, George (2007). National Radio: Samoa (American). Billboard Books. p. 344. ISBN 978-0-8230-5997-3.
{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help) - ^ "New Kansas City, Kan., FM Outlet Names Staff" (PDF). Broadcasting. October 27, 1947. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
External links
edit- Samoa Technologies corporate website
- KSBS-FM Island 92 KSBS-FM Island 92 website
- Facility details for Facility ID 58760 (KSBS-FM) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- KSBS in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
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