KBNP
| City | Portland, Oregon |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Portland metropolitan area |
| Frequency | 1410 kHz |
| Branding | The Money Station |
| Programming | |
| Format | Financial News and Conservative Talk |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Second Amendment Foundation (50%) Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms (50%) (KBNP Radio, Inc.) |
| History | |
First air date | September 20, 1951 (as KPAM) |
Former call signs | KPAM (1951-1973) KLSC (1973-1976) KPAM (1976-1982) KCNR (1982-1986) KKUL (1986-1988) |
Call sign meaning | K Business News Portland |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 33670 |
| Class | D |
| Power | 5,000 watts day 9 watts night |
Transmitter coordinates | 45°28′24″N 122°39′36″W / 45.47333°N 122.66000°WCoordinates: 45°28′24″N 122°39′36″W / 45.47333°N 122.66000°W |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | kbnp.com |
KBNP (1410 AM, "The Money Station") is a commercial AM radio station in Portland, Oregon. The station is licensed to KBNP Radio, Inc., and is owned by the Second Amendment Foundation and Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms, with radio studios on S.W. Arthur Street. It has a radio format of financial news and syndicated conservative talk shows.
By day, KBNP is powered at 5,000 watts non-directional. But to protect other stations on 1430 AM at night, when radio waves travel farther, KBNP greatly reduces power to 9 watts. The transmitter is of S.E. Parks Way near the Willamette River.[1]
History[]
On September 20, 1951, the station first signed on the air. Its original call sign was KPAM.
In March 2009, Alan M. Gottlieb applied to transfer control of KBNP Radio, Inc., the licensee of record for this radio station, to the Second Amendment Foundation and the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms, both of Bellevue, Washington. The transfer was approved by the FCC on March 27, 2009.[2]
References[]
- ^ Radio-Locator.com/KBNP
- ^ "Application Search Details (BTC-20090306ACO)". FCC Media Bureau. March 27, 2009.
External links[]
- KBNP official website
- Second Amendment Foundation
- KBNP in the FCC AM station database
- KBNP on Radio-Locator
- KBNP in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- Radio stations in Portland, Oregon
- Business talk radio stations
- Radio stations established in 1951
- 1951 establishments in Oregon
- Business mass media in the United States