WXBT

WXBT

West Columbia, South Carolina
Broadcast area	Columbia metropolitan area
Frequency	100.1 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding	100.1 The Beat
Programming
Format	Urban contemporary
Subchannels	HD2: Black Information Network "Columbia’s BIN 105.5"
Affiliations	Premiere Networks
Ownership
Owner	iHeartMedia, Inc. (iHM Licenses, LLC)
Sister stations	WCOS, WCOS-FM, WLTY, WNOK, WVOC
History
First air date	August 5, 1975 (as WSCQ)
Former call signs	WSCQ (1975–2003) WXBT (2003–2011) WVOC-FM (2011–2014)
Call sign meaning	W X BeaT
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	13589
Class	A
ERP	5,900 watts
HAAT	100 meters (330 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	34°4′7″N 81°4′17″W / 34.06861°N 81.07139°W / 34.06861; -81.07139
Translator(s)	HD2: 105.5 W288CX (Columbia)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	FM/HD1: Listen Live HD2: Listen Live
Website	FM/HD1: thebeatcolumbia.iheart.com HD2: columbia.binnews.com

WXBT (100.1 FM) is a commercial radio station licensed to West Columbia, South Carolina and serving the Columbia metropolitan area. It airs an urban contemporary radio format, branded as "100.1 The Beat", and is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. WXBT carries the nationally syndicated morning show "Big Boy's Neighborhood." WXBT's radio studios are on Greystone Boulevard off Interstate 126, near Riverbanks Zoo.

WXBT's transmitter is off Frost Avenue in the Denny Terrace neighborhood, near Columbia International University.^[2] WXBT has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 5,900 watts. WXBT broadcasts using HD Radio technology. Its second digital subchannel carries the Black Information Network. The subchannel feeds FM translator W288CX at 105.5 MHz.