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Broadcast area | Lubbock, Texas |
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Frequency | 104.9 MHz |
Branding | 104.9 The Beat |
Programming | |
Format | Urban contemporary |
Affiliations | Compass Media Networks |
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History | |
First air date | 1988 |
Former call signs | KDOA (1988-1990) KJMX (1990-1999) KLGD (1999-2003) |
Call sign meaning | BTE=THE=BEAT=TEXAS |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
Class | C1 |
ERP | 96,600 watts |
HAAT | 298 meters (978 ft) |
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Public license information | |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | 1049thebeat.com |
KBTE (104.9 FM), known locally as "104.9 The Beat", is a Connoisseur Media radio station, licensed to Tulia, Texas, and serving the Lubbock area with an urban contemporary format. Studios are located in south Lubbock on Avenue Q, west of I-27, and the transmitter is located southeast of Plainview, Texas, in unincorporated Hale County.
KBTE signed on the air as KDOA in 1988. The station has aired a Rhythmic music format since 2003, with a heavy emphasis on R&B/Hip-Hop hits. Before the station acquired the urban contemporary format, KBTE was an active rock station as "The Bat"; however the station began stunting with loops of The Go-Go's 1980s song "We Got The Beat" before the launch of The Beat.
33°57′36″N101°35′20″W / 33.960°N 101.589°W