City | Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, New Mexico |
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Broadcast area | Albuquerque metropolitan area |
Branding | KTBL-AM 1050 |
Slogan | "Talk, Business, Life." |
Frequency | 1050 kHz |
First air date | 1989 |
Format | Talk |
Power | 1,000 watts |
Class | B |
Callsign meaning | K Talk Business Life |
Former callsigns | KMBA (1989-1993) KJBO (1993-1995) KHFN (1995-1996) KNML (1996-2000) KHTL (2000-2001) |
Affiliations | Westwood One Network, Westwood One News |
Owner |
Cumulus Media (Radio License Holding CBC, LLC) |
Sister stations | KKOB, KKOB-FM, KDRF, KMGA, KNML, KRST |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | 1050talk.com |
KTBL (1050 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station licensed to the village of Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, New Mexico, and serves the Albuquerque metropolitan area. It is owned by Cumulus Media and is the sister station of 770 KKOB (AM). Its studios are located in Downtown Albuquerque and the transmitter tower is located in South Valley, New Mexico. KTBL operates at 1000 watts. The call letters stand for the station's slogan, "Talk, Business, Life."
The station has a talk format that is mainly from a conservative viewpoint. KTBL principally airs nationally syndicated shows from Westwood One, a subsidiary of parent company Cumulus Media. Weekdays start with Don Imus (6 to 10 a.m.), Colin Cowherd (10 a.m. to 1 p.m.), Phil Valentine (1 to 4 p.m.), Michael Savage (4 to 7 p.m.), John Batchelor (7 to 11 p.m.) and Red Eye Radio overnight. Weekends feature paid Brokered programming and syndicated shows from Lawrence Kudlow and Monica Crowley, as well as repeats from weekday shows airing on both KTBL and KKOB. KTBL airs national news updates from Westwood One News throughout the day.