KQBR

KQBR
City	Lubbock, Texas
Broadcast area	Lubbock metropolitan area
Branding	Lonestar 99.5
Slogan	Lubbock's NEW Country Station
Frequency	99.5 MHz
First air date	1964 (as KWGN-FM)
Format	Country
ERP	100,000 watts
HAAT	249 meters
Class	C1
Facility ID	60800
Callsign meaning	reference to "The Bear", the station's former moniker
Former callsigns	KFYO-FM (1948-1952) KWGN-FM (1964-1966) KWGO-FM (1966-1981) KRLB-FM (1981-1999) KCRM (1999)
Owner	Townsquare Media (Townsquare Media Lubbock License, LLC)
Sister stations	KFMX, KFYO, KKAM, KKCL, KZII
Website	http://lonestar995fm.com/

KQBR (99.5 FM, "Lonestar 99.5") is a radio station broadcasting a country music format. Licensed to Lubbock, Texas, USA and broadcasting on FM frequency 99.5 MHz, The station is currently under ownership of Townsquare Media.^[1] Its studios and transmitter are located in south Lubbock.

History

99.5 (channel 258) was assigned to Lubbock. It was used in the late 1940s and early 1950s as KFYO-FM.

The channel was reactivated in 1964 as KWGN-FM in Abernathy, Texas. Power was 57,000 watts at 150 feet from a tower a few miles north of Abernathy (25 miles north of Lubbock). The station was put on by a partnership headed by Clyde Robert "Bob" Stephens, and his brother Raymond V. Stephens. Bob Stephens had worked at KSEL radio, would work at KSEL-TV and KCBD-TV as TV weatherman. Raymond continued in radio throughout Texas and New Mexico.

In 1966 KWGN-FM was approached by Tribune Broadcasting (WGN Chicago et al.) about changing call letters. Tribune was in the process of acquiring channel 2 KCTO-TV in Denver, CO. They wanted to change to KWGN-TV. KWGN-FM changed to KWGO-FM in exchange for 28,000 dollars.

In 1970 the station moved its transmitter to 98th and University in Lubbock. Power changed to 44,000 watts and height changed to 740 feet above average terrain. City of license changed to Lubbock, Texas. Studios moved to 17th and K in downtown Lubbock. In 1974 the tower at 98th and University was sold to Ray Moran who was putting 101.1 KTEZ on the air. KTEZ paid to move KWGO to a lower perch on the tower, using less feed line, allowing an increase to 46,000 watts at 630 feet. Studios moved to the Red Raider Inn on a traffic circle (roundabout) where avenue A, H, and Q came together between 66th street and 50th street.

Various partners came and went in the next decade. In 1975, Stephens sold 49% of the station to "Mexican American Services,Inc" for 60,000 dollars. A couple of years later (1977) Stephens sold the other 51% for another 60,000 dollars. KWGO was sold to KRLB, Inc (owner of AM 580 KRLB) in 1980 for 380,000 dollars. In 1982 KRLB Inc. was sold to Ken Dowe of KLIF 1190 Dallas Fame. Dowe owned several stations throughout Texas. He continued co-ownership of KRLB AM/FM (KRLB AM LATER KJBX AM) until the mid 1990s when it was sold to South Plains Broadcasting.

In 1985 the station's transmitting location moved to a shared tower spearheaded by KFMX, KFYO, and KLLL, known as the Lubbock Tower.

In mid 1995 KRLB FM99, a HOT A/C Format was changed for KCRM Classic Rock. In the fall of 1999 99-5 changed from KCRM, The Cream of Classic Rock, to KQBR 99-5 The Bear.

May 5, 2012 - Townsquare Media drops "The Bear" branding in favor of '99-5 Blake FM'. Morning show hosts, Rick Gilbert and Jane Prince-Jones and program director Kidd Manning were not retained after the rebranding.

