KBTN (1420 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a sports talk format.
[2] The station is currently owned by American Media Investments, and features programming from Fox Sports Radio.
A well-remembered announcer, "Herkimer P. Pushbroom" (Joe Johnson), greeted early morning risers for years, along with his fictional sidekick, "Homer" the rooster.
KBTN played a major role in the emergency notifications during the tornado of 1975, saving many lives.
On March 17, 1997 the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced that eighty-eight stations had been given permission to move to newly available "Expanded Band" transmitting frequencies, ranging from 1610 to 1700 kHz, with KBTN authorized to move from 1420 to 1670 kHz.