KXBG

KXBG (97.9 FM) is a radio station licensed to Cheyenne, Wyoming. Owned by iHeartMedia, it broadcasts a country format targeting the Fort Collins-Greeley, Colorado, area. Its studios are located in Loveland, Colorado.

KXBG

Cheyenne, Wyoming United States
Broadcast area	Cheyenne, Wyoming Fort Collins-Greeley
Frequency	97.9 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding	Big 97.9 Rewind 107.3 (HD2)
Programming
Format	Country
Subchannels	HD2: 80s hits "Rewind 107.3"
Ownership
Owner	iHeartMedia (iHM Licenses, LLC)
Sister stations	K235BT, K246CI, KBPI, KCOL, KIIX, KOLT-FM, KPAW KSME
History
First air date	1968 (as KFBC-FM)
Former call signs	KFBC-FM (1968–1978) KFBQ-FM (1978–1996) KIGN (1996–2002) KQLF (2002–2007) KQMY (2007–2008)
Call sign meaning	For "Big" format
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	7693
Class	C1
ERP	100,000 watts
HAAT	293 meters (961 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	41°6′1″N 105°0′23″W
Translator(s)	HD2: 107.3 K297AK (Loveland, CO)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen Live Listen Live (HD2)
Website	big979.iheart.com 1073rewindonline.iheart.com (HD2)

History

The station was assigned the call sign KFBQ-FM on November 20, 1978. On April 15, 1996, it changed to KIGN and on June 3, 2002, to KQLF. On June 6, 2007, the station became KQMY and finally on January 17, 2008, the current KXBG.^[2]

KXBG-HD2

On November 13, 2014, KXBG launched an HD2 subchannel simulcast on translator K297AK 107.3 FM in Loveland, which was previously simulcasting Christian station KDNR, and began stunting with Christmas music as "Santa 107.3".^[3] On December 26, 2014, the HD2 subchannel flipped to AC as "Sunny 107.3".^[3] On December 26, 2015, after stunting with Christmas music as "Santa 107.3", the HD2 subchannel flipped to Christian AC as "Up 107.3".^[4] On June 26, 2017, the HD2 subchannel began stunting with Christmas music as "Santa 107.3", which had been used in each of the past three holiday seasons.^[5] On June 29, 2017, the HD2 subchannel launched a 90's hits format, branded as "iHeart 90s 107.3", simulcast on translator K297AK 107.3 FM in Loveland, with the first song being "Jump Around" by House of Pain.^[5] On August 11, 2017, the channel was rebranded as "B107.3".^[5] On November 3, 2022, the HD2 subchannel began stunting with Christmas music as "Christmas 107.3".^[6] On December 26, KXBG-HD2 ended Christmas stunting and launched a 1980s hits format, branded as "Rewind 107.3".^[7]