KUBE
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KUBE is a successful Rhythmic Contemporary hits radio station licensed in Seattle. The station's slogan is "The #1 Hit Music Station, KUBE 93."It is owned by Clear Channel Communications, which purchased the station from Ackerly Communications in 2001. KUBE offers a mix of personality-driven DJs and current-based hit driven R&B/Hip-Hop fare. It is also home to Seattle's top-rated morning jock, Robert "T-Man" Tepper. It broadcasts at 93.3 MHz on the FM dial with an ERP of 98kW, with its transmitter at Cougar Mountain.
History
The station signed on the air in 1964 as KBLE-FM with a Religious format. On March 23, 1981 it switched to a Top 40 format and picked up the KUBE calls. By January 1992 they shifted to a Rhythmic Contemporary Hits direction that they are still programming today.Radio Ratings
The following table shows the AQH Share information from Arbitron Ratings data.AQH is an abbrieviation for Average Quarter-Hour Persons (AQH Persons). The average number of persons listening to a particular station for at least five minutes during a 15-minute period.
Share is the percentage of those listening to radio in the Metro who are listening to a particular radio station.
AQH Share Equation is [AQH Persons to a Station / AQH Persons to All Stations] x 100 = Share (%)
| Station | Spring '05 | Summer '05 | Fall '05 | Winter '06 |
| KUBE FM 93.3 | 5.4 Share | 4.8 Share | 5.4 Share | 5.2 Share |
KUBE FM 93.3 is currently ranked #3 of 36 Seattle radio stations in Arbitron Ratings Data for Winter of '06.
KUBE-HD2
On January 30, 2006, KUBE launched a HD2 subchannel that offers commercial-free, jockless non-stop Hip-Hop music.
Another KUBE
In the United Kingdom there is another station that also called KUBE, which run by the students of Keele University. However both stations are not related.Station Management
- General Manager Michele Grosenick
- Program Director Eric Powers
- Music Director Karen Wild
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