WTBX

WTBX

Hibbing, Minnesota
Broadcast area	Iron Range
Frequency	93.9 MHz
Branding	93.9 WTBX
Programming
Format	Hot adult contemporary
Affiliations	Premiere Networks United Stations Radio Networks Westwood One
Ownership
Owner	Duey E. Wright (Midwest Communications, Inc.)
Sister stations	WMFG, WMFG-FM, WNMT, WUSZ, WEVE-FM, WDKE
History
First air date	1981 (as WKKQ-FM)
Former call signs	WKKQ-FM (1981–1983)
Call sign meaning	The Best MiX
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	73172
Class	C1
ERP	100,000 watts
HAAT	162 meters (531 ft)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	wtbx.com

WTBX (93.9 FM) is a U.S. radio station in Hibbing, Minnesota, serving the Iron Range region. The station is owned by Midwest Communications and airs a hybrid format of hot adult contemporary and modern adult contemporary. In 2008, the station began leaning adult top 40 during the evening hours with the addition of tracks topping contemporary hit radio charts, similar to KBMX in Duluth, MN. The station has since shifted to a Hot AC leaning contemporary hit radio format in order to fill the Hot AC void in the Hibbing market. The stations' playlist mainly consists of music from the 1990s, 2000s and today, with 1980s music sprinkled in every once in a while. Even with the recent musical shifts, the station continues to have a heavy emphasis on new hit music, and continues to air CHR slated shows, such as American Top 40 and Open House Party.

WTBX broadcasts from a 486 foot tower located southwest of downtown Hibbing on Town Line Road using a twelve-bay FM antenna combined with sister station WUSZ.

During the 1980s, WTBX aired a contemporary hit radio format and had an FM translator on 97.7 MHz in Duluth, MN. Today, the 97.7 translator is owned by VCY America and simulcasts WQRM.

WTBX is not licensed by the FCC to broadcast in digital HD Radio.

Sister stations

Midwest Communications also owns WUSZ, WMFG, WMFG-FM, WDKE, WEVE and WNMT on the Iron Range. All Seven stations, along with the former KMFG, were sold to Midwest for $5.4 million. All Seven stations share the same studio location at 807 W. 37th Street, Hibbing.

External links

• 93.9 WTBX official website
• Facility details for Facility ID 73172 (WTBX) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• WTBX in Nielsen Audio's FM station database