On August 30, 2014, KQBR rebranded as Lonestar 99.5, with no other changes.

References

↑ "KQBR Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.

External links

Query the FCC's FM station database for KQBR

Radio-Locator information on KQBR

Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for KQBR

Radio stations in the Lubbock, Texas market

By FM frequency	87.7¹ 88.1 88.5 88.5 89.1 89.7 90.1 90.3 90.5 90.9 91.5 91.9 92.7 93.7 94.1 94.5 95.5 96.3 97.3 98.1 98.5 99.1 99.5 100.3 100.7 101.1 102.5 102.9 103.5 103.9 104.3 104.9 105.3 105.7 106.1 106.5 106.9 107.3 107.7

By AM frequency	580 790 900 950 1090 1230 1250 1300 1340 1380 1420 1460 1490 1590

NOAA Weather Radio frequency	162.400 162.500

Digital Radio	89.1-1 89.1-2 89.1-3 97.3-1 97.3-2 97.3-3

By callsign	K218DI K231BE K245BG K249DU K253BD K264AN KAIQ KAMY KAMZ KBAH KBTE KBZO KDAV KEJS KFLP KFLP-FM KFMP-LP KFMX-FM KFYO KIKZ KJAK KJDL KJDL-FM KJTV KKAM KKUB KKCL-FM KKLU KKYN-FM KLBB-FM KLCT-LP KLLL-FM KLTB-FM KLVT KLZK-FM KMMX KMUL KONE KPBB KPGA KPHS KPMB KQBR KRBL KRFE KRIA KSSL KTTU-FM KTTZ-FM KTXT-FM KVIO-LP KVOP KXTQ-FM KZII-FM KZZN WXK79 WZ2507

Defunct	KCLR 1530

Nearby radio markets Abilene Amarillo Big Spring–Snyder Odessa–Midland Roswell See also List of radio stations in Texas ¹ = Audio signal of KFMP-LP (alternative rock audio)

