KBME (AM)

Infobox Radio station
name = KBME (AM)


city = Houston, Texas
area = Greater Houston
branding = "790 The Sports Animal"
slogan =
airdate = 1944
frequency = 790 kHz
format = Sports Talk
power = 5,000 watts
erp =
haat =
class = B
facility_id = 23082
coordinates = 29° 54' 54.00" N
95 ° 27' 42.00" W
callsign_meaning = Best Music Ever made (was a music station).
former_callsigns = KBME 1998-04-24
KKBQ 1982-08-13
KULF 1970s
KTHT 1944
owner = Clear Channel
licensee = AMFM Texas Licenses, LP
sister_stations = KHMX, KKRW, KLOL, KLVI, KODA, KPRC (AM), KTBZ, KTRH
webcast =
website = [http://www.790thesportsanimal.com/main.html 790thesportsanimal.com]
affiliations = Houston Cougars
Texas A&M Aggies (NCAA)
Houston Dynamo (MLS)

KBME (branded as 790 The Sports Animal) AM is a sports-talk radio station in the Houston, Texas metropolitan area. It is currently owned by Clear Channel Communications.

History

The station first went on the air as KTHT in 1944. During the 1960s, KTHT was known as "Demand Radio 79", playing pop music. In the early 1970s, it became adult contemporary KULF, then in the early 1980s relaunched as the top 40 station KKBQ (79Q). KKBQ was among the first stations in the city to broadcast in AM stereo.

AM 79Q and KKBQ-FM (93Q) simulcast until the late 1990s. At that point, the AM station became adult standards 790 KBME (for "Best Music Ever"). In 2004, the station flipped to an all sports station, as "790 ESPN Radio, the Sports Animal." In October 2006, ESPN, which wanted to begin affiliating with FM stations in some markets, signed an affiliation deal with KFNC, 97.5FM, owned by Cumulus Media. The new affiliation began in January 2007. At that point, Clear Channel dropped the ESPN name and all its network programming; today, the lineup is a mix of local shows and programs from Fox Sports Radio.

Play-by-play coverage includes Houston Cougars football and basketball, some Texas A&M Aggies sporting events, some games from the Westwood One and ESPN Radio networks, and the Houston Dynamo of Major League Soccer. In addition, many Houston Astros spring training games from Florida are aired on KBME instead of on the flagship station, sister KTRH.

Regular programming includes "The Men's Room" with Brad Davies, Craig Roberts, and Maggie, "Monsters of the Mid-Day" with Ted DeLuca and John Lopez, "The Drive Home" with Charlie Palillo and David Dalati, and The Doug Pike Show (Weekends). KBME is an affiliate of FOX Sports Radio.

References

External links

*AMQ|KBME
*AML|KBME
* [http://www.790thesportsanimal.com/main.html 790 - The Sports Animal]