KWBT (FM)
| City | Waco, Texas |
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| Broadcast area | Waco metropolitan area |
| Branding |
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| Frequency | 94.5 MHz (also on HD Radio) |
| First air date | August 1, 1996 |
| Format | |
| Language(s) | English |
| ERP | 3,200 watts |
| HAAT | 138 meters (453 ft) |
| Class | A |
| Facility ID | 33975 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 31°30′31″N 97°10′3″W / 31.50861°N 97.16750°WCoordinates: 31°30′31″N 97°10′3″W / 31.50861°N 97.16750°W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed. |
| Callsign meaning | Waco's Beat (previous branding) |
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| Affiliations | |
| Operator | Edwards Media LLC. |
| Owner | Jerry and Loy Lenamon (Kennelwood Radio, LLC) |
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| Website |
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KWBT (94.5 MHz) is an FM radio station broadcasting an urban adult contemporary radio format. KWBT HD2 broadcasts a national sports radio format from Infinity Sports Network, branded "CBS Sports 94.5 HD2".
KWBT is licensed to Waco, Texas, United States, and the station serves the Waco metropolitan area. The station is owned by Jerry and Loy Lenamon, through licensee Kennelwood Radio, LLC. KWBT's studios are located in Waco, and its transmitter is located off Beverley Drive near the Waco VA Hospital.[1]
History
The station was assigned the call sign KANF on August 11, 1995. On September 8, 1995, the station changed its call sign to KBCT.[2] It signed on August 1, 1996,[3] as jazz station "The Spot".[4] The format history for the station includes smooth jazz and country.
By 2013, KBCT was a talk station, branded "Info FM". On December 31, 2013, the KWBT call letters and urban contemporary format on 104.9 in Bellmead, Texas, moved to 94.5, replacing KBCT's talk programming. The 104.9 facility became KBHT, which in turn launched its own competing rhythmic contemporary format.[5]
The station had planned to launch their HD2 feed on FM translator station K231CG in early October 2018, however the launch was delayed to the end of October due to "engineering and recent weather issues". On December 21, 2018, the Federal Communications Commission rescinded K231CG's broadcast license, as it had never properly been constructed before the expiration of its construction permit in 2016.
As of October 2023, KWBT flipped to urban AC as "Magic 94.5". The previous urban/hip-hop format that aired on KWBT is now FM translator K297CC on 107.3 simulcasting KBHT HD-4 as "The Beat 107.3".
References
- ↑ Radio-Locator.com/KWBT
- ↑ "KBCT Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ↑ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2010. 2010. p. D-548. Search this book on
- ↑ "Format Changes". The M Street Journal. August 28, 1996. p. 2.
- ↑ "Waco's Beat Moves; Hot 104.9 Debuts". January 2014.
External links
- Query the FCC's FM station database for 33975
- Radio-Locator information on 33975
- Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for 33975
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