Country radio stations in the state of Texas

Stations	KABW – Baird KACQ – Lometa KACT – Andrews KACT-FM – Andrews KAGG – Madisonville KAJA – San Antonio KALP – Alpine KAML – Kenedy-Karnes City KAND – Corsicana KARX - Claude KASE-FM – Austin KATP – Amarillo KATX – Eastland KAUM – Colorado City KAXA – Mountain Home KAYD-FM – Silsbee KBCT – Waco KBCY – Tye KBEC – Waxahachie KBEX – Dalhart KBEY – Burnet KBPC – Crockett KBST-FM – Big Spring KBUK – La Grange KCAR – Clarksville KCCT – Corpus Christi KCKL – Malakoff KCKM – Monahans KCLW – Hamilton KCOM – Comanche KCTI – Gonzales KCTX-FM – Childress KCWM – Hondo KCYY – San Antonio KDCD – San Angelo KDHN – Dimmitt KDLK-FM – Del Rio KDRX – Laughlin Air Force Base KEAN-FM – Abilene KEBE – Jacksonville KERC – Kermit KETX-FM – Livingston KEYE – Perryton KFLP-FM – Floydada KFST-FM – Fort Stockton KFTX – Kingsville KFWR – Jacksboro KFXE – Ingram KFYN – Bonham KFYN-FM – Detroit KGAS-FM – Carthage KGKL-FM – San Angelo KGNC – Amarillo KGVL – Greenville KHBR – Hillsboro KHEY-FM – El Paso KHFX – Cleburne KHJQ – Concan KHKX – Odessa KHLB – Mason KHOS-FM – Sonora KIKT – Cooper KILT-FM – Houston KIMP – Mount Pleasant KIUN – Pecos KIVY-FM – Crockett KIXS – Victoria KJCS – Nacogdoches KJDL - Lubbock KJDL-FM – Levelland KKBQ – Pasadena KKCN – Ballinger KKLY – El Paso KKUB – Brownfield KKUS – Tyler KKYN-FM – Plainview KKYR-FM – Texarkana KKYX – San Antonio KLLL-FM – Lubbock KLSR-FM – Memphis KLUR – Wichita Falls KLXK – Breckenridge KMBL – Junction KMHT – Marshall KMIL – Cameron KMKS – Bay City KMKT – Bells KMOO-FM – Mineola KMUL-FM – Muleshoe KMVL-FM – Madisonville KNAF – Fredericksburg KNAF-FM – Fredericksburg KNAL - Port Lavaca KNEL-FM – Brady KNES – Fairfield KNFM – Midland KNUE – Tyler KNUZ – San Saba KOGT – Orange KOKE-FM – Thorndale KOLI – Electra KOLJ – Quanah KOMX – Pampa KOOK – Junction KOOV – Kempner KORA-FM – Bryan KOUL – Benavides KOXE – Brownwood KOYN – Paris KPAN – Hereford KPAN-FM – Hereford KPET – Lamesa KPIR – Granbury KPLX – Fort Worth KPSO-FM – Falfurrias KPUR-FM – Canyon KQBB – Center KQBR – Lubbock KQRP-LP – Malakoff KQTY – Borger KQTY-FM – Borger KRBL – Idalou KRMX – Marlin KRNH – Kerrville KRPT – Devine KRRG – Laredo KRUN – Ballinger KRVA-FM – Campbell KRVF – Kerens KRXT – Rockdale KRYS-FM – Corpus Christi KSAM-FM – Huntsville KSAQ – Charlotte KSCH – Sulphur Springs KSCN – Pittsburg KSCK-LP – Sterling City KSCS – Fort Worth KSEM – Seminole KSEY-FM – Seymour KSNY-FM – Snyder KSSL – Post KSTA – Coleman KSTV-FM – Dublin KSWA – Graham KTEX – Mercedes KTFW-FM – Glen Rose KTHP – Hemphill KTHT – Cleveland KTKO – Beeville KTTX – Brenham KTWL – Hempstead KTXM – Hallettsville KTXO – Goldsmith KUKA – San Diego KULM-FM – Columbus KULP – El Campo KUSJ – Harker Heights KUZN – Centerville KVET-FM – Austin KVLG – La Grange KVMC – Colorado City KVMK – Wheelock KVOU-FM – Uvalde KVRP – Stamford KVRP-FM – Haskell KVST – Willis KWBC – College Station KWED – Seguin KWFS-FM – Wichita Falls KWRD – Henderson KWSP-LP – Kerrville KXAX-LP - Livingston KXDJ – Spearman KXEZ-Farmersville KXOX – Sweetwater KYKM – Yoakum KYKR – Beaumont KYKS – Lufkin KYKX – Longview KYOX - Comanche KYXX – Ozona KYYK – Palestine KYYW – Abilene WACO-FM – Waco WTAW-FM - Buffalo

Defunct:	KDLP-LP – Ace KRHC – Burnet KSTB – Crystal Beach KTON – Belton KUOL – San Marcos

See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Texas

Townsquare Media

(formerly Regent Communications, and including former Gap Broadcasting Group and Double O Radio)

