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| Broadcast area | Lexington-Fayette |
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| Frequency | 107.9MHz |
| Branding | "107.9 The Beat" |
| Programming | |
| Format | Urban contemporary |
| Affiliations | Premiere Networks |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | L.M. Communications |
| WCDA,WGKS,WBVX,WLXG | |
| History | |
First air date | 2000 |
Former call signs | WAHY (1994–1999) |
Call sign meaning | BeaT ofFayette (County) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 4592 |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 6,000watts |
| HAAT | 100 meters |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | 1079thebeat.com |
WBTF (107.9FM), also known as107.9 The Beat, is anurban contemporary outlet serving theLexington radio market. It is owned by L.M. Communications. The station's studios are located atTriangle Center in downtown Lexington, and its transmitter is located east ofVersailles, Kentucky.
WBTF signed on its current format in 2000, playinghip hop andR&B music, making it the first time in six years that an Urban-formatted station returned to Lexington since WCKU flipped the format in 1994 to rock. Until recently, WBTF was the only such station in the market, and therefore playedold school music,soul, slow jams andgospel occasionally to cater to both themainstream andadult audiences in theAfrican American community.
The station was the home of theDoug Banks Morning Show until the end of 2007, when he was replaced bySteve Harvey.
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