KUBE
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| Broadcast area | Seattle/Tacoma |
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| Branding | "KUBE 93" |
| Slogan | The #1 Hit Music Station |
| First air date | 1964 |
| Frequency | 93.3 (MHz) |
| Format | Rhythmic Contemporary Hit Radio |
| ERP | 98,000 watts |
| Callsign meaning | Play on the word Cube |
| Owner | Clear Channel Communications |
| Website | http://www.kube93.com/ |
KUBE is a successful Rhythmic Contemporary hits radio station licensed in Seattle. The station's slogan is "The #1 Hit Music Station, KUBE 93."It is owned by Clear Channel Communications, which purchased the station from Ackerly Communications in 2001. KUBE offers a mix of personality-driven DJs and current-based hit driven R&B/Hip-Hop fare. It is also home to Seattle's top-rated morning jock, Robert "T-Man" Tepper. It broadcasts at 93.3 MHz on the FM dial with an ERP of 98 kW, with its transmitter at Cougar Mountain.
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[edit] History
The station signed on the air in 1964 as KBLE-FM with a Religious format. On March 23, 1981 it switched to a Top 40 format as "The New 93." Later, the station picked up the KUBE calls and transitioned to "KUBE 93 FM." By January 1992 the station shifted to a Rhythmic Contemporary Hits direction that is still programmed today.
[edit] Radio Ratings
The following table shows the AQH Share information from Arbitron Ratings data.
AQH is an abbrieviation for Average Quarter-Hour Persons (AQH Persons). The average number of persons listening to a particular station for at least five minutes during a 15-minute period.
Share is the percentage of those listening to radio in the Metro who are listening to a particular radio station.
AQH Share Equation is [AQH Persons to a Station / AQH Persons to All Stations] x 100 = Share (%)
AQH Share for Persons age 12+, Mon-Sun 6AM-Mid
| Station | Spring '05 | Summer '05 | Fall '05 | Winter '06 |
| KUBE FM 93.3 | 5.4 Share | 4.8 Share | 5.4 Share | 5.2 Share |
KUBE FM 93.3 is currently ranked #2 in Seattle radio stations in Arbitron Ratings Data for Summer of '06.
[edit] KUBE
KUBE aka Mark J Yamamoto ARTIST / DESIGNER
[edit] KUBE-HD2
On January 30, 2006, KUBE launched a HD2 subchannel that offers commercial-free, jockless non-stop Hip-Hop music.
[edit] Another KUBE
In the United Kingdom there is another station that also called KUBE, which run by the students of Keele University. However both stations are not related.
[edit] Station Management
- General Manager Michele Grosenick
- Program Director Eric Powers
- Music Director Karen Wild
[edit] External links
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1: Move-in starting in 2006 or 2007. 2: Moving to 88.9. 3: Moving to 89.9
| Clear Channel Communications, Inc. |
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Corporate officers: Lowry Mays | Mark Mays | Randall Mays | Tom Hicks |
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Radio / Television stations: (See List of broadcast stations owned by Clear Channel) |
