KABG

KABG

City	Los Alamos, New Mexico
Broadcast area	Albuquerque, New Mexico Santa Fe, New Mexico
Branding	Big 98.5
Slogan	New Mexico's Greatest Hits
Frequency	98.5 MHz
First air date	1956 (as KRSN)
Format	Classic Hits
ERP	100,000 watts
HAAT	581 meters
Class	C
Facility ID	44000
Callsign meaning	KA BiG
Former callsigns	KRSN (1956-1986) KKBR (1986-1990) KRBL (1990-1993) KTMN (1993-1997)
Owner	American General Media
Sister stations	KAGM, KDLW, KARS (AM), KHFM, KLVO, KSFE
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	big985.com

KABG (98.5 MHz) is an American radio station licensed to Los Alamos, New Mexico serving the Santa Fe and Albuquerque radio markets. It is owned by American General Media and has a classic top 40 classic hits format playing hits mostly from the 1960s to the 1980s. Its studios are located in Northeast Albuquerque and the transmitter tower is located west of Los Alamos, New Mexico.

The format launched in Summer 1997 as "Big Oldies 98.5". It then went on to overcome two other long running oldies stations in the Albuquerque and Santa Fe markets, KBOM 106.7 (moved to 94.7 in 2000, both frequencies which AGM had later purchased) in Santa Fe and KZKL (later changed to KQEO) 101.7 in Albuquerque which dropped the format in 2002 making KABG the only FM oldies station in both markets until its format change in 2007.

For many years the station had been known as "Big Oldies" but in 2007 it rebranded to just "Big 98.5" phasing out the word "oldies" as it has followed most other oldies stations across the country in shifting to a more 1970s focused "classic hits" format in order to improve its audience in the 25-54 age range demographic. It has also changed its website. Despite this, the station still played a small amount of 1950s/early 1960s oldies. As of 2015 the format is mostly focused on music from the 1980s with a small amount of music from the 1990s added.

Programming

Local radio veteran Bobby Box had hosted the morning shift from the stations' launch until 2012. Chaz Malibu now hosts mornings on the station. Bobby Box is now featured middays (10a-1p) and Big Benny, afternoons (3p-7p). Tom Kent is featured from 7PM until Midnight. It also airs several syndicated shows during the weekend.

Previous formats

Call Letters	Format	Name	Time Period
KKBR	Oldies	KKBR	1986–1990
KRBL	Rock	The Rebel Rocker	1990–1992
KRBL	Top 40	Lazer 98.5	1992–1993
KTMN	Classic Rock	The Mountain	1993–1996
KTMN	Adult Album Alternative	The Mountain	1996–1997

External links

Official Website

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Radio-Locator information on KABG

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Radio stations in the Albuquerque, New Mexico market

By AM frequency	610 730 770 810 840 920 1000 1050 1190 1240 1350 1450 1510 1550 1600

By FM frequency	88.3 89.1 89.9 90.7 91.5 92.3 92.9 93.3 93.7 94.1 94.5 95.1 95.5 95.9 96.3 97.3 97.7 98.1 98.5 98.9 99.5 99.9 100.3 100.9 101.3 101.7 102.5 102.9 103.3 103.7 104.1 104.7 105.1 105.5 105.9 106.3 106.7 107.1 107.5 107.9

NOAA Weather Radio frequency	162.4 162.55

By callsign	K233CG K240BL K251AU K265CA K279BP K298BY KABG KABQ KABQ-FM KAGM KANW KARS KBNM-LP KBQI KBZU KDAZ KDLW KDRF KDSK KDSK-FM KFLQ KHFM KIOT KIVA KJFA-FM KKIM KKOB KKOB-FM KKRG-FM KKSS KLVO KLYT KMGA KMGG-LP KNKT KNML KOAZ KOLZ KPEK KQGC KQLV KQNM KQRI KQTM KRST KRZY KRZY-FM KSVA KSWV KTBL KTEG KUNM KXKS KZRR WXJ33 WXJ34

Outer area	88.7 91.1 92.7 98.7

Defunct	KDEF 1150 KKNS 1310

Nearby radio markets Four Corners area Roswell Santa Fe See also List of radio stations in New Mexico

Radio stations in the Santa Fe, New Mexico market

By FM frequency	90.3 90.7 91.5 92.9 94.7 95.5 95.9 96.9 97.3 98.1 98.5 101.1 101.5 102.9 104.1 105.1 105.9 106.7 107.5

By AM frequency	540 810 950 1260 1400 1490

NOAA Weather Radio frequency	162.400 162.550

By callsign	K240EC KABG KAGM KANW-HD2 KBAC KDCE KFLQ KHFM KKRG-FM KKSS KLBU KMRD-LP KNMX KQBA KQLV KRSN KRZY-FM KSFE KSFR KSWV KTEG KTRC KVSF KVSF-FM KYBR WXJ33 WXJ34

Nearby radio markets Albuquerque Clovis Four Corners area Roswell Taos See also List of radio stations in New Mexico

Classic Hits radio stations in New Mexico

By frequency	740 1230 92.7 95.7 96.1 98.5 101.1 103.7 104.5 104.7 107.9

By callsign	KABG KABQ-FM KATK KBCQ KKFG KQAY-FM KQEL KVLC KYKK KYVA-FM KZRM

By city	Alamogordo Bloomfield Bosque Farms Carlsbad Chama Church Rock Hatch Hobbs Los Alamos Roswell Tucumcari

See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in New Mexico See also Oldies Classic Hits

Coordinates: 35°46′48″N 106°31′41″W / 35.780°N 106.528°W / 35.780; -106.528

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