Kachemak Bay Broadcasting, Inc., was incorporated as a nonprofit in 1976. Bev Munro, a local lover of public radio, organized a band of energetic folks to bring public radio to Kachemak Bay. The Alaska Public Broadcasting Commission (APBC) provided seed money. With the labor of many volunteers and donated materials, a small transmitter shack was built on the spit. A wire was strung across Spit Road and KBBI was born. KBBI signed on the air August 4, 1979, the first radio station in Homer at 1250 on the AM dial.
In 2009, KBBI marked 30 years of listener supported public radio. It remains the single-most listened to radio station in the area for the range of programming it offers. Built from an early vision for quality programming, KBBI AM 890 continues to grow as a lifeline and a source of entertainment for the people of the Kachemak Bay area - and beyond.