KBET (AM)

KBET (790 kHz) is an AM radio station licensed to Winchester, Nevada and broadcasting to Central and Southern Nevada. It is owned and operated by Silver State Broadcasting LLC and it airs a talk radio format. KBET uses the slogan "790 Talk Now: Talk That Rocks!" Its studios are in the unincorporated Clark County community of Enterprise and the transmitter is in Henderson. The station broadcasts at 1000 watts by day, reducing power to 300 watts at night to avoid interfering with other stations on 790 kHz. KBET is also heard on the HD2 channel of co-owned FM 104.3 KFRH.

KBET
CityWinchester, Nevada, U.S.
Broadcast areaCentral and Southern Nevada
Slogan"Talk that Rocks"
Frequency790 kHz
Translator(s)95.5 Megahertz (K238AK)[1]
104.7 MHz (K284CW)
Repeater(s)104.3 FM-HD2 KFRH
First air date2006 (2006)
FormatTalk
Power1,000 watts (day)
300 watts (night)
ClassB
AffiliationsBlaze Media
Fox News Radio
Genesis Communications Network
KFTK-FM
USA Radio Network
Westwood One
OwnerSilver State Broadcasting LLC
Sister stationsKFRH
WebcastListen Live
Website790TalkNow.com

KBET airs the Fox Business Network on weekday mornings at 6:30 a.m., 7:30 a.m. and 8:30 a.m., Fox News & Commentary with Todd Starnes on Fox News Radio at 9:30 a.m. on weekday mornings and 3:00 p.m. on weekdays and The Mike Rogers Show at 10:30 a.m. on weekday mornings and 5:30 p.m. on weeknights. KBET carries nationally syndicated talk shows on Middays, nights and weekends, mostly from the Cumulus Media owned and operated Westwood One. They include Michael Savage, Chris Plante and Red Eye Radio. In addition, Alex Jones from the Genesis Communications Network airs from 3:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m. on weekday and weekend mornings, Glenn Beck from Blaze Media airs from 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. on weekday and weekend mornings and from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. on weekends, Wayne Allyn Root from USA Radio Network airs from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. on weekdays and Dana Loesch from KFTK-FM airs from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. on weeknights and from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on weekend mornings. Weekends feature repeat shows on politics. Most hours begin with Westwood One News.

History

The station went on the air in 2006. On May 29, 2009 the Las Vegas Sun reported that the station had been sold to Silver State Communications LLC, and that the format would be changed to Sports radio. KBET later aired a Classic Country music format and was using the slogan: "Country Legends 790." KBET began broadcasting a talk format on April 19, 2012.[2]

Local programming and staff
  • Kevin Wall, Host of Live & Local – Now! on weekday mornings from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on KBET and USA Radio Network

References
  1. http://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/156110/huge-number-of-am-revitalization-fm-translator-dea
  2. "KBET/Las Vegas Goes Talk".

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