WKBQ

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WKBQ
WKBQ US51country logo.png
City Covington, Tennessee
Broadcast area Memphis, Tennessee
Frequency 93.5 MHz
BrandingUS 51 Country 93.5 FM
Programming
Format Country
Ownership
OwnerCharles Ennis
(Grace Broadcasting Services, Inc.)
WKBL
History
First air date
1965 (as WKBL-FM)
Former call signs
WKBL-FM (1965-1999)
Technical information
Facility ID 57886
Class A
ERP 6,000 watts
HAAT 100 meters (330 ft)
Links
Webcast Listen live
Website us51country.com

WKBQ (93.5 FM) is a country music radio station in Covington, Tennessee, and serving the Memphis, Tennessee area, owned by Charles Ennis through licensee Grace Broadcasting Services, Inc.

History

WKBQ first signed on the air as WKBL-FM in 1965 with a country music format until 1999 when it switched to an adult top 40 format and adopted the WKBQ call sign. In 2007, it returned to country.

The WKBQ call sign was previously used for many years by a top 40 radio station serving the St. Louis Missouri/Illinois market. That station is now licensed as WARH.

Coordinates: 35°35′13″N89°38′20″W / 35.587°N 89.639°W / 35.587; -89.639

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