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| city = [[Waco, Texas]]
| area = [[Waco metropolitan area]]
| frequency = {{Frequency|94.5|[[MHz]]}} {{HD Radio}}
| branding = {{ubl|''Magic 94.5''|HD2: ''CBS Sports 94.5 HD2''}}
| language = [[American English|English]]
| format = {{ubl|[[Urban adult contemporary]]|HD2: [[Sports radio]]}}
| affiliations = {{ubl|[[Compass Media Networks]]|[[Premiere Networks]]}}
| owner = Jerry and Loy Lenamon
| operator = Edwards Media LLC.
| licensee = Kennelwood Radio, LLC
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'''KWBT''' (94.5 [[MHz]]) is an [[FM radio]] station broadcasting an [[urban adult contemporary]] [[radio format]]. KWBT HD2 broadcasts a national [[sports radio]] format from [[Infinity Sports Network]], branded "CBS Sports 94.5 HD2".

KWBT is [[city of license|licensed]] to [[Waco, Texas]], United States, and the station serves the [[Waco metropolitan area]]. The station is owned by Jerry and Loy Lenamon, through licensee Kennelwood Radio, LLC. KWBT's studios are located in Waco, and its [[transmitter]] is located off Beverley Drive near the Waco [[Veterans Administration|VA]] Hospital.<ref>[https://radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/finder?sr=Y&s=C&call=kwbt&nav=&x=0&y=0 Radio-Locator.com/KWBT]</ref>

==History==
The station was assigned the [[call sign]] KANF on August 11, 1995. On September 8, 1995, the station changed its call sign to KBCT.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=33975&Callsign=KBCT |title=KBCT Call Sign History |work=United States [[Federal Communications Commission]], audio division }}</ref> It signed on August 1, 1996,<ref name="by2010">{{cite book|title=Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2010|year=2010|page=D-548}}</ref> as [[jazz]] station "The Spot".<ref name="mst-kbctstart">{{cite news |title=Format Changes |work=The M Street Journal |date=August 28, 1996 |page=2}}</ref> The format history for the station includes [[smooth jazz]] and [[Country music|country]].

By 2013, KBCT was a [[Talk radio|talk]] station, branded "Info FM". On December 31, 2013, the KWBT call letters and [[urban contemporary]] format on 104.9 in [[Bellmead, Texas]], moved to 94.5, replacing KBCT's talk programming. The 104.9 facility became [[KBHT]], which in turn launched its own competing [[rhythmic contemporary]] format.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://radioinsight.com/blog/headlines/netgnomes/86854/wacos-beat-moving/|title = Waco's Beat Moves; Hot 104.9 Debuts}}</ref>

The station had planned to launch their HD2 feed on FM [[translator station]] K231CG in early October 2018, however the launch was delayed to the end of October due to "engineering and recent weather issues". On December 21, 2018, the [[Federal Communications Commission]] rescinded K231CG's broadcast license, as it had never properly been constructed before the expiration of its construction permit in 2016.

As of October 2023, KWBT flipped to urban AC as "Magic 94.5". The previous urban/hip-hop format that aired on KWBT is now FM translator K297CC on 107.3 simulcasting KBHT HD-4 as "The Beat 107.3".

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{FM station data|33975|KWBT}}

{{Waco Radio}}
{{Urban Radio Stations in Texas}}

[[Category:Radio stations in Waco, Texas|WBT (FM)]]
[[Category:Urban adult contemporary radio stations in the United States]]
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[[Category:1996 establishments in Texas]]


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Latest revision as of 19:52, 7 December 2024

For stations with similar names, see WBT.

KWBT
Broadcast areaWaco metropolitan area
Frequency94.5 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding
  • Magic 94.5
  • HD2: CBS Sports 94.5 HD2
Programming
Language(s)English
Format
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
  • Jerry and Loy Lenamon
  • (Kennelwood Radio, LLC)
OperatorEdwards Media LLC.
History
First air date
August 1, 1996 (28 years ago) (1996-08-01)
Former call signs
  • KANF (1995)
  • KBCT (1995–2014)
Call sign meaning
Waco's Beat (previous branding)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID33975
ClassA
ERP3,200 watts
HAAT138 meters (453 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
31°30′31″N 97°10′3″W / 31.50861°N 97.16750°W / 31.50861; -97.16750
Links
Public license information
Webcast
Website

KWBT (94.5 MHz) is an FM radio station broadcasting an urban adult contemporary radio format. KWBT HD2 broadcasts a national sports radio format from Infinity Sports Network, branded "CBS Sports 94.5 HD2".

KWBT is licensed to Waco, Texas, United States, and the station serves the Waco metropolitan area. The station is owned by Jerry and Loy Lenamon, through licensee Kennelwood Radio, LLC. KWBT's studios are located in Waco, and its transmitter is located off Beverley Drive near the Waco VA Hospital.[2]

History

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The station was assigned the call sign KANF on August 11, 1995. On September 8, 1995, the station changed its call sign to KBCT.[3] It signed on August 1, 1996,[4] as jazz station "The Spot".[5] The format history for the station includes smooth jazz and country.

By 2013, KBCT was a talk station, branded "Info FM". On December 31, 2013, the KWBT call letters and urban contemporary format on 104.9 in Bellmead, Texas, moved to 94.5, replacing KBCT's talk programming. The 104.9 facility became KBHT, which in turn launched its own competing rhythmic contemporary format.[6]

The station had planned to launch their HD2 feed on FM translator station K231CG in early October 2018, however the launch was delayed to the end of October due to "engineering and recent weather issues". On December 21, 2018, the Federal Communications Commission rescinded K231CG's broadcast license, as it had never properly been constructed before the expiration of its construction permit in 2016.

As of October 2023, KWBT flipped to urban AC as "Magic 94.5". The previous urban/hip-hop format that aired on KWBT is now FM translator K297CC on 107.3 simulcasting KBHT HD-4 as "The Beat 107.3".

References

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  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KWBT". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ Radio-Locator.com/KWBT
  3. ^ "KBCT Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  4. ^ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2010. 2010. p. D-548.
  5. ^ "Format Changes". The M Street Journal. August 28, 1996. p. 2.
  6. ^ "Waco's Beat Moves; Hot 104.9 Debuts".
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