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KBEA-FM
KBEA-FM (99.7 MHz, "B100") is a commercial radio station licensed to Muscatine, Iowa, and serving the Quad Cities, Iowa City and Cedar Rapids. It is owned by Townsquare Media and it airs a top 40 (CHR) radio format. The studios are on North Brady Street in Davenport, with sister stations KJOC, WXLP, and KIIK-FM. In mornings, KBEA-FM carries the nationally syndicated Brooke and Jeffery show from Premiere Networks.
KBEA-FM is a Class C1 FM station. It has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 100,000 watts, the maximum for most stations. The transmitter tower is on 335th Street at Taylor Avenue in Wilton, Iowa.
The station signed on the air in January 21, 1949. Its original call sign was KWPC-FM, a sister station to KWPC 860 AM. Because the AM station was a daytimer, required to go off the air at night, KWPC-FM was able to continue programming after sunset. The stations simulcast most of the week and were owned by the Muscatine Broadcasting Company, with studios at Mulberry and Houser Streets.
By the 1960s, the stations stopped simulcasting. KWPC-FM aired an automated beautiful music format, playing instrumental cover versions of popular adult songs, along with Broadway and Hollywood show tunes.
As the beautiful music format began to age, the station took steps to make adjustments. In 1970, the station's call letters changed to KFMH, but easy listening music, a mix of instrumentals and soft vocals, continued on the frequency for three more years.
In June 1973, KFMH underwent a major format change. "Captain" Steve Bridges (a disc jockey who had worked at KSTT in Davenport) came in as program director (he later became a part-owner). The station began playing alternative rock, which had gained popularity on the West Coast among young radio listeners.
KFMH ("99 Plus" and "The Real FM" was how it was commonly known) soon gained a devoted, loyal audience, as the station played lesser-known and local artists in a variety of genres, including album rock, modern rock, jazz, blues and R&B. KFMH's disc jockeys included Andy Hammer, Kerry Peace, Lisa Catalona, Beth McBride, Chris Carson, Borderline Bob, Sean Tracy, Phil and Tom Maicke, Mary of the Heartland, Bob Just Bob, Dirty Judy, Jim Hunter, Roberto Nache, John Obvious, and Captain Steve played album cuts from popular artists. The station was known for pushing the envelope at times, but it also would change programming at a moment's notice (such as when word spread about the shooting death of John Lennon in 1980).
In 1981, John Flambo became the new owner and immediately removed the one-and-a-half-hour farm report morning show and replaced it with Andy Hammer and a format matching the rest of the day. "The Plus" became a pioneer on the FM radio dial with Kerry Peace hosting “Off the Beat n’ Track” presenting, alternative and punk rock not heard anywhere else.
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KBEA-FM
KBEA-FM (99.7 MHz, "B100") is a commercial radio station licensed to Muscatine, Iowa, and serving the Quad Cities, Iowa City and Cedar Rapids. It is owned by Townsquare Media and it airs a top 40 (CHR) radio format. The studios are on North Brady Street in Davenport, with sister stations KJOC, WXLP, and KIIK-FM. In mornings, KBEA-FM carries the nationally syndicated Brooke and Jeffery show from Premiere Networks.
KBEA-FM is a Class C1 FM station. It has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 100,000 watts, the maximum for most stations. The transmitter tower is on 335th Street at Taylor Avenue in Wilton, Iowa.
The station signed on the air in January 21, 1949. Its original call sign was KWPC-FM, a sister station to KWPC 860 AM. Because the AM station was a daytimer, required to go off the air at night, KWPC-FM was able to continue programming after sunset. The stations simulcast most of the week and were owned by the Muscatine Broadcasting Company, with studios at Mulberry and Houser Streets.
By the 1960s, the stations stopped simulcasting. KWPC-FM aired an automated beautiful music format, playing instrumental cover versions of popular adult songs, along with Broadway and Hollywood show tunes.
As the beautiful music format began to age, the station took steps to make adjustments. In 1970, the station's call letters changed to KFMH, but easy listening music, a mix of instrumentals and soft vocals, continued on the frequency for three more years.
In June 1973, KFMH underwent a major format change. "Captain" Steve Bridges (a disc jockey who had worked at KSTT in Davenport) came in as program director (he later became a part-owner). The station began playing alternative rock, which had gained popularity on the West Coast among young radio listeners.
KFMH ("99 Plus" and "The Real FM" was how it was commonly known) soon gained a devoted, loyal audience, as the station played lesser-known and local artists in a variety of genres, including album rock, modern rock, jazz, blues and R&B. KFMH's disc jockeys included Andy Hammer, Kerry Peace, Lisa Catalona, Beth McBride, Chris Carson, Borderline Bob, Sean Tracy, Phil and Tom Maicke, Mary of the Heartland, Bob Just Bob, Dirty Judy, Jim Hunter, Roberto Nache, John Obvious, and Captain Steve played album cuts from popular artists. The station was known for pushing the envelope at times, but it also would change programming at a moment's notice (such as when word spread about the shooting death of John Lennon in 1980).
In 1981, John Flambo became the new owner and immediately removed the one-and-a-half-hour farm report morning show and replaced it with Andy Hammer and a format matching the rest of the day. "The Plus" became a pioneer on the FM radio dial with Kerry Peace hosting “Off the Beat n’ Track” presenting, alternative and punk rock not heard anywhere else.