KIBT

KIBT

Infobox Radio Station
name = KIBT


airdate = 1983
frequency = 96.1 MHz HD Radio
96.1 HD-2 for Old School Hip-hop
city = Fountain, Colorado
area = Colorado Springs
format = Rhythmic Top 40
owner = Clear Channel Communications
erp = 25,000 watts
branding = "96.1 The Beat"
slogan = "The Springs #1 Party Station!"
class = B
website = [http://www.beatcolorado.com/ www.beatcolorado.com]
callsign_meaning = K Colorado SprIngs BeaT

KIBT (96.1 The Beat) is a Rhythmic Top 40 outlet based serving the Colorado Springs area as well as nearby Pueblo. The Clear Channel Communications station, whose COL is Fountain, Colorado, broadcast their format at 96.1 MHz with an ERP of 25 kW.

KIBT made its debut with the format in October 2004. In the Winter 2007 Arbitron ratings sheet, the station achieved the number one slot in its market. [http://www.radioandrecords.com/RRRatings/DetailsPage.aspx?MID=58&RY=2007&RQ=1&MP=0&OTHER=2&MN=Colorado%20Springs&MS=CO&MR=97&12P=467900&UP=5/10/2007%2012:00:00%20AM&SU=CM&BPER=&HPER=11.0&OPER=&NSD=6/8/2007%2012:00:00%20AM&CE=0]

96.1 History

96.1 signed on for the very first time in 1993 as Christian AC KBIQ, and was originally owned by The Word in Music Inc. which was a part of the Colorado Springs based "Bethesda Corporate Family." TWIM was a Non-Profit corporation which did on-air fund raisers for the station but sold commercial air time. In 1996 Salem Communications brought KBIQ and continued the Christian AC format. During the same year Salem brought crosstown KIKX 102.7 FM and moved the Christian AC format and calls letters to that respected frequency. Salem then adopted the call letters KPRZ for 96.1 and flipped it to a Praise & Worship format and adopting the moniker "Praise 96."

In 1999 Salem entered an agreement with AMFM Inc. (which would be absorbed into Clear Channel) to swap stations. As part of deal Salem would acquire KSKY-AM in Dallas-Fort Worth while AMFM would acquire KPRZ-FM. After the station swap KPRZ-FM flipped to a Classic Rock format as KMOM (Mother 96.1). Clear Channel remained committed to the format until October 2004 when it flipped to its current Rhythmic format as KIBT.

Trivia

By coincidence, KIBT is the western reflection of sister station WIBT in Charlotte, North Carolina, which also calls itself "96.1 The Beat" with a Rhythmic format.

External links

* [http://www.beatcolorado.com KIBT web site]
*fmq|KIBT


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