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| Broadcast area | Birmingham, Alabama |
| Frequency | 106.9 MHz |
| Branding | Classic Rock 106.9 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Classic rock |
| Subchannels | HD2: Alternative rock "X100.1" |
| Affiliations | Crimson Tide Sports Network |
| Ownership | |
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| WAGG, WBHJ, WBHK, WENN, WPYA, WZZK-FM | |
| History | |
First air date | 1957 (as WBRC-FM) |
Former call signs |
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Call sign meaning | Formerly branded as "The Point" |
| Technical information[2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 5355 |
| Class | C0 |
| ERP | 97,000 watts |
| HAAT | 404 meters |
Transmitter coordinates | 33°29′4″N 86°48′25″W / 33.48444°N 86.80694°W |
| Translator(s) | HD2: 100.1 W261BX (Birmingham) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live Listen live (HD2) |
| Website | classicrock1069.fm x1001.fm (HD2) |
WBPT (106.9 FM, "Classic Rock 106.9") is a classic rock music-formatted radio station licensed to Homewood, Alabama, that serves the Birmingham and central Alabama area. The station was assigned the WBPT call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on October 17, 2001.[1] From October 2005 to December 20, 2022, it used the branding "106.9 the Eagle".[3] The station is owned by SummitMedia, along with six other stations in the cluster, and all share studios in the Cahaba neighborhood in far southeast Birmingham. Its transmitter is located atop Red Mountain in Birmingham.