KWBT (FM)
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| City of license | Mexia, Texas |
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| Broadcast area | Waco, Texas |
| Branding | 104.9 The Beat |
| Slogan | Central Texas' #1 for Hip Hop and R&B |
| Frequency | 104.9 MHz |
| First air date | 1983 (as KYCX) |
| Format | Urban Contemporary |
| ERP | 2,850 watts |
| HAAT | 147 meters |
| Class | A |
| Facility ID | 21494 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 31°38′39.00″N 96°36′51.00″W / 31.6441667°N 96.6141667°W |
| Callsign meaning | Waco's BeaT |
| Former callsigns | KYCX (1983–1984) KYCX-FM (1984–2005) KWGW (2005–2007) KRQX-FM (2007–2010) |
| Owner | M&M Broadcaster... LMA to Edwards Media (Simmons Austin, Ls, LLC) |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | 1049thebeatonline.com |
KWBT (104.9 FM) is a radio station broadcasting an urban contemporary format. Licensed to Mexia, Texas, USA, the station serves the Waco area. The station is currently owned by Simmons Media Group[1] which has announced that it will be selling its entire Waco station cluster to M&M Broadcasters. The sale is expected to imminently close upon FCC approval.[2]
History [edit]
The station was assigned the call letters KYCX on 1983-02-28. On 1984-04-04, the station changed its call sign to KYCX-FM, then on 2005-09-16 to KWGW, on 2007-08-23 to KRQX-FM.[3]
References [edit]
- ^ "KRQX-FM Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ "M & M Broadcasters to buy Simmons Media's 4-station Waco, Texas group for nearly $2 million". Radio-Info.com. September 21, 2009.
- ^ "KRQX Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
External links [edit]
- Query the FCC's FM station database for KWBT
- Radio-Locator information on KWBT
- Query Arbitron's FM station database for KWBT
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