KKBQ
KKBQ (92.9 FM), branded as "93Q Country", is a commercial radio station with a country music format. KKBQ is licensed to Pasadena, Texas, serving the Greater Houston area. The station is owned by Urban One, and is part of a Houston radio cluster that includes 107.5 KGLK, 106.9 KHPT, 102.1 KMJQ & 97.9 KBXX. Studios and offices are in Suite 2300 at 3 Post Oak Central in the Uptown district in Houston, Texas, United States and the transmitter site is near Missouri City off Farm-to-Market Road 2234.
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| Broadcast area | Greater Houston |
| Frequency | 92.9 MHz (HD Radio) |
| Branding | 93Q Country |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English |
| Format | Country |
| Subchannels | HD2: Country Legends 92.9 (formerly KTHT 97.1) (Classic country) HD3: Texas country |
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| History | |
First air date | August 1962 (as KLVL-FM) |
Former call signs | KLVL-FM (1962–69) KFMZ (1969–70) KYED (1970–71) KYND (1969–83) KKBQ-FM (1983–2016) |
Former frequencies | 92.5 MHz (1962–82) |
Call sign meaning | Carried over from the former KKBQ (790 AM) |
| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 23083 |
| Class | C |
| ERP | 100,000 watts |
| HAAT | 585 meters (1,919 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 29°34′34″N 95°30′36″W |
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| Webcast | Listen live Listen live (via Audacy) |
| Website | www |
KKBQ has been nominated twice for Country Music Association awards for Best Radio Station in a Large Market, winning once. It was honored with a NAB Marconi award in 2013 for Country Station of the Year and again in 2014 as Major Market Station of the Year. The station has also won the Billboard/Airplay Monitor Radio Awards award for Best Country Station three times.