KKBT (104.7 MHz "104.7 The Beat") is an FM radio station broadcasting an rhythmic contemporary format. The station operates from facilities shared with KKHJ-FM and WVUV-FM on the second floor of the Aitulaga Building in Tafuna, near the Pago Pago International Airport. The transmitting tower is located atop Mt. Oletele. Licensed to Leone, American Samoa, the station is currently owned by Contemporary Communications LLC.,[1] whose principal Larry Fuss, is also President of South Seas Broadcasting, Inc., licensee of KKHJ-FM and WVUV-FM.

KKBT
Broadcast areaAmerican Samoa
Frequency104.7 MHz
Branding104.7 The Beat
Programming
FormatRhythmic contemporary
AffiliationsPremiere Networks
United Stations Radio Networks
Ownership
Owner
  • Larry Fuss
  • (Contemporary Communications LLC)
KKHJ-FM, WVUV-FM
History
First air date
November 1999 (as KNWJ)
Former call signs
KHJP (1998-1999)
KNWJ (1999-2019)
Call sign meaning
K K BeaT
Technical information
Facility ID81149
ClassA
ERP280 watts
HAAT457 meters (1499 feet)
Transmitter coordinates
14°19′21″S 170°45′47″W / 14.32250°S 170.76306°W / -14.32250; -170.76306
Links
WebcastListen Live
WebsiteKKBT Online

History edit

The station was assigned the KNWJ call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on November 30, 1999.[2] The station, which was owned by Showers of Blessings (Gary Sword and family) programmed a religious format before going dark in 2018. After being acquired by Contemporary Communications LLC, the station changed its call sign to the current KKBT on February 20, 2019. It also rebranded as "104.7 The Beat".

References edit

  1. ^ Jacobs, George (2007). National Radio: Samoa (American). Billboard Books. p. 344. ISBN 978-0-8230-5997-3. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  2. ^ "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.

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