KBME (AM)

KBME
Houston, Texas;
Broadcast area	Greater Houston
Frequency	790 kHz
Branding	Sportstalk 790
Programming
Language(s)	English
Format	Sports radio
Network	Fox Sports Radio
Affiliations	Houston Astros; Houston Rockets; Texas Longhorns;
Ownership
Owner	iHeartMedia; (iHM Licenses, LLC);
Sister stations	KQBT, KODA, KPRC, KTBZ-FM, KTRH, KXYZ
History
First air date	1944
Former call signs	KTHT (1944–70); KULF (1970–82); KKBQ (1982–98)
Former frequencies	1230 kHz (1944–51)
Call sign meaning	The Best Music Ever Made; (Former slogan during the adult standards format era)
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	23082
Class	B
Power	5,000 watts
Transmitter coordinates	29°54′54″N 95°27′42″W / 29.91500°N 95.46167°W
Repeater(s)	94.5 KTBZ-FMHD2 (Houston)
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Webcast	Listen live (via iHeartRadio)
Website	sportstalk790.iheart.com

KBME (790 kHz) is a sports-talk AM radio station in the Houston, Texas metropolitan area. It is currently owned by iHeartMedia. The station airs local sports-talk and carries nationally syndicated Fox Sports Radio programming. KBME is also the flagship radio station 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.