WXKB
City | Cape Coral, Florida |
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Broadcast area | Fort Myers/Southwest Florida |
Frequency | 103.9 MHz (HD Radio) |
Branding | B103.9 |
Programming | |
Format | Top 40 (CHR) |
Subchannels |
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Ownership | |
Owner | Beasley Broadcast Group, Inc. (Beasley Media Group Licenses, LLC) |
WBCN, WJPT, WRXK-FM, WWCN | |
History | |
First air date | 1975 |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 73933 |
Class | C |
ERP | 100,000 watts |
HAAT | 341 meters (1,119 ft) |
Translator(s) |
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Links | |
Webcast | Listen Live HD2: Listen live |
Website | www.b1039.com thebounceswfl.com (HD2) |
WXKB (103.9 FM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Cape Coral, Florida, broadcasting to Fort Myers and Southwest Florida.[1] WXKB is owned by the Beasley Broadcast Group and airs a Top 40 music format branded as "B-103.9 All the Hits", sometimes called "The Killer B."
WXKB has studios and offices on South Tamiami Trail in Estero.[2] The transmitter is off Carter Road, also in Estero. WXKB-HD2 is simulcast on translator stations W243BM in Suncoast Estates at 96.5 MHz,[3] W268AH in Bonita Springs at 101.5 MHz,[4] and W286AK in Naples at 105.1 MHz,[5]
History[]
The station first signed on in 1975 as WRCC.[6] Originally it was powered with 3,000 watts as a Class A station. It has since boosted its power to 100,000 watts as a Class C station.
WXKB-HD2[]
On July 9, 2021, WXKB-HD2 changed their format to classic hip hop, branded as "96.5/101.5 The Bounce" (simulcast on translators W243BM (96.5 FM), W268AH (101.5 FM) and W286AK (105.1 FM)).[7]
References[]
- ^ Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 4 February 1995. p. 115. ISSN 0006-2510.
- ^ B103.9 Station Info
- ^ Radio-Locator.com
- ^ Radio-Locator.com
- ^ Radio-Locator.com
- ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 1977 page C-39
- ^ Classic Hip Hop Bounces Into Fort Myers Radioinsight - July 9, 2021
External links[]
- Official Website
- WXKB in the FCC FM station database
- WXKB on Radio-Locator
- WXKB in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
- W243BM in the FCC FM station database
- W243BM on Radio-Locator
- W268AH in the FCC FM station database
- W268AH on Radio-Locator
- W286AK in the FCC FM station database
- W286AK on Radio-Locator
Coordinates: 26°25′23″N 81°37′48″W / 26.423°N 81.630°W
- HD Radio stations
- Radio stations in Florida
- Contemporary hit radio stations in the United States
- Cape Coral, Florida
- Beasley Broadcast Group radio stations
- Radio Disney stations
- 1975 establishments in Florida
- Radio stations established in 1975
- Florida radio station stubs