KBYB (101.7 FM) is an American commercial radio service. The branding of the station is “101.7 Hot FM.” The radio station is licensed to serve Hope, Arkansas, United States. The station covers the broadcast area of Texarkana, Arkansas. The service operates under the ownership of Texarkana Radio Center Licenses, LLC. The service broadcasts Country radio format.
About KBYB FM 101.7
In 1984, KXAR-FM began its on-air transmission in 1984 as KXAR-FM. Besides 24/7 on-air transmission, the station also provides online streaming for international listeners. It also maintains social media profiles for keeping the listeners updated. The station used the following call letters in the past:
KXAR-FM from 1984 to 2001
KTXO from 2001 to 2003
KJMY from 2003 to 2004
The slogan of the station is “Hot Hit Country.” The service used 101.7 MHz FM frequency. KTOY, KTFS, KTTY, KCMC, and KTFS-FM are its sister stations. The service has a translator to strengthen its signals “K257FY” airing in Texarkana, Texas, on an FM frequency of 99.3 MHz.
Programming
In addition to country radio programming, the station also features local events, live contests, news, and area weather. The popular personalities of the station are:
Shawn Parr on HOT, Greg and Sharon, Dawn Parker, Jeff Newson, Jessi Dan, Michael B, Lindsay Cochrane, Elaina
Technical Details
KBYB is a class C2 FM service with facility ID 33762. It functions with a varied, adequate radiated power of 50,000 Watts. The station emits analog signals from a non-directional antenna. Its projected listening range is 20 miles in local areas and 50 miles in distant regions. The FCC granted it the license to broadcast on June 12, 1995, which would expire on June 01, 2028. The transmitting coordinates of the service are 33.679564, -93.828517.
Contact Details
Address: 615-618 Olive Street, Texarkana, TX 75501
Phone: 903-793-4671
Fax: 903-792-4261
Official Website: https://www.1017hotfm.com/
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/1017HOTFM/
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