WKKB
City | Middletown, Rhode Island |
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Broadcast area | Providence, Rhode Island |
Branding | Latina 100.3 |
Slogan | "Tan Latina Como Tu!" |
Frequency |
100.3 MHz (Channel 262) |
First air date | 1974 |
Format | Tropical |
ERP | 1,550 watts |
HAAT | 200 meters |
Class | A |
Facility ID | 52318 |
Transmitter coordinates |
41°35'48" N 71°11'24" W |
Former callsigns |
WOTB (1974-1978) WOTB-FM (1978-1980) WOTB (1980-1996) WDGF (1996-1997) WHKK (1997-2000) WZRI (2000-2002) |
Former frequencies | 107.1 MHz (1974-?) |
Owner |
John Fuller (Red Wolf Broadcasting Corporation) |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | latina1003fm.com |
WKKB (100.3 FM, "Latina 100.3") is a radio station in Middletown, Rhode Island. The station airs a Tropical format, which consists of such musical styles as salsa and merengue and some reggaeton. Its transmitter is located in Middletown, Rhode Island. Its offices and studios are located in 75 Oxford Street in Providence, while its transmitter is located in Tiverton. Prior its switch to Tropical, the station was a rock station.
History
WKKB started out as WOTB in 1974 on 107.1 MHz. WOTB was a smooth jazz station with the moniker "Cool FM", co-owned with WKFD/1370 in Wickford, later with WADK/1540 in Newport. WOTB switched frequencies to 100.3 MHz and boosted its effective radiated power to 6 kW. The Smooth Jazz format ended on June 14, 1996, when it was sold to Urso Broadcasting. WOTB then changed to WDGF and began simulcasting WDGE for a brief time. In February 1997, WDGF became a '70s oldies/disco station as "100.3 The Beat".[1] After stunting with a 3-day electronic countdown, WDGF then became classic hits as WHKK "100FM The Hawk" on October 10, 1997.[2] During this time, 99.7 entered into simulcasting WHKK. Both stations then became all-'80s hits as "Z100" with the 100.3 frequency adopting the WZRI callsign. In 2002, WHKK's studios were moved to Fairhaven, Massachusetts with Citadel sister stations WBSM and WFHN. The calls were then changed to the current WKKB, and the station targeted the South Coast region of Massachusetts with a rock format. In 2005, Citadel sold WKKB and WAKX to Davidson Media Group, with WKKB taking on its current format. WKKB was one of four stations sold to Red Wolf Broadcasting in 2015.[3]
References
- ↑ http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/1990s/1997/RR-1997-02-21.pdf
- ↑ http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/1990s/1997/RR-1997-10-17.pdf
- ↑ Venta, Lance (30 October 2015). "Red Wolf Acquires 4 In New England". Radio Insight. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
External links
- Latina 100.3 WKKB official website
- Query the FCC's FM station database for WKKB
- Radio-Locator information on WKKB
- Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WKKB
Coordinates: 41°35′48″N 71°11′24″W / 41.59667°N 71.19000°W