WQBE-FM (97.5 MHz) is one of three Charleston, West VirginiaCountryFM radio stations. WQBE is owned by Bristol Broadcasting Company of Bristol, Virginia, with a "twin" radio station WXBQ-FM in that area. WQBE also has another "twin" station WKYQ-FM in Paducah, Kentucky also owned by Bristol Broadcasting. WQBE broadcasts with an ERP of 50,000 watts. According to Bristol Broadcasting Company's website, WQBE's listening audience is strong in the 18 to 49 (male and female), and 25 to 54 (male and female) demographic ranges.
The station was established as WKNA-FM on July 6, 1948. The call sign was changed to WKAZ-FM on August 5, 1957. The station was bought by the Bristol Broadcasting Company on September 21, 1971. The call sign was changed again to WQBE-FM on November 11, 1974, according to FCC microfiche files. On October 14, 1983, WKAZ/950 ended its own format and identity and assumed a simulcast of the WQBE-FM signal and thus became WQBE (AM).
wqbe, three, charleston, west, virginia, country, radio, stations, wqbe, owned, bristol, broadcasting, company, bristol, virginia, with, twin, radio, station, wxbq, that, area, wqbe, also, another, twin, station, wkyq, paducah, kentucky, also, owned, bristol, . WQBE FM 97 5 MHz is one of three Charleston West Virginia Country FM radio stations WQBE is owned by Bristol Broadcasting Company of Bristol Virginia with a twin radio station WXBQ FM in that area WQBE also has another twin station WKYQ FM in Paducah Kentucky also owned by Bristol Broadcasting WQBE broadcasts with an ERP of 50 000 watts According to Bristol Broadcasting Company s website WQBE s listening audience is strong in the 18 to 49 male and female and 25 to 54 male and female demographic ranges WQBE FMCharleston West VirginiaBroadcast areaCharleston MSAFrequency97 5 MHzBranding97 5 WQBEProgrammingFormatCountryOwnershipOwnerBristol Broadcasting CompanySister stationsWBES WEMM FM WNRJ WVSR FM WVTS WYNLHistoryFirst air dateJuly 6 1948Technical informationFacility ID6875ClassBERP50 000 wattsHAAT152 metersTransmitter coordinates38 24 22 0 N 81 43 26 0 W 38 406111 N 81 723889 W 38 406111 81 723889LinksWebcastListen LiveWebsitewqbe comHistory editThe station was established as WKNA FM on July 6 1948 The call sign was changed to WKAZ FM on August 5 1957 The station was bought by the Bristol Broadcasting Company on September 21 1971 The call sign was changed again to WQBE FM on November 11 1974 according to FCC microfiche files On October 14 1983 WKAZ 950 ended its own format and identity and assumed a simulcast of the WQBE FM signal and thus became WQBE AM External links editOfficial WQBE Site WQBE in the FCC FM station database WQBE in Nielsen Audio s FM station database Charleston Radio Market Bristol Broadcasting History of WKNA WKAZ WQBE nbsp nbsp This article about a radio station in West Virginia is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title WQBE FM amp oldid 1213047610, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
