KBAD

For the air force base in Bossier City, Louisiana assigned the ICAO code KBAD, see Barksdale Air Force Base.

KBAD

City of license	Las Vegas, Nevada
Broadcast area	Las Vegas metropolitan area
Branding	Fox Sports Radio 920
Slogan	The Sports Leader
Frequency	920 kHz
First air date	1970s or before
Format	Sports Talk
Power	5,000 watts (daytime) 500 watts (nighttime)
Class	B
Facility ID	38448
Former callsigns	KORK (?-1997)
Affiliations	Fox Sports Radio
Owner	Lotus Broadcasting Corp.
Website	KBAD website

Former logo when the station was an ESPN radio affiliate

KBAD AM 920 is a Fox Sports Radio affiliate and local sports station licensed to Las Vegas, Nevada and is owned by Lotus Broadcasting. KBAD was formerly known as KORK prior to 1997.

KORK

During its heyday under the ownership of Donrey Media KORK with an adult contemporary format was among the most popular stations in Las Vegas for the 18+ listenership. Its lineup included well-known disc jockeys, such as Red McIlvaine, Walt Reno and Ron Murphy. The simulcast morning drive newscasts of KORK/KORK-FM in the 1970s were among the highest radio news broadcasts in southern Nevada history. During the latter part of the decade the newsroom was led by news director Bill Buckmaster (now a talk show host at KWFM in Tucson) and included reporters Jackie Glass (now a District Court Judge in Las Vegas) and Steven L. Herman, currently a Voice of America correspondent in Asia. The trio was frequently heard on NBC radio network newscasts.

KORK later became an big band station similar to KJUL. KORK changed its call sign to KBAD in 1997 and began airing sports talk radio. It was known briefly as "K-BAD AM 920".

Programming

KBAD is the flagship station of the sports programs at UNLV including their football and basketball teams. The station also carries games of the San Diego Chargers. KBAD was the flagship station of the former Arena Football League's Las Vegas Gladiators who moved to Cleveland, Ohio. Boxing analyst Al Bernstein once had a daily show on KBAD.

Currently, KBAD is carrying Fox Sports Radio. It previously carried programming from ESPN Radio, until March 3, 2008, when that programming was transferred to KWWN. Fox Sports Radio was previously heard on another Las Vegas station, KENO AM 1460, which also changed its format on March 3, 2008 to ESPN Deportes Radio. The station also airs The Jim Rome Show.

External links

• Query the FCC's AM station database for KBAD
• Radio-Locator Information on KBAD
• Query Arbitron's AM station database for KBAD