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Radio station in England–Little Rock, Arkansas

KHTE-FM

England, ArkansasUnited States
Broadcast area Little Rock (Central Arkansas)
Frequency 96.5 MHz
Branding 96.5 The Box
Programming
Format Mainstream urban
Affiliations Compass Media Networks
Ownership
Owner Alfred Bradford, IV(Bradford Media Group, LLC)
History
Former call signs KLRA-FM (1988–1997)KHUG (1997–1999)KLEC (3/1999-6/1999)KLEC-FM (1999–2000)KHTE (5/2000-10/2000)
Call sign meaning K HoT England (former branding and city of license)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority FCC
Facility ID 40746
Class C3
ERP 10,500 watts
HAAT 151 meters
Links
Public license information Public fileLMS
Webcast Listen live
Website 965thebox.com

KHTE-FM (96.5 MHz) is a commercial mainstream urban radio station broadcasting from Little Rock, Arkansas, United States (licensed to England). KHTE-FM is currently branded as "96.5 The Box". The station's studios are located in West Little Rock, and the transmitter tower is in Redfield, Arkansas.

KHTE-FM, whose previous formats were Rhythmic contemporary and later Urban contemporary known as "Hot 96.5", began switching directions to a 1990s-based Top 40 format in August 2009, only to adopt an Adult Top 40 direction just two weeks after the flip, and by 2011 evolved to Top 40/CHR. The move allowed them to compete more effectively with Top 40 rival KLAL for 18- to 49-year-old female listeners and to counter KLAL's rock-leaning playlist.

In January 2013, KHTE-FM dropped Top 40/CHR for News/Talk, picking up the format full time from KKSP after it went full-time with their sports format.

On March 17, 2015, it was announced that Salem Media Group, would take over operations of KHTE and KKSP through a local marketing agreement with Crain. On April 2, 2015, KHTE-FM rebranded as "96.5 The Answer", matching the names of fellow stations owned by Salem.[2]

On August 1, 2018, KHTE changed its format to urban contemporary, branded as "96.5 The Box", competing against KIPR & KPZK (now KFOG).[3]

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KHTE-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ Salem Debuts Little Rock's Answer and Fish - Radio Insight
  3. ^ Bradford Ratliff Media to Launch 96.5 The Box Little Rock Radioinsight - July 24, 2018

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