WBPT

WBPT
Broadcast area
Frequency106.9 MHz (HD Radio)
BrandingClassic Rock 106.9
Programming
FormatClassic rock
Subchannels
AffiliationsCrimson Tide Sports Network
Ownership
Owner
WAGG, WBHJ, WBHK, WENN, WZZK-FM
History
First air date
June 1959 (1959-06)
Former call signs
  • WBRC-FM (1957–1972)
  • WERC-FM (1972–1977)
  • WKXX (1977–1991)
  • WBMH (1991)
  • WIKX (1991–1992)
  • WODL (1992–2001)
Call sign meaning
Formerly branded as "The Point"
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID5355
ClassC0
ERP100,000 watts
HAAT404 meters (1,325 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
33°29′4″N 86°48′25″W / 33.48444°N 86.80694°W / 33.48444; -86.80694
Translators
  • HD2: 100.1 W261BX (Birmingham)
  • HD3: 107.3 W297BF (Birmingham)
Links
Public license information
Webcast
Website

WBPT (106.9 FM, "Classic Rock 106.9") is a commercial radio station licensed to Homewood, Alabama, United States, and serving Greater Birmingham and Central Alabama. It airs a classic rock format and is owned by SummitMedia, along with six other stations in the cluster. The stations share studios in the Cahaba neighborhood in southeast Birmingham. WBPT also airs University of Alabama Crimson Tide football.

The transmitter is located atop of Red Mountain. WBPT broadcasts using HD Radio technology; the HD2 subchannel plays alternative rock, which feeds FM translator W261BX at 100.1 MHz.