KKBQ

KKBQ

Pasadena, Texas
Broadcast area	Greater Houston
Frequency	92.9 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding	93Q
Programming
Language(s)	English
Format	Country
Subchannels	HD2: Country Legends 92.9 (formerly KTHT 97.1) (Classic country) HD3: Texas country
Ownership
Owner	Urban One (Radio One Licenses, LLC)
Sister stations	KGLK KHPT KMJQ KBXX
History
First air date	August 1962 (1962-08) (as KLVL-FM)
Former call signs	KLVL-FM (1962–69) KFMZ (1969–70) KYED (1970–71) KYND (1969–83) KKBQ-FM (1983–2016)
Former frequencies	92.5 MHz (1962–82)
Call sign meaning	Carried over from the former KKBQ (790 AM)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	23083
Class	C
ERP	100,000 watts
HAAT	585 meters (1,919 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	29°34′34″N 95°30′36″W / 29.57611°N 95.51000°W / 29.57611; -95.51000
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen live Listen live (via Audacy)
Website	www.93qcountry.com

KKBQ (92.9 FM), branded as "93Q Country", is a commercial radio station with a country music format. KKBQ is licensed to Pasadena, Texas, serving the Greater Houston area. The station is owned by Urban One, and is part of a Houston radio cluster that includes 107.5 KGLK, 106.9 KHPT, 102.1 KMJQ & 97.9 KBXX. Studios and offices are in Suite 2300 at 3 Post Oak Central in the Uptown district in Houston, Texas, United States^[2][3] and the transmitter site is near Missouri City off Farm-to-Market Road 2234.^[4]

KKBQ has been nominated twice for Country Music Association awards for Best Radio Station in a Large Market, winning once. It was honored with a NAB Marconi award in 2013 for Country Station of the Year and again in 2014 as Major Market Station of the Year. The station has also won the Billboard/Airplay Monitor Radio Awards award for Best Country Station three times.