WKBE
Encyclopedia
WKBE known as 100.3 The Point, is a modern adult contemporary radio station
in the United States
, licensed to Warrensburg, New York
, and owned by Pamal Broadcasting
. The station broadcasts 24 hours a day on 100.3 MHz at 1.45 kW from a transmitter located on Prospect Mountain
in Lake George, New York
(shared with WCKM-FM
, WCQL
and the former location of WNYQ, now WQSH in the Albany market), and serves the Adirondack Region
and the Capital District
of New York
.
WKBE's signal can be heard as far south as southern Albany
and Rensselaer
counties, and as far north as Schroon Lake and Elizabethtown
.
and active rock
lean. On the musical spectrum, the station is somewhat between WEXT
, WQBK-FM
and WEQX
. The station primarily plays alternative artists from the 1980s to the present, such as Depeche Mode
, Evanescence
, U2
, No Doubt
, Green Day
, and Alanis Morissette
.
The station is also known for broadcasting Point Punchlines every half-hour during the day, featuring comedic messages and quotes. The Point also has an A-List Rewards program, where listeners can earn points for solving contests on the station, and use the points to earn prizes.
As of June 2011, the station's DJ lineup is: Ken Edwards (6am-10am weekdays), Justin (2pm–7pm weekdays, noon–6pm Sundays), Sarah (7pm-midnight weekdays), Jackie (10am-2pm weekdays, noon–6pm Saturdays), and Nikki (6pm–midnight weekends). Sunday mornings feature the Sundays Over EZ featuring live and acoustic performances by WKBE artists from 7:00 to 10:00 am.
as adult contemporary KB-100. Locally owned by Karamatt Broadcasting, LLC, KB-100 aired mostly local programming with some off-peak timeslots carrying syndicated programs and also aired local programs such as high school sporting events. These events, however, were soon taken by WCKM-FM
when that station signed on.
In 1994, Karamatt filed an application to upgrade for a 6 kilowatt Class A station to a 25 kilowatt Class B1 station as a response to the then-new application of the similarly powered WNYQ with the station moving down to 100.3 MHz in the process. The move took place in summer 1995; however, the increased value of the station led to its sale to Paul Bendat, owner of WABY
/WABY-FM/WKLI in Albany in March 1996 after two months running WKLI's K-lite format under an LMA
. With WKLI's adult contemporary format on the decline, Bendat saw an opportunity and both WKLI and WKBE flipped to CHR
K-100 with the closing of the purchase of WKBE.
Though the initial year of WKBE's new format did well in the ratings, outlasting upstart WHTR
, the station soon began to enter a period of decline and in February 1999 Bendat sold his stations to Tele-Media, Inc. After a three-month stunting period, the stations relaunched as modern adult contemporary The Point that May (with WKLI taking the WCPT calls in the process). After two years of struggling against a relaunched WNYQ in Glens Falls as well as WFLY
and WRVE
in Albany, Tele-Media sold WCPT and WKBE in August 2001 to Pamal Broadcasting
with the sale closing that October.
While WCPT (which reverted to WKLI) took a new format, WKBE instead retained the Point format though now programming was based out of Glens Falls. This format has evolved over the last decade from the modern adult contemporary approach in place at the outset to a variation more similar to contemporary hit radio
and eventually to a modern rock
-leaning format.
From November 22, 2006 to December 25, 2006, the station stunted
with a temporary Christmas
music format, and after the month-long stint of Christmas music, WKBE began its lean towards a modern rock
-oriented format on December 26, by introducing a new logo and slogan (Today's Modern Mix).
After the relaunch in 2006, the station's playlist includes mainly modern and active rock artists, such as Alanis Morissette
, Evanescence
, No Doubt
, Red Hot Chili Peppers
, and Green Day
, as well as pop rock acts such as Kelly Clarkson
, Christina Perri
, Paramore
, Neon Trees
, and Avril Lavigne
. In the late 2000s, soul music artists such as Adele
, Duffy
, and KT Tunstall
began to be added to the playlist; however, by 2010, the station has become closer to a true modern rock
format, although the station still plays some modern AC
and AAA
artists which are not found on most modern rock stations. As of early 2011, Arbitron
, Mediabase
and Nielsen BDS report the station under the hot adult contemporary format.
