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| Broadcast area | Tyler–Longview |
| Frequency | 97.5MHz |
| Branding | KTBB 97.5 FM |
| Programming | |
| Format | Talk radio |
| Affiliations | Fox News Radio |
| Ownership | |
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| History | |
First air date | July 1, 1981 (1981-07-01) |
Former call signs | KWRW (1981–2015) |
Former frequencies | 97.7 MHz (1981–2015) |
Call sign meaning | Taken from KTBB (AM) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 17835 |
| Class | C3 |
| ERP | 13,000 watts |
| HAAT | 121 meters (397 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 32°20′14.00″N95°02′41.00″W / 32.3372222°N 95.0447222°W /32.3372222; -95.0447222 |
| Repeater | 600 KTBB (Tyler) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | ktbb.com |
KTBB-FM (97.5FM) is a commercialradio station licensed toTroup, Texas, United States, serving theTyler-Longview market. It simulcasts atalk format with its sister stationKTBB (600 AM). The stations are owned by Paul Gleiser, through licensee ATW Media, LLC.[2]
Studios for KTBB-AM-FM are located in the Woodgate Centre office building at 1001ESE Loop 323. The FM transmitter is on County Road 246 South inTyler, Texas.
The station signed on the air on July 1, 1981,[3] as KWRW, licensed to Rusk, Texas. At first, the station broadcast at 97.7 MHz and was owned byTexas State Representative Emmett Holman Whitehead. KWRW mostly simulcast its sister station,KTLU 1580 AM. They featured afull-service format withadult contemporary music, specialty shows, sports and news during the first six years of operation.
Because KTLU 1580 was adaytimer, KWRW was able to broadcast into the night when KTLU was off the air. The call letters, KWRW, were chosen by Representative and Mrs. Whitehead in honor of their daughter, Dr. Wendee R. Whitehead. KWRW was powered at 3,000 watts, transmitting from the KTLU tower in Rusk. In order to extend KWRW's signal beyondCherokee County, Whitehead applied for and was granted anFM translator at 103.9 FM, licensed as K280CLPalestine, in 1985.
On January 15, 2009, KWRW changed formats fromoldies toclassic hits and rebranded as "Classic Hits 97.7".
KWRW and K280CL remained together for almost 20 years until Whitehead's death. That prompted the transfer of KWRW, the relay translator, and AM sister station KTLU toThe Cherokeean Herald newspaper.
KWRW was purchased by Paul Gleiser in March 2015. As part of the purchase, a request to move the KWRW facility from Rusk to Troup was applied for and granted by theFederal Communications Commission. The current 97.5 Troup facility began broadcasting asKTBB-FM on May 15, 2015. K280CL subsequently moved from Palestine to Rusk and became the translator for KTLU 1580 AM.
On weekdays, KTBB-AM-FM features two hours of news in the morning and an hour of news and information in afternoon drive time. The remainder of the weekday schedule is syndicated conservative talk shows.