Alabama	WBEI WFFN WNPT-FM WTBC WTSK WTUG-FM

Arkansas	KMJI KOSY KYGL

Colorado	KARS-FM(+FM1)** KBKL KEKB KEXO KKNN KKPL KMAX-FM KMXY KTRR KUAD-FM

Connecticut	WINE WRKI

Idaho	KAWO KCIX KEZJ-FM KFXD KIDO KLIX KLIX-FM KSAS-FM KSNQ KXLT-FM

Illinois	WDBQ-FM WKGL-FM WLIQ WROK WXLP WXXQ WZOK

Indiana	WDKS WGBF WGBF-FM WJLT WKDQ

Iowa	KBEA-FM KBOB KCRR KDAT KHAK KIIK-FM KJOC KKHQ-FM KLYV KOEL KOEL-FM KRNA KRQN* KXGE WDBQ WJOD

Kentucky	WBKR WOMI

Louisiana	KEEL KFTE** KHLA KHXT KJEF KJMH KLCL KMDL KNGT KPEL KPEL-FM KROF KRUF KTDY KTSR KVKI-FM KWKH KXKS-FM

Maine	WBLM WBPW WBZN WCYY WDEA WEBB WEZQ WJBQ WJZN WMME-FM WOZI WQCB WQHR WTVL WWMJ

Massachusetts	WBSM WFHN

Michigan	WBCK WBXX WCRZ WFGR WFMK WFNT WGRD-FM WITL-FM WJIM WJIM-FM WKFR-FM WKMI WLCO WLHT-FM WMMQ WNWZ WQUS WRCL WRKR WTRV WVFN WWBN

Minnesota	KBMX KDCZ KDHL KDZZ KFIL KFIL-FM KKCB KLDJ KLZZ KMXK KOLM KQCL KRFO KRFO-FM KROC KROC-FM KVGO KWWK KXSS KYBA KZRV WEBC WJON WWJO

Missouri	KHMO KICK-FM KRRY KSDL KSIS KXKX

Montana	KBAZ KBUL KCHH(+K236AB) KCTR-FM KENR(+FM1) KGVO KGVO-FM KISN KKBR KLYQ KMHK KMMS KMMS-FM KMPT KPRK KSEN KXLB(+K254AL) KYSS-FM(+K252BM) KZIN-FM KZMY

New Hampshire	WHOM WOKQ WPKQ WSAK WSHK

New Jersey	WADB WCHR-FM WENJ WFPG WJLK WKXW WOBM WOBM-FM WPGG WPUR WSJO

New York	WAAL WBKT WBLK WBUF WCHN WCZX WDBY WDHI WDLA WDLA-FM WDOS WEOK WFRG-FM WGNA-FM(+W235AY) WHWK WIBX WIYN WKNY WKXP WKXZ(+W232AT) WLZW WMSX WNBF WODZ-FM WPDA WPDH WQBJ WQBK-FM WQSH(+W256BU) WRRB WRRV WSRK WTBD-FM WTMM-FM WWYL WYOS WYRK WZAD WZOZ

North Dakota	KACL KBYZ KKCT KLXX KUSB

Oklahoma	KLAW KVRW KZCD

South Dakota	KDEZ KIKN-FM KKLS-FM KMXC KSOO KSOO-FM KXRB KYBB

Texas	KAFX-FM KATP KBAT KBZS KEAN-FM KELI KEYJ-FM KFMX-FM KFYO KGEE KGKL KGKL-FM KISX KIXS KIXZ KKAM KKCL-FM KKCN KKTX-FM KKYR-FM KLAQ KLTD KLUB KMND KMWX KMXJ-FM KNFM KNIN-FM KNRX KNUE KODM KOOC KPRF KPWW KQBR KQVT KROD KSFA KSII KSLI KSSM KTBQ KTEM KTUX KTYL-FM KULL KUSJ KVLL-FM KWFS KWFS-FM KXSS-FM KYKS KYYW KZBT KZII-FM

Washington	KATS(+K232CV) KDBL KEYW KFFM KFLD KIT KMGW KOLW KORD-FM KUTI KXRX

Wyoming	KCGY KGAB KIGN KKTL KLEN KOWB KRNK KRVK KTRS-FM KTWO KWYY

Defunct	KRIL WPUT

Live events	Country Jam USA Mountain Jam (50%) North American Midway Entertainment WE Fest

Websites	King Loudwire Noisecreep XXL

Radio networks	Michigan Talk Network

License held by a divestiture trust; sale pending. *License held by a third party.

Coordinates: 33°31′05″N 101°51′25″W / 33.518°N 101.857°W / 33.518; -101.857

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