KABQ

KABQ is a radio station in Albuquerque, New Mexico, owned by iHeartMedia, Inc.. The station features a news and talk format that started in August 2004. It signed on the air in 1947 on 1490 kHz. It moved to 1340 kHz in 1949 then to 1350 kHz in 1959. KABQ transmits at full power only during the day, dropping to 500 watts at night, and reception can be problematic outside the immediate Albuquerque area due to more powerful stations broadcasting on identical or nearby frequencies from the U.S. and Mexico. Its studios are located in Northeast Albuquerque. KABQ started out as full-time affiliate of Air America Radio. Today it relies on syndicated progressive hosts including Dial Global's Bill Press, Stephanie Miller, and Thom Hartmann. It also features Norman Goldman, Alan Colmes and Mike Malloy. Hourly news updates are provided by NBC News. No local news or weather is featured only local traffic reports. Sometime in 2007, Clear Channel placed this station, along with KABQ-FM into the Aloha Station Trust to comply with FCC limitations. However, KABQ-AM eventually returned into Clear Channel's portfolio.