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| Broadcast area | Tuscaloosa and Vicinity |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 101.7 MHz |
| Branding | Star 101.7 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Hot AC |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| WTUG, WFFN, WNPT, WTSK WTBC | |
| History | |
First air date | 1991 (as WTID) |
Former call signs | WVRT (1982-1989) WTID (1989-2003)[1] |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 67577 |
| Class | C2 |
| ERP | 22,500 watts |
| HAAT | 221 meters |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | mystar1017.com |
WBEI (101.7 FM, "Star 101.7") is a radio station serving the Tuscaloosa, Alabama, area with an hot adult contemporary music format.[2] It is under ownership of Townsquare Media.
History
The station was assigned the WBEI call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on January 9, 2003.[1]
In February 2005, Apex Broadcasting Inc. (Houston L. Pearce, chairman) reached an agreement to sell WBEI and six other radio stations in Alabama to Citadel Broadcasting (Farid Suleman, chairman/CEO) for a reported sale price of $29 million.[3] Citadel merged with Cumulus Media on September 16, 2011.[4]
Cumulus sold WBEI and its sister stations to Townsquare Media effective July 31, 2012.
On September 16, 2016 WBEI rebranded as "Star 101.7". While operating manager and afternoon DJ Greg Thomas had left the week before the flip and The Kidd Kraddick Morning Show was dropped with the change, middayer Meg Summers and the syndicated Pop Crush Nights with Lisa Paige remain in place.[5]
Former logo
References
- ^ a b "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
- ^ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
- ^ "Deals - 2/21/2005". Broadcasting & Cable. 2005-02-21.
- ^ "Cumulus now owns Citadel Broadcasting". Atlanta Business Journal. September 16, 2011. Retrieved September 16, 2011.
- ^ Star Rises In Tuscaloosa As B101.7 Is Swatted Away Radioinsight - September 18, 2016
External links
- Star 101.7 WBEI official website
- WBEI in the FCC FM station database
- WBEI in Nielsen Audio's FM station database