KSBS-FM

KSBS-FM
Pago Pago, American Samoa;
Broadcast area	American Samoa
Frequency	92.1 MHz
Programming
Format	Polynesian-easy listening with jazz
Ownership
Owner	Samoa Technologies, Inc.
History
First air date	April 14, 1988
Former call signs	KASN-FM
Call sign meaning	"Samoa Broadcasting System"
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	58760
Class	C3
ERP	15,000 watts
HAAT	−28 meters (−92 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	14°17′41″S 170°39′44″W / 14.29472°S 170.66222°W
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Website	http://www.ksbsfm92.com/

KSBS-FM (92.1 FM) is Samoa's first commercial FM radio station broadcasting a variety format including local Polynesian, oldies, easy listening music. KSBS-FM broadcasts religious programming on Sunday mornings as well as hourly news from the BBC World Service, NPR, Voice of America, Radio Australia and Radio New Zealand International. Licensed by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission to Pago Pago, American Samoa, it serves the general American Samoa area.^[3] Also known as "Island 92", KSBS-FM is owned by Samoa Technologies.

The station was assigned the KSBS-FM call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on April 6, 1988.^[1]

History of call letters

The call letters KSBS were earlier assigned to an FM station in Kansas City, Kansas, which began broadcasting October 5, 1947. It operated on 105.9 MHz and was licensed to Sunflower Broadcasting System Incorporated.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
^ "Facility Technical Data for KSBS-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
^ Jacobs, George (2007). National Radio: Samoa (American). Billboard Books. p. 344. ISBN 978-0-8230-5997-3. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
^ "New Kansas City, Kan., FM Outlet Names Staff" (PDF). Broadcasting. October 27, 1947. Retrieved 18 October 2014.