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, licensed to Warrensburg, New York
Warrensburg, New York
Warrensburg, New York is a town in Warren County. An hamlet by the same name is recognized by U.S. Census Bureau as a census-designated place . According to the 2000 United States Census, the CDP comprises less than one-fifth of the town's total area, yet has about 75% of the town's population...
, and owned by Pamal Broadcasting
Pamal Broadcasting
Pamal Broadcasting, Ltd. is a family-owned radio ownership with stations in medium-to-small markets in the Northeast and Florida. Based in the Albany suburb of Latham, New York, Pamal Broadcasting was founded in 1986 as Albany Broadcasting when business man James J. Morrell entered broadcast...
. The station broadcasts 24 hours a day on 100.3 MHz at 1.45 kW from a transmitter located on Prospect Mountain
Prospect Mountain (Warren County, New York)
Prospect Mountain is a mountain located in the town of Lake George in Warren County, New York. New York State Route 917A, an unsigned reference route also known as Prospect Mountain Veterans Memorial Highway, is a toll road maintained by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation...
in Lake George, New York
Lake George (town), New York
Lake George is a town in Warren County, New York, USA. The population was 3,578 at the 2000 census. The town is named after the lake, Lake George. Within the town is a village also named Lake George. The town is part of the Glens Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area.- History :The lake was...
(shared with WCKM-FM
WCKM-FM
WCKM-FM is a radio station broadcasting a classic hits format. Licensed to Lake George , New York, USA, the station serves Essex, Hamilton, Saratoga, Warren and Washington Counties. The station is currently owned by Regional Radio Group, LLC and features news and sports from ABC Radio...
, WCQL
WCQL
WCQL is a radio station broadcasting a Hot Adult Contemporary format. Licensed to Queensbury, New York, USA, the station serves the Saratoga Springs/Glens Falls area...
and the former location of WNYQ, now WQSH in the Albany market), and serves the Adirondack Region
Adirondack Mountains
The Adirondack Mountains are a mountain range located in the northeastern part of New York, that runs through Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Hamilton, Herkimer, Lewis, Saint Lawrence, Saratoga, Warren, and Washington counties....
and the Capital District
Capital District
New York's Capital District, also known as the Capital Region, is a region in upstate New York that generally refers to the four counties surrounding Albany, the capital of the state: Albany County, Schenectady County, Rensselaer County, and Saratoga County...
of New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
.
WKBE's signal can be heard as far south as southern Albany
Albany County, New York
Albany County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York, and is part of the Albany-Schenectady-Troy Metropolitan Statistical Area. The name is from the title of the Duke of York and Albany, who became James II of England . As of the 2010 census, the population was 304,204...
and Rensselaer
Rensselaer County, New York
Rensselaer County is a county in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 159,429. Its name is in honor of the family of Kiliaen van Rensselaer, the original Dutch owner of the land in the area. Its county seat is Troy...
counties, and as far north as Schroon Lake and Elizabethtown
Elizabethtown, New York
Elizabethtown is a town in Essex County, New York, United States. The population was 1,315 at the 2000 census. The county seat of Essex County is a hamlet also called Elizabethtown. The name is derived from Elizabeth Gilliland, the wife of an early settler....
.
Programming
Although a modern adult contemporary station, the station has a slight to moderate adult album alternativeAdult album alternative
Adult album alternative is a radio format. A spinoff from the album-oriented rock format, its roots trace to the 1960s and 1970s from the earlier freeform and progressive formats....
and active rock
Active rock
Active rock is a radio format used by many commercial radio stations across the United States and Canada. Active rock plays contemporary rock artists with a mix of songs common in the classic rock radio format.-Format background:...
lean. On the musical spectrum, the station is somewhat between WEXT
WEXT
WEXT is a radio station broadcasting an adult album alternative format. Licensed to Amsterdam, New York, USA, the station serves Albany, New York...
