KXBG
KXBG (97.9 FM, "Big 97.9") is a radio station licensed to Cheyenne, Wyoming. Owned by iHeartMedia, it broadcasts a country music format targeting the Fort Collins-Greeley, Colorado area. Its studios are located in Loveland, Colorado.
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| City | Cheyenne, Wyoming |
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| Broadcast area | Cheyenne, Wyoming Fort Collins-Greeley |
| Frequency | 97.9 MHz (HD Radio) |
| Branding | Big 97.9 B107.3 (HD2) |
| Slogan | NoCo's Number 1 For New Country Everything 90's (HD2) |
| Programming | |
| Format | FM/HD1:Country HD2: 90s hits "B107.3" |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | iHeartMedia (Citicasters Licenses, Inc.) |
| History | |
| First air date | 1968 (as KFBC-FM) |
| Former call signs | KFBC-FM (1968-1978) KFBQ-FM (1978-1996) KIGN (1996-2002) KQLF (2002-2007) KQMY (2007-2008) |
| Call sign meaning | K X BiG (station branding) |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 7693 |
| Class | C1 |
| ERP | 100,000 watts |
| HAAT | 293 meters (961 ft) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 41°6′1″N 105°0′23″W |
| Translator(s) | 107.3 K297AK (Loveland, CO, relays HD2) |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen Live Listen Live (HD2) |
| Website | https://big979.iheart.com/ b1073online.iheart.com (HD2) |
History
The station was assigned the call sign KFBQ-FM on 1978-11-20. On 1996-04-15, it changed to KIGN and on 2002-06-03, to KQLF. On 2007-06-06, the station became KQMY and finally on 2008-01-17, the current KXBG.[1]
KXBG-HD2
On June 29, 2017, KXBG launched a 90's hits format on its HD2 subchannel, branded as "iHeart 90s 107.3", simulcast on translator K297AK 107.3 FM in Loveland. On August 11, 2017, the channel was rebranded as "B107.3".[2]
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gollark: Oh, and my unused desktop.
gollark: Also some bismuth, a microbit, an old hardware radio, a RTL-SDR, a Rubik's cube I have NEVER used, a spare USB charger, a printed TIS-100 manual, and some rubber bands.
References
- "KXBG Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- "Fort Collins' iHeart 90s Rebrands As B107.3". RadioInsight. 2017-08-11. Retrieved 2018-04-14.
External links
- KXBG in the FCC's FM station database
- KXBG on Radio-Locator
- KXBG in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
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