KTPB explained

KTPB
City:Altheimer, Arkansas
Area:Pine Bluff, Arkansas
Branding:98.1 The Hog
Frequency:98.1 MHz
Airdate:2015
Format:Classic country
Erp:9,500 watts
Class:C3
Facility Id:190416
Owner:Paul Coats and Mike Huckabee
Operator:PB Radio
Licensee:Bluff City Radio, LLC
Sister Stations:KDPX, KPBA, KTRN
Licensing Authority:FCC

KTPB is an FM radio station at 98.1 MHz in Altheimer, Arkansas, serving Pine Bluff. The station is owned by Bluff City Radio, a company of Mike Huckabee and Paul Coats, and operated by PB Radio under a local marketing agreement; it broadcasts a classic country format known as 98.1 The Hog.

History

The station received its callsign in February 2015 and launched later that year. Huckabee and Coats had bought the permits for three stations from Nancy Miller and acquired KTRN from another owner.[1]

In March 2018, Huckabee and Coats struck a local marketing agreement to have the four Pine Bluff stations he owned be operated by PB Radio, which is owned by Mike and Alpha Horne. PB Radio also has the option of purchasing them.[2]

External links

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Notes and References

  1. News: Deal Digest for the week of July 2, 2015. Inside Radio. July 2, 2015. March 26, 2019.
  2. News: Inside Radio. Mike Huckabee LMAs Arkansas Stations To PB Radio.. April 3, 2018. March 26, 2019.