, WQBK-FM
WQBK-FM
WQBK-FM and WQBJ are Active Rock music formatted radio stations licensed to Rensselaer, New York and Cobleskill, New York respectively, and serving New York's Capital District and Mohawk Valley. The stations are owned by Townsquare Media...
and WEQX
WEQX
WEQX is an FM radio station located at 102.7 MHz and broadcasting from Manchester, Vermont, USA at 1250 watts with an effective radiated power output of 50,000 watts . Their tower is located on nearby Equinox Mountain...
. The station primarily plays alternative artists from the 1980s to the present, such as Depeche Mode
Depeche Mode
Depeche Mode are an English electronic music band formed in 1980 in Basildon, Essex. The group's original line-up consisted of Dave Gahan , Martin Gore , Andy Fletcher and Vince Clarke...
, Evanescence
Evanescence
Evanescence is an American rock band founded in Little Rock, Arkansas in 1995 by singer/pianist Amy Lee and guitarist Ben Moody. After recording private albums, the band released their first full-length album, Fallen, on Wind-up Records in 2003. Fallen sold more than 17 million copies worldwide...
, U2
U2
U2 are an Irish rock band from Dublin. Formed in 1976, the group consists of Bono , The Edge , Adam Clayton , and Larry Mullen, Jr. . U2's early sound was rooted in post-punk but eventually grew to incorporate influences from many genres of popular music...
, No Doubt
No Doubt
No Doubt is an American rock band from Anaheim, California that formed in 1986. The ska-pop sound of their first album No Doubt , failed to make an impact...
, Green Day
Green Day
Green Day is an American punk rock band formed in 1987. The band consists of lead vocalist and guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong, bassist and backing vocalist Mike Dirnt, and drummer Tre Cool...
, and Alanis Morissette
Alanis Morissette
Alanis Nadine Morissette is a Canadian-American singer-songwriter, guitarist, record producer, and actress. She has won 16 Juno Awards and seven Grammy Awards, was nominated for two Golden Globe Awards and also shortlisted for an Academy Award nomination...
.
The station is also known for broadcasting Point Punchlines every half-hour during the day, featuring comedic messages and quotes. The Point also has an A-List Rewards program, where listeners can earn points for solving contests on the station, and use the points to earn prizes.
As of June 2011, the station's DJ lineup is: Ken Edwards (6am-10am weekdays), Justin (2pm–7pm weekdays, noon–6pm Sundays), Sarah (7pm-midnight weekdays), Jackie (10am-2pm weekdays, noon–6pm Saturdays), and Nikki (6pm–midnight weekends). Sunday mornings feature the Sundays Over EZ featuring live and acoustic performances by WKBE artists from 7:00 to 10:00 am.
History
WKBE signed on November 1, 1990 on 100.5 MHz with 6 kilowatts ERPEffective radiated power
In radio telecommunications, effective radiated power or equivalent radiated power is a standardized theoretical measurement of radio frequency energy using the SI unit watts, and is determined by subtracting system losses and adding system gains...
as adult contemporary KB-100. Locally owned by Karamatt Broadcasting, LLC, KB-100 aired mostly local programming with some off-peak timeslots carrying syndicated programs and also aired local programs such as high school sporting events. These events, however, were soon taken by WCKM-FM
WCKM-FM
WCKM-FM is a radio station broadcasting a classic hits format. Licensed to Lake George , New York, USA, the station serves Essex, Hamilton, Saratoga, Warren and Washington Counties. The station is currently owned by Regional Radio Group, LLC and features news and sports from ABC Radio...
when that station signed on.
In 1994, Karamatt filed an application to upgrade for a 6 kilowatt Class A station to a 25 kilowatt Class B1 station as a response to the then-new application of the similarly powered WNYQ with the station moving down to 100.3 MHz in the process. The move took place in summer 1995; however, the increased value of the station led to its sale to Paul Bendat, owner of WABY
WABY
WABY is a radio station broadcasting a Adult Standards/MOR format. Licensed to Mechanicville, New York, USA, the station serves the Albany area. The station is currently owned by Anastos Media Group, Inc...
