KBME (AM)
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Broadcast area | Greater Houston |
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| Frequency | 790 kHz |
| Branding | Sportstalk 790 |
| Programming | |
| Language | English |
| Format | Sports radio |
| Affiliations | |
| Ownership | |
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| KQBT, KODA, KPRC, KTBZ-FM, KTRH, KXYZ | |
| History | |
First air date | July 13, 1944 |
Former call signs |
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Former frequencies | 1230 kHz (1944–1951) |
Call sign meaning | "The Best Music Ever Made" (former slogan during the adult standards format era) |
| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| 23082 | |
| Class | B |
| Power | 5,000 watts |
Transmitter coordinates | 29°54′56.4″N 95°27′46.1″W / 29.915667°N 95.462806°W |
| Repeater | 94.5 KTBZ-FMHD2 (Houston) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live (via iHeartRadio) |
| Website | sportstalk790 |
KBME (790 AM, "Sportstalk 790") is a radio station licensed to Houston, Texas, United States, and serving Greater Houston. Owned by iHeartMedia, the station carries a sports format as the local affiliate for Fox Sports Radio and the flagship for the Houston Rockets, Houston Astros and Texas Longhorns. The station's studios are located along the West Loop Freeway in the city's Uptown district. The transmitter site is located at what is now the southwest corner of Fallbrook Drive and T.C. Jester Boulevard, near Greenspoint in unincorporated Harris County.