KBFB-FM

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KBFB

City of license	Dallas, Texas
Broadcast area	Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex
Branding	"97.9 The Beat"
Slogan	The Hip-Hop Station
First air date	1947 as WFAA
Frequency	97.9 MHz
Format	Urban Contemporary
ERP	100,000 watts
Class	C
Callsign meaning	The B is taken from "B-97.9," former rock station
Former callsigns	WFAA (1947-1973), KZEW (1973-1990), KKWM (1990-1991), KLRX (1991-1993), KRRW (1993-1997)
Owner	Radio One
Website	979thebeat.com

KBFB, "97.9 The Beat", is a Dallas/Fort Worth-based radio station with an Urban Contemporary musical format. It is owned by Radio One with sister station Urban AC KSOC-FM 94.5 "K-Soul". Its transmitter is located in Cedar Hill, Texas.

Before the Urban music began, it started out as KZEW The Zoo in 1973, playing classic and progressive rock music for almost 2 decades. In 1990, the station switched formats to a light rock station and changed branding to KKWM Warm 97.9. A Year later, the station changed callsign and station nickname again to KLRX Lite 97.9 while maintaining its light rock format.

In 1993, the station was bought by Infinity/CBS Radio and formats were switched back to progressive rock and rebranded KRRW Arrow 97.9. In 1997, the station switched formats back to soft rock/adult contemporary music and renamed KBFB B-97.9 before making its final change to mainstream hip-hop as 97.9 The Beat in 2000 after the station was sold to Radio One. Since The Beat's launch, the station has been in direct competition against longtime heritage Urban station KKDA. And despite its Urban format, KBFB leaned more Rhythmic until recently (it is now on Radio & Records' Urban Contemporary Airplay panel). In the beginning, the station was home to Russ Parr in the Morning (of whom he started his radio career at defunct KJMZ in the Metroplex). Later, it was home to Steve Harvey in the mornings from 2003-2004 through a syndicated simulcast from its sister station in Los Angeles, KKBT (also nicknamed The Beat). When KKBT let Harvey go (he is now on KRNB), the show was replaced by the Rickey Smiley Morning Show -- in the case of KBFB.

[edit] KBFB personalities

The Rickey Smiley Morning Show

Sista Sondra

Headkrack

Rock T

Gary with the T

Kamo

Veda Loca

Big Bink

Action Jaxon

Supa K & Keynote

Dj. Miracle

Eurro Thomas

Peaches

The On Air Divas

DJ Magic

Kitti

Papy

QuickMixx Rick

[edit] Former Station Logos

Lite 97.9 logo used in 1991-1993.

Arrow 97.9 logo used in 1993-1997

B-97.9 logo used in 1997-2000.

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FM radio stations in the Dallas/Fort Worth market (Arbitron #5)

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Mainstream Urban Stations: KBFB \| KBXX \| WCDX \| WCKX \| WDHT \| WENZ \| WERQ \| WFXA \| WGZB \| WHHH \| WHHL \| WHTA \| WHTD \| WIZF \| WKYS \| WPHI \| WQOK Urban Adult Contemporary Stations: KMJQ \| KRBV \| KSOC \| WAKB \| WAMJ \| WDMK \| WFUN \| WFXC/WFXK \| WKJM/WKJS \| WMJM \| WMMJ \| WMOJ \| WQNC \| WRNB \| WROU \| WTLC \| WWIN \| WXMG \| WZAK Urban Gospel Stations: KROI \| WCHB \| WJMO \| WJYD \| WPPZ \| WPZE \| WPZS \| WPZZ \| WTHB \| WTLC \| WWIN \| WYCB Smooth Jazz Stations: WJZZ \| WYJZ Urban Talk Stations: WDBZ \| WERE \| WILD \| WING \| WNNL \| WOL \| WOLB \| WROU \| WTPS Alternative Rock Stations: WAEG \| WLRS/WLRX Top 40 CHR Stations: WGTZ \| WDJX Rhythmic Top 40 Stations: KTTB Country Stations: WKSW Hot AC Stations: WXMA Other Assets Television: WDNI-LP \| TV One (joint venture with Comcast and DIRECTV) Satellite Radio: The Power (joint venture with XM Radio) Websites: www.radio-one.com (corporate website) \| Black America Web (through Reach Media) Radio Shows: The Tom Joyner Morning Show (through Reach Media under contract) Key People Cathy Hughes, Chairman and CEO

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