KABQ (AM)

KABQ

City	Albuquerque, New Mexico
Broadcast area	Albuquerque/Santa Fe
Branding	AM 1350 KABQ
Slogan	Albuquerque's Progressive Talk
Frequency	1350 kHz (also on HD Radio) 104.7 HD2
First air date	1947
Format	Progressive talk
Power	5,000 watts (day) 500 watts (night)
Class	B
Facility ID	65394
Callsign meaning	Albuquerque
Former callsigns	KVER
Owner	iHeartMedia, Inc. (Clear Channel Broadcasting Licenses, Inc.)
Sister stations	KABQ-FM, KBQI, KOLZ, KPEK, KTEG, KZRR, K251AU, K265CA
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	abqtalk.com

KABQ (1350 AM, "Progressive Talk 1350") is a radio station in Albuquerque, New Mexico, owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. (formerly Clear Channel Communications). The station features a news and talk format that started in August 2004.

It signed on the air in 1947 on 1490 kHz. It moved to 1340 kHz in 1949 then to 1350 kHz in 1959.

KABQ transmits at full power (5000 watts) only during the day, dropping to 500 watts at night, and reception can be problematic outside the immediate Albuquerque area due to more powerful stations broadcasting on identical or nearby frequencies from the U.S. and Mexico. Its studios are located in Northeast Albuquerque.

KABQ started out as full-time affiliate of Air America Radio. Today it relies on syndicated progressive hosts including Dial Global's Bill Press, Stephanie Miller, and Thom Hartmann. It also features Norman Goldman, Alan Colmes and Mike Malloy. Hourly news updates are provided by NBC News. No local news or weather is featured only local traffic reports.

Sometime in 2007, Clear Channel has placed this station, along with KABQ-FM into the Aloha Station Trust to comply with FCC limitations. However, KABQ-AM has returned into Clear Channel's portfolio.

In May 2014 both Ed Schultz and Randi Rhodes, who had the longest running programs on the station since 2004, had ended their shows. Recently Thom Hartmann has taken Schultz's midday time slot while Leslie Marshall is heard in the afternoons and Norman Goldman has replaced Rhodes in late afternoons. A replay of Bill Press is heard in the evening slot where Goldman had previously aired.

One of the few local programs featured is "Science Watch" a discussion on scientific topics which airs on Saturday afternoons.

The station has often generated decent ratings for a 5 kW AM station over the years sometimes rating above 2 shares overall and is often ranked the second most listened to talk radio station in the market behind 770 KKOB.

KABQ(AM) does not broadcast in HD, but is heard in HD on KABQ-FM 104.7 HD2.^[1]

References

↑ http://www.hdradio.com/station_guides/widget.php?id=70 HD Radio Guide for Albuquerque

TV Comes to New Mexico by George Morrison

External links

Query the FCC's AM station database for KABQ

Radio-Locator Information on KABQ

Query Nielsen Audio's AM station database for KABQ

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

News/Talk radio stations in the state of New Mexico

Stations	KABQ – Albuquerque KEJL – Humble City KEND – Roswell KENN – Farmington KINN – Alamogordo KIVA – Albuquerque KKOB – Albuquerque KRUI – Ruidoso Downs KSVP – Artesia KTBL – Los Ranchos de Albuquerque KTRC – Santa Fe

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

iHeartMedia

Corporate officers	Bob Pittman (Chairman/CEO)

Board of directors	Lowry Mays Irving Azoff B. J. "Red" McCombs J. C. Watts John H. Williams

Radio stations	List of radio stations owned by iHeartMedia

Radio networks	Fox News Radio Fox Sports Radio NBC News Radio Premiere Networks Premium Choice Total Traffic and Weather Network

Miscellaneous	Clear Channel Outdoor Clear Channel UK iHeartRadio List of programming syndicated by iHeartMedia Mediabase Radio Computing Services

Coordinates: 35°06′02″N 106°40′34″W / 35.10056°N 106.67611°W / 35.10056; -106.67611

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