City | Hibbing, Minnesota |
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Broadcast area | Iron Range |
Branding | 93.9 WTBX |
Slogan | "The Northland's #1 Music Station" |
Frequency | 93.9 FM (MHz) |
First air date | 1982 |
Format | Commercial; Hot AC |
ERP | 100,000 watts |
HAAT | 162 meters |
Class | C1 |
Facility ID | 73172 |
Callsign meaning | The Best MiX |
Owner | Duey E. Wright (Midwest Communications, Inc.) |
Sister stations | WMFG, WMFG-FM, WNMT, WUSZ |
Website | wtbx.com |
WTBX (93.9 FM) is a U.S. radio station in Hibbing, Minnesota, serving the Iron Range region. The station is owned by Midwest Communications and airs a hybrid format of Hot AC and Modern AC. In 2008 the station began leaning Adult Top 40 during the evening hours with the addition of tracks topping CHR charts, similar to KBMX in Duluth, MN. Formerly WTBX was CHR during the 1980s and had a relay transmitter on 97.7 FM in Duluth, MN.
Midwest also owns five radio stations on the Iron Range; WMFG, WMFG-FM, WNMT, WTBX, and WUSZ. All five stations share the same studio location at 807 W. 37th Street, Hibbing.
WTBX Currently Doesn’t Broadcast in HD Radio
Midwest Communications also owns WUSZ, WMFG, WMFG-FM, and WNMT on the Iron Range. All five stations, along with the former KMFG, were sold to Midwest for $5.4 million.
Coordinates: 47°22′23″N 93°00′50″W / 47.373°N 93.014°W