| KBST | |
| City: | Big Spring, Texas |
| Area: | Big Spring-Snyder |
| Branding: | K-Best AM 1490 |
| Frequency: | 1490 kHz |
| Format: | News–talk |
| Power: | 1,000 watts unlimited |
| Class: | C |
| Licensing Authority: | FCC |
| Facility Id: | 33684 |
| Coordinates: | 32.2622°N -101.4603°W |
| Callsign Meaning: | Big Spring, Texas[1] |
| Owner: | Kbest Media, LLC |
| Webcast: | Listen Live |
KBST (1490 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a news-talk format.[2] Licensed to Big Spring, Texas, United States, the station serves the Big Spring-Snyder area. The station is currently owned by Kbest Media, LLC, and includes programming from ABC News Radio, Fox Sports Radio, Compass Media Networks, Premiere Networks, and Westwood One.[3]
KBST signed on in 1936. It was an early affiliate of the Texas State Network (1938). The station was co-owned with the Big Spring Herald for many years, and was spun off in 1959 to "The Snyder Corporation" owned by Ted Snider and Winston Wrinkle.
KBST began as a 100-watt full-time operation. It raised day power to 250 watts in 1959, 1,000 watts days in 1964, and 1,000 watts at nights in 1984. It broadcast in AM stereo, using the C-QUAM system, in 1985.