Key:

• E- Euphony: Sound of call letters, perhaps spelling a word
• F- Frequency: Call letters related in some way to dial position
• O- Ownership Related: Initials or name of [original] licensee
• L- Location Related: Pertaining to geographic feature, region or city
• S- Slogan: Promotional phrase, often reflecting licensee

KBAQ-FM (Mesa, AZ)

• Channel/Frequency -- 91.5
• Licensee Name: Maricopa County Community College District
• Licensee Type: University
• Meaning of Call Letters:Phonetic rendition of Bach (station plays classical music) [E]

KBBF-FM (Santa Rosa, CA)

• Channel/Frequency -- 89.1
• Licensee Name: Bilingual Broadcasting Foundation, Inc.
• Licensee Type: Community
• Meaning of Call Letters:Bilingual Broadcasting Foundation, Inc. [O]

KBBG-FM (Waterloo, IA)

• Channel/Frequency -- 88.1
• Licensee Name: Afro American Community Broadcasting, Inc.
• Licensee Type: Community
• Meaning of Call Letters:  Unknown

KBBI-AM (Homer, AK)

• Channel/Frequency -- 890
• Licensee Name: Kachemak Bay Broadcasting, Inc.
• Licensee Type: Community
• Meaning of Call Letters:Kachemak Bay Broadcasting, Inc. [O]

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KBCS-FM (Bellevue, WA)

• Channel/Frequency -- 91.3
• Licensee Name: Bellevue Community College
• Licensee Type: University
• Meaning of Call Letters:  Unknown

KBDI-TV (Broomfield, CO)

• Channel/Frequency -- 12
• Licensee Name: Front Range Educational Media Corporation
• Licensee Type: Community
• Meaning of Call Letters: Unknown

KBEM-FM (Minneapolis, MN)

• Channel/Frequency -- 88.5
• Licensee Name: Board of Education, Special School District #1
• Licensee Type: Local Authority
• Meaning of Call Letters:  Unknown

KBHE-FM/TV (Rapid City, SD)

• Channel/Frequency -- 89.3 FM/9
• Licensee Name: South Dakota Board of Directors for Educational Telecommunications
• Licensee Type: State
• Meaning of Call Letters: Black Hills Educational [L]

KBME-TV (Bismarck, ND)

• Channel/Frequency -- 3
• Licensee Name: Praire Public Broadcasting, Inc.
• Licensee Type: Community
• Meaning of Call Letters: Bismarck; ME: unknown [L]

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KBOO-FM (Portland, OR)

• Channel/Frequency -- 90.7
• Licensee Name: The KBOO Foundation
• Licensee Type: Community
• Meaning of Call Letters: The KBOO Foundation [O]

KBPS-AM/FM (Portland, OR)

• Channel/Frequency -- 1450 AM/89.9 FM
• Licensee Name: School District #1, Multnomah County, Oregon
• Licensee Type: Local Authority
• Meaning of Call Letters: Benson Polytechnic School [O]

KBRW-AM/FM (Barrow, AK)

• Channel/Frequency -- 680 AM/91.9 FM
• Licensee Name: Silakkuagivk Communications, Inc.
• Licensee Type: Community
• Meaning of Call Letters: BarRoW [L]

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KBSA-FM (El Dorado, AR)

• Channel/Frequency -- 90.9
• Licensee Name: Board of Supervisors, Louisiana State University and A&M College
• Licensee Type: University
• Meaning of Call Letters: Unknown

KBSM-FM (McCall, ID)

• Channel/Frequency -- 91.7
• Licensee Name: Boise State University
• Licensee Type: University
• Meaning of Call Letters: Boise State - McCall [O, L]

KBSU-FM/AM (Boise, ID)

• Channel/Frequency -- 730 AM/90.3 FM
• Licensee Name: Boise State University
• Licensee Type: University
• Meaning of Call Letters: Boise State University [O]

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KBSW-FM (Twin Falls, ID)

• Channel/Frequency -- 91.7
• Licensee Name: Boise State University
• Licensee Type: University
• Meaning of Call Letters: Boise State - TWin Falls [O, L]

KBSX-FM (Boise, ID)

• Channel/Frequency -- 91.5
• Licensee Name: Boise State University
• Licensee Type: University
• Meaning of Call Letters: Boise State; X - no meaning [O]

KBTC-TV (Tacoma, WA)

• Channel/Frequency -- 28
• Licensee Name: Bates Technical College
• Licensee Type: State
• Meaning of Call Letters:Bates Technical College [O]

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