WKBQ
Encyclopedia
WKBQ is a country music
radio station
in Covington, Tennessee
, and serving the Memphis, Tennessee
area, owned by Covington Broadcasting Company.
format until 1999 when it switched to an adult top 40 format and adopted the WKBQ calls. In 2008 it returned to country.
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
radio station
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
in Covington, Tennessee
Covington, Tennessee
Covington is a city in central Tipton County in the State of Tennessee. Covington is the largest city and county seat of, Tipton County. Covington is located in one of just five counties of West Tennessee that are located along the Mississippi River, thus it is in extreme western Tennessee.This...
, and serving the Memphis, Tennessee
Memphis, Tennessee
Memphis is a city in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Tennessee, and the county seat of Shelby County. The city is located on the 4th Chickasaw Bluff, south of the confluence of the Wolf and Mississippi rivers....
area, owned by Covington Broadcasting Company.
History
WKBQ first signed on the air as WKBL-FM in 1965 with a country musicCountry music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
format until 1999 when it switched to an adult top 40 format and adopted the WKBQ calls. In 2008 it returned to country.