WBTT (105.5 FM) is an urban-leaning rhythmic contemporary radio station serving Southwest Florida—primarily Lee and Collier counties. The iHeartMedia, Inc. outlet broadcasts with an ERP of 23.5 kW and its COL is Naples Park, Florida. The station's current slogan is "Southwest Florida's Party Station," complemented by their on-air guarantee of "30 minutes of non-stop hip-hop."
Broadcast area | Fort Myers/Cape Coral/Naples |
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Frequency | 105.5 MHz (HD Radio) |
Branding | 105.5 The Beat |
Programming | |
Format | Rhythmic contemporary |
Ownership | |
Owner |
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WBCG, WCCF, WCKT, WCVU, WIKX, WOLZ, WWCD, WZJZ | |
History | |
First air date | 1986 (as WIXI) |
Former call signs | WIXI (1986–1996) WXRM (1996–1997) WQNU (1997–2000) |
Call sign meaning | The BeaT |
Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 55756 |
Class | C2 |
ERP | 23,500 watts |
HAAT | 220 meters (720 ft) |
Links | |
Public license information | |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | 1055thebeat.iheart.com |
History
editPrior to its flip to Rhythmic Top 40 in the Spring of 2000, WBTT's previous format was Country, when it was WQNU.
They are also the third FM station in the United States to use the WBTT call letters; the other two were WRNW/Milwaukee, Wisconsin and WYDB/Dayton, Ohio, both also owned by Clear Channel (now iHeartMedia)
Current programming
editTime | Name |
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06:00AM – 10:00AM | The Freakshow (Host: Flyin' Brian, Co-hosts:, DJ Ramo G, and Brittany Gonzalez) |
10:00AM – 02:00PM | Brittany Gonzalez |
02:00PM – 06:00PM | Short-E |
06:00PM – 12:00AM | DJ Quest |
12:00aM – 6:00AM | DJ Ks1 |
On-air staff
editCurrent
edit- Flyin' Brian
- Brittany Gonzalez
- Eric The Funky 1
- DJ Quest
- Brooklyn
- DJ KS-1
Past
edit- Scrap "Scrappy" Jackson
- First Lady Niki
- Bo Matthews
- Omar The Big 'O'
- Trey Peezy
- DJ Pat Pat
- La Loca
- Jason Dylan
- Jade McClelland
- DJ Ramo G
External links
edit- Station website
- 105.5 The Beat on Facebook
- 105.5 The Beat on Twitter
- Facility details for Facility ID 55756 (WBTT) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WBTT in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
26°19′01″N 81°47′13″W / 26.317°N 81.787°W
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WBTT". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.