KBBG

KBBG

City	Waterloo, Iowa
Frequency	88.1 MHz (HD Radio)
Programming
Format	Mixed
Ownership
Owner	Afro American Community Broadcasting, Inc.
History
First air date	July 26, 1978
Call sign meaning	Black Broadcasting Group & Beautiful Black Giant
Technical information
Class	C3
ERP	9,500 watts
HAAT	47 metres (154 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	42°30′45″N 92°19′24″W / 42.51250°N 92.32333°W / 42.51250; -92.32333Coordinates: 42°30′45″N 92°19′24″W / 42.51250°N 92.32333°W / 42.51250; -92.32333

KBBG (88.1 FM) is a non-commercial educational radio station licensed to serve the community of Waterloo, Iowa. KBBG is owned by Afro American Community Broadcasting, Inc and is organized as a 501(C)3 tax-exempt organization. Jimmie Porter founded the corporation in 1977 with a group of 16 other Waterloo residents. He remained active in its leadership, along with a board of directors, until his death in 2007.

KBBG began broadcasting on July 26, 1978 using a 10 watt transmitter, and upgraded on December 27, 1980 to 9,500 watts of power.

KBBG is a member-supported station of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and is an affiliate of American Urban Radio Network (SBN).

KBBG is broadcasting using the HD Radio digital format as well as traditional analog audio.

See also[]

• List of community radio stations in the United States

External links[]

• KBBG in the FCC FM station database
• KBBG on Radio-Locator
• KBBG in Nielsen Audio's FM station database