WQBE-FM

{{Infobox radio station

| logo = Image:WQBE FM.jpg

| name = WQBE-FM

| airdate = July 6, 1948

| frequency = 97.5 MHz

| city = Charleston, West Virginia

| area = Charleston MSA

| format = Country

| owner = Bristol Broadcasting Company

| sister_stations = WBES, WEMM-FM, WNRJ, WVSR-FM, WVTS, WYNL

| erp = 50,000 watts

| haat = 152 meters

| coordinates = {{Coord|38|24|22.0|N|81|43|26.0|W|type:landmark}}

| branding = 97.5 WQBE

| class = B

| facility_id = 6875

| webcast = [https://v7player.wostreaming.net/8777 Listen Live]

| website = [https://www.wqbe.com wqbe.com]

| callsign_meaning =

| licensing_authority= FCC

}}

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 [http://www.bristolbroadcasting.com 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.

History

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).

External links

[http://www.wqbe.com Official WQBE Site]
{{FM station data|6875|WQBE-FM}}
[http://www.bristolbroadcasting.com/charlestonmkt.shtml Charleston Radio Market @ Bristol Broadcasting]
[http://jeff560.tripod.com/wkna.html History of WKNA/WKAZ/WQBE]

Category:Country radio stations in the United States

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Category:Radio stations established in 1948