Coordinates: 33°19′34.3″N 105°40′15.9″W / 33.326194°N 105.671083°W / 33.326194; -105.671083

KBUY

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KBUY
Frequency1360 kHz
Programming
FormatClassic hits
AffiliationsFox News Radio
Ownership
Owner
  • Will Rooney
  • (MTD, Inc.)
History
First air date
November 1959 (1959-11) (as KRRR)
Former call signs
  • KRRR (1959–1983)
  • KREE (1983–1987)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID70826
ClassD
Power
  • 5,000 watts day
  • 201 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
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Translator105.9 K290AY (Ruidoso)
Links
Public license information
Websitewww.kwes.net

KBUY (1360 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a classic hits music format.[2] Licensed to Ruidoso, New Mexico, United States, the station is owned by Will Rooney, through licensee MTD, Inc. and features programming from Fox News Radio.[3]

History

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The station changed its call sign from KRRR to KREE on June 27, 1983. On May 1, 1987, the station changed its call sign to the current KBUY.[4]

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Former logo

On November 2, 2007, KBUY changed its format from oldies to adult contemporary. On May 26, 2014, it changed its format to classic hits, branded as "K-Buy 105.9".[5]

Walton Stations sold its Rudioso cluster—KBUY, KWES, and KWES-FM—to Will Rooney's MTD Inc., owner of KNMB and KIDX, in 2024 as part of a $170,000 deal.[6]

References

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