WTBX
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| City | Hibbing, Minnesota |
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| Broadcast area | Iron Range |
| Branding | 93.9 WTBX |
| Slogan | 93.9 WTBX Music! |
| Frequency | 93.9 FM (MHz) |
| First air date | 1982 |
| Format | Commercial; Hot AC |
| ERP | 100,000 watts |
| HAAT | 162 meters |
| Class | C1 |
| Facility ID | 73172 |
| Callsign meaning | "The Northland's #1 Music Station" |
| Owner |
Duey E. Wright (Midwest Communications, Inc.) |
| Sister stations | KMFG, WMFG, WMFG-FM, WNMT, WUSZ |
| Website | wtbx.com |
WTBX (93.9 FM) is a U.S. radio station in Hibbing, Minnesota, serving the Iron Range region. The station is owned by Midwest Communications and airs a hybrid format of Hot AC and Modern AC. In 2008 the station began leaning Adult Top 40 during the evening hours with the addition of tracks topping CHR charts, similar to KBMX in Duluth, MN. Formerly WTBX was CHR during the 1980s and had a relay transmitter on 97.7 FM in Duluth, MN.
Midwest also owns six radio stations on the Iron Range; KMFG, WMFG, WMFG-FM, WNMT, WTBX, WUSZ. All six stations share the same studio location at 807 W. 37th Street, Hibbing.
Airstaff
- Craig & The Kid "The Early Morning Show"
- Charli McKenzie
- Tommy Fox
- Otis Day
- Matty D
- Open House Party
- American Top 40
Voicetracking
Midwest Communications also owns WUSZ, WMFG, WMFG-FM, KMFG, and WNMT on the Iron Range. All six stations were sold to Midwest for $5.4 million.
External links
- 93.9 WTBX official website
- Query the FCC's FM station database for WTBX
- Radio-Locator information on WTBX
- Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WTBX
Coordinates: 47°22′23″N 93°00′50″W / 47.373°N 93.014°W