KKBT (FM)

KKBT ("104.7 The Beat") is a radio station broadcasting an Urban Contemporary format. The station operates from facilities shared with KKHJ-FM and WVUV-FM on the second floor of the Aitulaga Building in Tafuna, near the Pago Pago International Airport. The transmitting tower is located atop Mt. Oletele. Licensed to Leone, American Samoa, the station is currently owned by Contemporary Communications LLC.[1], whose principal Larry Fuss, is also President of South Seas Broadcasting, Inc., licensee of KKHJ-FM and WVUV-FM.

KKBT
CityLeone, American Samoa
Broadcast areaAmerican Samoa
Branding104.7 The Beat
SloganAmerican Samoa's Hottest Music
Frequency104.7 MHz
First air dateNovember 1999 (as KNWJ)
FormatUrban Contemporary
ERP280 watts
HAAT457 meters (1499 feet)
ClassA
Facility ID81149
Transmitter coordinates14°19′21″S 170°45′47″W
Former call signsKHJP (1998-1999)
KNWJ (1999-2019)
OwnerLarry Fuss
(Contemporary Communications LLC)
Sister stationsKKHJ-FM WVUV-FM
WebcastListen Live
Websitehttps://www.1047thebeat.com/

History

The station was assigned the KNWJ call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on November 30, 1999.[2] The station, which was owned by Showers of Blessings (Gary Sword and family) programmed a religious format before going dark in 2018. After being acquired by Contemporary Communications LLC, the station changed its call sign to the current KKBT on February 20, 2019. It also rebranded as "104.7 The Beat".

References
  1. Jacobs, George (2007). National Radio: Samoa (American). World Radio TV Handbook 2007: The Directory of Global Broadcasting. Billboard Books. p. 344. ISBN 0-8230-5997-9.
  2. "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.


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