KSBS-FM explained

KSBS-FM
City:Pago Pago, American Samoa
Area:American Samoa
Airdate:April 14, 1988
Frequency:92.1 MHz
Format:Polynesian-easy listening with jazz
Erp:15,000 watts
Haat:-28m (-92feet)
Class:C3
Facility Id:58760
Coordinates:-14.2947°N -170.6622°W
Callsign Meaning:"Samoa Broadcasting System"
Former Callsigns:KASN-FM
Owner:Samoa Technologies, Inc.
Website:http://www.ksbsfm92.com/
Licensing Authority:FCC

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.[1] Also known as "Island 92", KSBS-FM is owned by Samoa Technologies.

The station was assigned the KSBS-FM call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on April 6, 1988.[2]

History of call letters

The 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.[3]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: Jacobs, George . National Radio: Samoa (American) . 344 . World Radio TV Handbook 2007: The Directory of Global Broadcasting . 2007 . Billboard Books . 978-0-8230-5997-3.
  2. Web site: Call Sign History . FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
  3. News: New Kansas City, Kan., FM Outlet Names Staff. 18 October 2014. Broadcasting. October 27, 1947.