KWBY-FM
City of license | Ranger, Texas |
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Broadcast area | Brownwood, Texas |
Branding | Cowboy Radio |
Frequency | 98.5 MHz |
Translator(s) | 107.9 K300BD (Stephenville) |
First air date | 1990 (as KCUB-FM) |
Format | Country/Classic rock |
ERP | 5,800 watts |
HAAT | 102 meters (335 ft) |
Class | A |
Facility ID | 53961 |
Transmitter coordinates | 32°20′48″N 98°42′50″W / 32.34667°N 98.71389°WCoordinates: 32°20′48″N 98°42′50″W / 32.34667°N 98.71389°W |
Former callsigns |
KVQC (1989-1990) KCUB (2/1990-6/1990) KCUB-FM (1990-2011) KWBY-FM (2011-2012) KLQM (2012-2013) |
Owner |
Terry Slavens (For the Love of the Game Broadcasting, LLC) |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | kwbyradio.com |
KWBY-FM (98.5 FM) is a radio station licensed to Ranger, Texas, USA.[1] The station serves the Brownwood area. The station is currently owned by Terry Slavens, through licensee For the Love of the Game Broadcasting, LLC.[2] Studios are located on the west side of Stephenville, and the transmitter site is southeast of Eastland, near Lake Leon in Eastland County.
The station ceased operations on December 3, 2009 due to financial difficulties and was still silent as of August 2010 with FCC consent.
On March 1, 2013, KWBY-FM returned to the air with a hybrid country/classic rock format, branded as "Cowboy Radio".
History
The station was assigned the call letters KVQC on October 31, 1989. On February 6, 1990, the station changed its call sign to KCUB, on June 21, 1990 to KCUB-FM, on May 9, 2011 to KWBY-FM, on October 11, 2012 to KLQM, and on February 19, 2013 to the current KWBY-FM.[3] [4]
Previous logo
References
- ↑ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Summer 2009. Retrieved 2009-09-06.
- ↑ "KWBY Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved 2009-09-06.
- ↑ "KWBY-FM Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved 2009-09-06.
- ↑ "FCC Application". Federal Communications Commission.
External links
- Query the FCC's FM station database for KWBY
- Radio-Locator information on KWBY
- Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for KWBY
- Query the FCC's FM station database for K300BD
- Radio-Locator information on K300BD
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