WKBI-FM

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WKBI-FM
City of license Saint Marys, Pennsylvania
Branding B94
Slogan "Today's Hit Music"
Frequency 93.9 (MHz)
Format top 40
ERP 2350 Watts
Class B1
Owner Allegheny Mountain Radio Network
DBA The Elk-Cameron Broadcasting Co.
Website http://www.b94fm.net

WKBI, known as "B94", is a Top 40 music formatted radio station based in Saint Marys, Pennsylvania. It is part of the Allegheny Mountain Radio Network, a group of rural northern Pennsylvania (and soon, one upstate New York) radio stations based in Tyrone Operated by Carry Simpson.

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WKBI-FM has since its inception, been the sister station of WKBI (AM), which first went on the air back in 1950, and had been the first station built as part of the Allegheny Mountain Network. WKBI-FM first went on the air in August 1966, and had originally been licensed to Ridgway. Though Ridgway is the seat of government for Elk County, the station's city of license was later changed to Saint Marys, which lies about 12 miles east of Ridgway.

Current notable on-air personalities include Stevie G on mornings, Nancy Kelley on mid-days, and Jesse Davis on afternoons. The station also includes a number of part time staff including Missy Michaels, Rich Thomas, Logan Michaels, Ally O'Neil, Zack Williams, and Nick Ryan.

For a period during the 1970s, this station was known as WTMX. The call letters were representative of the famous cowboy of the silver screen, Tom Mix. The station was located at the corner of Main St. and North Broad St. in Ridgway, PA. It was a country music radio station.

Some of the DJ's who worked there during the 1970s were, Ken Hoff, Angie Fararri, Dean Paige, Rick Porter, Tom Rogers, Mark Benson, Mike McClain, Kieth McKervy, Ken Ciroli, Ray Rettger (A.K.A. Joe Emmeran)

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