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Broadcast area | Tampa Bay Area |
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Frequency | 97.9 MHz (HD Radio) |
Branding | 98ROCK |
Programming | |
Format | Active rock |
Subchannels | HD2: WFLA simulcast (news/talk) |
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WDAE, WFLA, WFLZ-FM, WFUS, WHNZ, WRUB, WMTX | |
History | |
First air date | December 1967 (as WQXM) |
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Call sign meaning | "X Tampa Bay" |
Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 11274 |
Class | C |
ERP | 100,000 watts |
HAAT | 458 meters (1,503 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 28°10′56″N 82°46′06″W / 28.18222°N 82.76833°W |
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Public license information | |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | 98rock |
WXTB (97.9 FM), also known as "98 Rock", is a commercial active rock radio station owned by iHeartMedia and licensed to Clearwater, Florida, serving the Tampa Bay Area. The WXTB studios are located in South Tampa, while the station transmitter resides in Holiday. In addition to a standard analog transmission, WXTB broadcasts over two HD Radio channels, and is available online via iHeartRadio.
In addition to covering the Tampa Bay market as a whole, the station also covers areas of Levy County and Marion County, which are part of the Gainesville-Ocala radio market.