Horizon Broadcasting Group has launched News/Talk “News Radio KBNW” 1230 KSBN Spokane/107.1 KBNW-FM Deer Park WA.
The new station is led by Washington State Association of Broadcasters President/CEO Keith Shipman, who owns a cluster of stations in Bend OR including the similarly branded 1340 KBNW, and longtime Spokane operator Roger Nelson who both worked together at KOMO Seattle in the 1980s and 1990s. The company agreed to purchase KSBN in February and to LMA then 107.1 KPKL at the same time. The new brand creates a competitor to iHeartMedia’s 590 KQNT.
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Radio Insight (2026-05-11)