KKBT (FM)

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KKBT
Broadcast area American Samoa
Frequency 104.7 MHz
Branding104.7 The Beat
Programming
Format Rhythmic contemporary
Affiliations Premiere Networks
United Stations Radio Networks
Fox News Radio
Ownership
Owner
  • Larry Fuss
  • (Contemporary Communications LLC)
KKHJ-FM, WVUV-FM
History
First air date
November 1999
Former call signs
KHJP (1998-1999)
KNWJ (1999-2019)
Call sign meaning
"Beat"
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID 81149
Class A
ERP 280 watts
HAAT 457 meters (1499 feet)
Transmitter coordinates
14°19′21″S170°45′47″W / 14.32250°S 170.76306°W / -14.32250; -170.76306
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen Live
Website KKBT Online

KKBT (104.7 MHz "104.7 The Beat") is an FM radio station broadcasting an rhythmic contemporary format. The station operates from facilities shared with KKHJ-FM and WVUV-FM on the second floor of the Aitulaga Building in Tafuna, near the Pago Pago International Airport. The transmitting tower is located atop Mt. Oletele. Licensed to Leone, American Samoa, the station is currently owned by Contemporary Communications LLC., [2] whose principal Larry Fuss, is also President of South Seas Broadcasting, Inc., licensee of KKHJ-FM and WVUV-FM.

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History

The station was assigned the KNWJ call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on November 30, 1999. [3] The station, which was owned by Showers of Blessings (Gary Sword and family) programmed a religious format before going dark in 2018. After being acquired by Contemporary Communications LLC, the station changed its call sign to the current KKBT on February 20, 2019. It also rebranded as "104.7 The Beat".

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References

  1. "Facility Technical Data for KKBT". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. Jacobs, George (2007). National Radio: Samoa (American). Billboard Books. p. 344. ISBN   978-0-8230-5997-3.{{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  3. "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.