/WABY-FM/WKLI in Albany in March 1996 after two months running WKLI's K-lite format under an LMA
Local marketing agreement
In U.S. and Canadian broadcasting, a local marketing agreement is an agreement in which one company agrees to operate a radio or television station owned by another licensee...
. With WKLI's adult contemporary format on the decline, Bendat saw an opportunity and both WKLI and WKBE flipped to CHR
Contemporary hit radio
Contemporary hit radio is a radio format that is common in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada and Australia that focuses on playing current and recurrent popular music as determined by the Top 40 music charts...
K-100 with the closing of the purchase of WKBE.
Though the initial year of WKBE's new format did well in the ratings, outlasting upstart WHTR
WFFG-FM
WFFG-FM is the callsign of a country music radio station licenced to Corinth, New York and serving the Glens Falls-Lake George, New York area plus Saratoga County, the Capital Region, and western Vermont...
, the station soon began to enter a period of decline and in February 1999 Bendat sold his stations to Tele-Media, Inc. After a three-month stunting period, the stations relaunched as modern adult contemporary The Point that May (with WKLI taking the WCPT calls in the process). After two years of struggling against a relaunched WNYQ in Glens Falls as well as WFLY
WFLY
WFLY is a Contemporary Hit Radio station licensed to Troy, New York and serving New York's Capital District as well as the surrounding areas, including the Adirondacks...
and WRVE
WRVE
WRVE is a Hot Adult Contemporary radio station licensed to Schenectady, New York and serving the Capital District and Upper Hudson Valley of New York. It broadcasts at 99.5 FM at 14.5 kilowatts ERP from a transmitter in Guilderland, New York...
in Albany, Tele-Media sold WCPT and WKBE in August 2001 to Pamal Broadcasting
Pamal Broadcasting
Pamal Broadcasting, Ltd. is a family-owned radio ownership with stations in medium-to-small markets in the Northeast and Florida. Based in the Albany suburb of Latham, New York, Pamal Broadcasting was founded in 1986 as Albany Broadcasting when business man James J. Morrell entered broadcast...
with the sale closing that October.
While WCPT (which reverted to WKLI) took a new format, WKBE instead retained the Point format though now programming was based out of Glens Falls. This format has evolved over the last decade from the modern adult contemporary approach in place at the outset to a variation more similar to contemporary hit radio
Contemporary hit radio
Contemporary hit radio is a radio format that is common in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada and Australia that focuses on playing current and recurrent popular music as determined by the Top 40 music charts...
and eventually to a modern rock
Modern rock
Modern rock is a rock format commonly found on commercial radio; the format consists primarily of the alternative rock genre...
-leaning format.
From November 22, 2006 to December 25, 2006, the station stunted
Stunting (broadcasting)
In radio broadcasting, stunting occurs when a station abruptly airs programming that is seemingly uncharacteristic compared to what they normally play...
with a temporary Christmas
Christmas
Christmas or Christmas Day is an annual holiday generally celebrated on December 25 by billions of people around the world. It is a Christian feast that commemorates the birth of Jesus Christ, liturgically closing the Advent season and initiating the season of Christmastide, which lasts twelve days...
music format, and after the month-long stint of Christmas music, WKBE began its lean towards a modern rock
Modern rock
Modern rock is a rock format commonly found on commercial radio; the format consists primarily of the alternative rock genre...
-oriented format on December 26, by introducing a new logo and slogan (Today's Modern Mix).
After the relaunch in 2006, the station's playlist includes mainly modern and active rock artists, such as Alanis Morissette
Alanis Morissette
Alanis Nadine Morissette is a Canadian-American singer-songwriter, guitarist, record producer, and actress. She has won 16 Juno Awards and seven Grammy Awards, was nominated for two Golden Globe Awards and also shortlisted for an Academy Award nomination...
, Evanescence
Evanescence
Evanescence is an American rock band founded in Little Rock, Arkansas in 1995 by singer/pianist Amy Lee and guitarist Ben Moody. After recording private albums, the band released their first full-length album, Fallen, on Wind-up Records in 2003. Fallen sold more than 17 million copies worldwide...
