WQBE-FM (97.5
MHz
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) is one of two
Charleston, West Virginia Country
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FM radio stations. WQBE is owned by Bristol Broadcasting Company of
Bristol, Virginia, with a "twin" radio station
WXBQ-FM
WXBQ-FM is a Country formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Bristol, Virginia, serving the Tri-Cities. WXBQ-FM is owned and operated by Bristol Broadcasting Company, Inc.
History
WOPI-FM, sister to 1490 WOPI, signed on Christmas Day ...
in that area. WQBE also has another "twin" station WKYQ-FM in
Paducah, Kentucky
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also owned by Bristol Broadcasting. WQBE broadcasts with an
ERP of 50,000
watt
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s. According t
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
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was changed to WKAZ-FM on August 5, 1957. The station was bought by the
Bristol Broadcasting Company
"Bristol Broadcasting Company" is a radio station chain operating 29 stations in four Southern United States markets: the Tri-Cities area of upper-east Tennessee and southwest Virginia (receiving its name from the twin cities of Bristol, Virginia ...
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 WQGE-FM signal and thus became WQBE (AM).
External links
Official WQBE Site*
Charleston Radio Market @ Bristol Broadcasting
Country radio stations in the United States
QBE-FM
Radio stations established in 1948
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