WXKB

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
CityCape Coral, Florida
Broadcast areaFort Myers/Southwest Florida
Frequency103.9 MHz (HD Radio)
BrandingB103.9
Programming
FormatTop 40 (CHR)
Subchannels
Ownership
OwnerBeasley Broadcast Group, Inc.
(Beasley Media Group Licenses, LLC)
WBCN, WJPT, WRXK-FM, WWCN
History
First air date
1975
Technical information
Facility ID73933
ClassC
ERP100,000 watts
HAAT341 meters (1,119 ft)
Translator(s)
  • HD2: 96.5 W243BM (Suncoast Estates)
  • HD2: 101.5 W268AH (Bonita Springs)
  • HD2: 105.1 W286AK (Naples)
Links
WebcastListen Live
HD2: Listen live
Websitewww.b1039.com
thebounceswfl.com (HD2)

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
  1. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 4 February 1995. p. 115. ISSN 0006-2510.
  2. B103.9 Station Info
  3. Radio-Locator.com
  4. Radio-Locator.com
  5. Radio-Locator.com
  6. Broadcasting Yearbook 1977 page C-39
  7. Classic Hip Hop Bounces Into Fort Myers Radioinsight - July 9, 2021


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