, No Doubt
No Doubt
No Doubt is an American rock band from Anaheim, California that formed in 1986. The ska-pop sound of their first album No Doubt , failed to make an impact...
, Red Hot Chili Peppers
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Red Hot Chili Peppers is an American rock band, formed in Los Angeles in 1983. The group's musical style primarily consists of rock with an emphasis on funk, as well as elements from other genres such as punk, hip hop and psychedelic rock...
, and Green Day
Green Day
Green Day is an American punk rock band formed in 1987. The band consists of lead vocalist and guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong, bassist and backing vocalist Mike Dirnt, and drummer Tre Cool...
, as well as pop rock acts such as Kelly Clarkson
Kelly Clarkson
Kelly Brianne Clarkson is an American pop rock singer-songwriter and actress. Clarkson came into prominence after becoming the winner of the inaugural season of the television series American Idol in 2002 and would later become the runner-up in the television special World Idol in 2003.In 2003,...
, Christina Perri
Christina Perri
Christina Judith Perri is an American singer and songwriter from Philadelphia. Her song "Jar of Hearts" charted in the United States after it was featured on the Fox television show So You Think You Can Dance in 2010. Rolling Stone named her the "Band of the Week" on October 26, 2010...
, Paramore
Paramore
Paramore is an American rock band from Franklin, Tennessee, formed in 2004. The band consists of lead vocalist Hayley Williams, bassist Jeremy Davis, and guitarist Taylor York...
, Neon Trees
Neon Trees
Neon Trees is an American alternative rock band from Provo, Utah, with origins in Murrieta, California. The band received nationwide exposure in late 2008 when they opened several North American tour dates for the rock band The Killers. Not long after, the band was signed by Mercury Records and...
, and Avril Lavigne
Avril Lavigne
Avril Ramona Lavigne is a Canadian singer-songwriter. She was born in Belleville, Ontario, but spent most of her youth in the small town of Napanee. By the age of 15, she had appeared on stage with Shania Twain; by 16, she had signed a two-album recording contract with Arista Records worth more...
. In the late 2000s, soul music artists such as Adele
Adele (singer)
Adele Laurie Blue Adkins , known professionally as Adele, is an English singer-songwriter. She was the first recipient of the Brit Awards Critics' Choice and was named the number-one predicted breakthrough act of 2008 in an annual BBC poll of music critics, Sound of 2008...
, Duffy
Duffy (singer)
Aimée Ann Duffy , known as Duffy, is a Welsh singer-songwriter. Her 2008 debut album Rockferry entered the UK Album Chart at number one. It was the best-selling album in the United Kingdom in 2008 with 1.68 million copies sold...
, and KT Tunstall
KT Tunstall
Kate Victoria "KT" Tunstall is a Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist from St Andrews, Scotland. She broke into the public eye with a 2004 live solo performance of her song "Black Horse and the Cherry Tree" on Later... with Jools Holland...
began to be added to the playlist; however, by 2010, the station has become closer to a true modern rock
Modern rock
Modern rock is a rock format commonly found on commercial radio; the format consists primarily of the alternative rock genre...
format, although the station still plays some modern AC
Adult contemporary music
Adult contemporary music is a broad style of popular music that ranges from lush 1950s and 1960s vocal music to predominantly ballad-heavy music with varying degrees of rock influence, as well as a radio format that plays such music....
and AAA
Adult album alternative
Adult album alternative is a radio format. A spinoff from the album-oriented rock format, its roots trace to the 1960s and 1970s from the earlier freeform and progressive formats....
artists which are not found on most modern rock stations. As of early 2011, Arbitron
Arbitron
Arbitron is a consumer research company in the United States that collects listener data on radio audiences. It was founded as American Research Bureau by Jim Seiler in 1949 and became national by merging with L.A. based Coffin, Cooper and Clay in the early 1950s...
, Mediabase
Mediabase
Mediabase is a music industry service that monitors radio station airplay in 180 US and Canadian markets. Mediabase publishes music charts and data based on the most played songs on terrestrial and satellite radio, and provides in-depth analytical tools for radio and record industry professionals...
and Nielsen BDS report the station under the hot adult contemporary format.