KHTE-FM

KHTE-FM (96.5 MHz) is a commercial mainstream urban radio station broadcasting from Little Rock, Arkansas, United States (licensed to England). KHTE-FM is currently branded as "96.5 The Box". The station's studios are located in West Little Rock, and the transmitter tower is in Redfield, Arkansas.

KHTE-FM
Broadcast areaLittle Rock (Central Arkansas)
Frequency96.5 MHz
Branding96.5 The Box
Programming
FormatMainstream urban
AffiliationsCompass Media Networks
Ownership
Owner
  • Alfred Bradford, IV
  • (Bradford Media Group, LLC)
History
Former call signs
KLRA-FM (1988-1997)
KHUG (1997-1999)
KLEC (3/1999-6/1999)
KLEC-FM (1999-2000)
KHTE (5/2000-10/2000)
Call sign meaning
K HoT England (former branding and city of license)
Technical information
Facility ID40746
ClassC3
ERP10,500 watts
HAAT151 meters
Links
WebcastListen live
Website965thebox.com

KHTE-FM, whose previous formats were Rhythmic contemporary and later Urban contemporary known as "Hot 96.5", began switching directions to a 1990s-based Top 40 format in August 2009, only to adopt an Adult Top 40 direction just two weeks after the flip, and by 2011 evolved to Top 40/CHR. The move allowed them to compete more effectively with Top 40 rival KLAL for 18- to 49-year-old female listeners and to counter KLAL's rock-leaning playlist.

In January 2013, KHTE-FM dropped Top 40/CHR for News/Talk, picking up the format full time from KKSP after it went full-time with their sports format.

On March 17, 2015, it was announced that Salem Media Group, would take over operations of KHTE and KKSP through a local marketing agreement with Crain. On April 2, 2015, KHTE-FM rebranded as "96.5 The Answer", matching the names of fellow stations owned by Salem.[1]

On August 1, 2018, KHTE changed its format to urban contemporary, branded as "96.5 The Box", competing against KIPR & KPZK (now KFOG).[2]

References
  1. Salem Debuts Little Rock's Answer and Fish - Radio Insight
  2. Bradford Ratliff Media to Launch 96.5 The Box Little Rock Radioinsight - July 24, 2018

34.486°N 92.158°W / 34.486; -92.158


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.