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KABG
KABG (98.5 MHz) is an American radio station licensed to Los Alamos, New Mexico serving the Santa Fe and Albuquerque radio markets. It is owned by American General Media and has a classic hits format playing top 40 hits mostly from the 1970s to the early 1990s. Its studios are located in Northeast Albuquerque and the transmitter tower is located west of Los Alamos, New Mexico.
History.
This station signed on in 1956 as KRSN-FM.
In 1986 it changed to KKBR and broadcast a
years. In November 1993 the station changed to KTMN and would air a Classic Rock format called "The Mountain". After KIOT dropped Adult Album Alternative for classic rock in Fall of 1995, KTMN shifted its programming to fill the AAA void while continuing to use "The Mountain" brand. In 1997 the station was sold to American General Media who would then change the format to oldies and call letters to KABG in June.
KABG launched in Summer 1997 as "Big Oldies 98.5". It then went on to