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{{for|the airport in Broken Bow, Nebraska assigned the ICAO code KBBW|Broken Bow Municipal Airport}}
{{Infobox radio station
| name                = KBBW
| logo                = Kbbwlogo.png
| city                = [[Waco, Texas]]
| area                = [[Waco, Texas|Waco]]-[[Austin-Round Rock metropolitan area|Austin-Round Rock]]-[[Killeen, Texas|Killeen]]-[[Temple, Texas|Temple]], [[Texas]]
| branding            = ''KBBW AM 1010''
| airdate             = April 1953
| frequency           = 1010 [[kilohertz|kHz]]
| translators         = See {{section link||Translators}}
| format              = [[Christian talk and teaching]]
| power               = 10,000 [[watt]]s (day)<br />2,500 watts (night)
| coordinates         = {{coord|31|34|7|N|97|0|2|W|type:landmark_region:US-TX_source:FCC|name=KBBW_day}} (day)<br>{{coord|31|30|7|N|96|57|54|W|type:landmark_region:US-TX_source:FCC|name=KBBW_night}} (night)
| erp                 =
| haat                =
| class               = B
| callsign_meaning    =
| former_callsigns    = KMLW, KKIK
| owner               = American Broadcasting of Texas
| sister_stations     =
| licensing_authority = [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]]
| facility_id         = 1322
| webcast             =
| website             = https://kbbw.com
| affiliations        = [[Salem Radio Network]]
}}
'''KBBW''' (1010 [[Hertz|kHz]]) is a [[commercial radio|commercial]] [[AM radio|AM]] [[radio station]] in [[Waco, Texas]].  It is owned by American Broadcasting of Texas and airs a [[Christian talk and teaching]] [[radio format]].  KBBW is powered at 10,000 [[watt]]s by day.  But because [[1010 AM]] is a Canadian [[clear channel station|clear channel frequency]], KBBW must reduce power at night to 2,500 watts to avoid interference.
In addition to its AM signal, KBBW is relayed by three [[FM translator]]s, '''K290CV''' 105.9 [[Hertz|MHz]] Waco, '''K267CA''' 101.3&nbsp;MHz [[Temple, Texas|Temple]]/[[Killeen, Texas|Killeen]], and '''K262DG''' 100.3&nbsp;MHz in [[Georgetown, Texas|Georgetown]]/[[Round Rock, Texas|Round Rock]].<ref>[https://radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/finder?sr=Y&s=C&call=kBBW&nav=home Radio-Locator.com/KBBW]</ref>
==Programming==
KBBW is a [[brokered time]] station.  National and local religious leaders buy blocks of time on the station and may use their shows to appeal for donations to their ministries.  National hosts include [[David Jeremiah]], [[Jim Daly (evangelist)|Jim Daly]], [[Chuck Swindoll]], [[Joyce Meyer]], [[Charles Stanley]], [[J. Vernon McGee]], [[Greg Laurie]], [[Adrian Rogers]], [[Steve Arterburn]], [[James Dobson|Jim Dobson]] and [[Billy Graham]].  Some programming is supplied by the [[Salem Radio Network]], including a conservative political talk show hosted by attorney [[Jay Sekulow]].
==History==
In April 1953, the station [[sign-on|signed on]] the air as '''KMLW''' in [[Marlin, Texas]].<ref>[https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1955/All-Radio-1955-BC-YB.pdf Information] from [[Broadcasting & Cable|Broadcasting Yearbook]] 1955 page 300</ref>  Its [[call sign]] indicated that it served both '''M'''ar'''L'''in and '''W'''aco, the larger city nearby.  It was only powered at 250 watts and was a [[daytimer]], required to [[sign-off]] at night to avoid interfering with other, more powerful stations on 1010 AM.  It was owned by KMLW, Inc. and had studios on the Marlin-Waco Highway.
By the 1970s, it had gotten [[Federal Communications Commission]] permission to move its [[city of license]] to Waco.  It got a boost in power to 10,000 watts, but was still a daytime-only station.  It aired a [[country music]] format as '''KKIK'''.  It carried news from [[Associated Press]] Radio.
The station was acquired by American Broadcasting of Texas in 1986.<ref>[https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/2010/D-2010-BC-YB-7.pdf Information] from Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2010 page D-548</ref>  American Broadcasting switched the format to [[Christian talk and teaching]], now broadcasting 24 hours a day.
==Translators==
{{RadioTranslators
| callsign = KBBW
| width    =
| call1    = K262DG
| freq1    = 100.3
| city1    = Georgetown, Texas
| fid1     = 202369
| class1   = D
| watts1   = 57
| haat1    = 60
| coord1   = {{coord|30|35|30|N|97|40|44|W|type:landmark_region:US-TX_source:FCC|name=K262DG}}
| notes1   =
| call2    = K267CA
| freq2    = 101.3
| city2    = Temple, Texas
| fid2     = 149276
| class2   = D
| watts2   = 225
| haat2    = 150
| coord2   = {{coord|31|5|38.40|N|97|34|51|W|type:landmark_region:US-TX_source:FCC|name=K267CA}}
| notes2   =
| call3    = K290CV
| freq3    = 105.9
| city3    = Waco, Texas
| fid3     = 147263
| class3   = D
| watts3   = 250
| haat3    = 131
| coord3   = {{coord|31|30|32.70|N|97|10|3.10|W|type:landmark_region:US-TX_source:FCC|name=K290CV}}
| notes3   =
}}
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
{{AM station data|1322|KBBW}}
{{Waco Radio}}
[[Category:Radio stations in Waco, Texas|BBW]]
[[Category:Christian radio stations in Texas|BBW]]
[[Category:Radio stations established in 1962]]
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