KBTQ

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KBTQ
KBTQ Recuerdo96.1 logo.png
Broadcast area Rio Grande Valley
Frequency 96.1 MHz (HD Radio)
BrandingRecuerdo 96.1
Programming
Format Latin ballad
Subchannels HD2: KXTN simulcast
Ownership
Owner
  • Latino Media Network
  • (Latino Media Network, LLC)
KGBT, KGBT-FM
History
First air date
1975
Former call signs
KMBS (1975–77)
KIWW (1977–2002)
Call sign meaning
The Beat (former branding)
Technical information
Facility ID 67072
Class C
ERP 100,000 watts
HAAT 301 m (988 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
 26°8′56″N97°49′18″W / 26.14889°N 97.82167°W / 26.14889; -97.82167
Links
Webcast Listen live (via iHeartRadio)

KBTQ (96.1 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a Latin ballad format. [1] Licensed to Harlingen, Texas, United States, the station serves the McAllen area. The station is currently owned by Latino Media Network; under a local marketing agreement, it was programmed by former owner TelevisaUnivision's Uforia Audio Network until giving full operations to the station and its sister stations KGBT and KGBT-FM to the owner in the spring of 2023. Current On Air Talents are: “El Lobo” “Angel Broski” and “El Tambochi” [2]

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History

KMBS "Stereo 96" signed on the air in June 1975. The English-language adult contemporary station was owned by Magic Valley Broadcasting, Inc. Two years later, in July 1977, Pedro "Pete" Díaz, Jr., bought out all of Magic Valley's stockholders. In early 1977, KMBS became a Spanish contemporary radio station; [3] On July 20, the station received new KIWW call letters. [4] Tichenor acquired KIWW in 1988.

KIWW carried a Tejano format until 2002, when it flipped to Rhythmic Top 40 as KBTQ. As this flipped occurred, the call letters "KIWW" remained in radio jingles and sweepers for a brief amount of time until the switch to the call letters of KBTQ.

During the time of KBTQ 96.1 The Beat, shows that were broadcast included:

"The Slammin' 7 at 7:47 (PM)," "Heartbeats on Sundays," "Morning Show with Alex Q. and Nicki," "Back in the Day with Kitty," "Sexy 7 at 7 (PM)," "Bobby's Playhouse with Chatito."

Two years into this format, KBTQ gained formidable competition when KBFM switched from Mainstream Top 40 to Rhythmic Top 40, sparking a Rhythmic war in the Valley.

On March 8, 2024, KBTQ went off the air shortly after 10 am, as a result of the KGBT-TV tower in La Feria, Texas (which the station's tower transmits from) being brought down after two of its 24 guy wires snapped. [5] [6] The station is temporarily broadcasting on KGBT-FM's HD2 subchannel, while its main frequency is temporarily off the air. KFRQ (owned by Entravision Communications) was also affected. The station went back on the air on March 28, 2024.

Loss of Revenue 2005

As the Rhythmic War continued with rival KBFM, 96.1 The Beat KBTQ failed to capitalize on advertisement of commercial revenue due to various businesses' preference for a cleaner-sounding KBFM rather than an intense urban leaning station from KBTQ. Former personalities of KBTQ switched over to rival KBFM by this time and it was apparent that revenue was not improving thus forcing Univision to pay out its personalities through sister station advertising commercial revenues. Although the listener ratings were strong and in favor of KBTQ against rival KBFM, the incoming revenue (or lack thereof) said otherwise. Univision came to the terms that without business advertising commercials, there is no way to maintain a station with its format.

Format Change 2005

On October 17, 2005, KBTQ bowed out and switched to its current format to appeal to a wide range of businesses for commercial advertisement.

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References

  1. ↑ "KBTQ Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  2. ↑ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Archived from the original on 2010-03-01.
  3. ↑ "Because You Deserve The Best". Valley Morning Star. March 27, 1977. Retrieved August 16, 2019.
  4. ↑ "Announcing the Formal Opening". Brownsville Herald. July 31, 1977. Retrieved August 16, 2019.
  5. ↑ von Preysing, Christian (March 8, 2024). "VIDEO: Damaged tower in La Feria demolished". KRGV. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
  6. ↑ Masso, Steven (March 8, 2024). "KGBT tower in La Feria decommissioned safely". ValleyCentral.


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