City of license | Crystal Beach, Texas |
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Broadcast area | Greater Houston |
Branding | KD 101 |
Slogan | "Texas Best Country" |
Frequency | 101.5 MHz |
First air date | 1993 |
Format | Silent |
ERP | 6,000 watts |
HAAT | 56 meters (184 ft) |
Class | A |
Facility ID | 18187 |
Transmitter coordinates | 29°30′7″N 94°31′15″W / 29.50194°N 94.52083°W |
Callsign meaning | Star of The Bay (former format) |
Owner | Cumulus Media |
Sister stations | KAYD, KTCX, KQXY, KBED, KIKR |
KSTB (101.5 FM) was a radio station broadcasting a Country music format. Licensed to serve the community of Crystal Beach, Texas, USA, it serves the Houston area. The station was operated by Cumulus Media.
On September 13, 2008, the transmitter facility and all of the transmitting equipment were "washed away" by Hurricane Ike. Cumulus has filed for permission for the station to cease operations and has no specific plans on whether it will attempt to rebuild the station given the scope of the disaster and the poor economic conditions, according to the FCC filing.[1]. The FCC has accepted the filing, but not approved the request as of January 2009. FCC's standard position is that if a licensed facility remains silent for a year, the license expires as a matter of law, although some exceptions are made.
Prior to its country format, KSTB played an adult contemporary format under the brand "Star 101.5" (or "The Star Of The Bay", referring to Galveston Bay), and was owned by Galtex Broadcasting. While the transmitter was located in Crystal Beach, the business offices were located in Webster, Texas - about 25 miles south of downtown Houston.
In August 2010, KSTB briefly returned to the airwaves as "Energy", playing music from the 1990s. It was running at very low power, and was thus only receivable in Crystal Beach itself. It is possible that this was simply a transmitter test or a temporary broadcast to keep the station's license active. As of September 30, 2010, the station is reportedly off the air, and its future fate is unknown. [2] Before hurricane Ike KSTB simulcasted with sister station KAYD 101.7 as KD 101.
External links
- Query the FCC's FM station database for KSTB
- Radio-Locator information on KSTB
- Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for KSTB
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