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-FM
Logo for WVQBE-FM
Broadcast areaCharleston MSA
Frequency97.5 MHz
Branding97.5 WQBE
Programming
FormatCountry
Ownership
OwnerBristol Broadcasting Company
WBES, WEMM-FM, WNRJ, WVSR-FM, WVTS, WYNL
History
First air date
July 6, 1948
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID6875
ClassB
ERP50,000 watts
HAAT152 meters
Transmitter coordinates
38°24′22.0″N 81°43′26.0″W / 38.406111°N 81.723889°W / 38.406111; -81.723889
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
Websitewqbe.com

History

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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).

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  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WQBE-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.