History

CENTER BROADCASTING COMPANY INC. IS OWNED BY JACK AND SUE RUSSELL OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS.  MR. RUSSELL WAS BORN IN CENTER, RAISED IN CENTER, AND GRADUATED FROM CENTER HIGH SCHOOL WITH THE CLASS OF 1959.  HE BEGAN HIS BROADCAST CAREER AT 16 ON KDET RADIO IN CENTER.  HE FORMERLY OWNED KEMM-FM AT 103.3 IN COMMERCE-GREENVILLE, TEXAS.  IT WAS SOLD TO ABC AND MOVED TO DALLAS.  CENTER BROADCASTING COMPANY HAS THREE STATIONS IN NORTHEAST TEXAS LOCATED IN CENTER, TEXAS, THE COUNTY SEAT OF SHELBY COUNTY.   KDET, THE AM AT 930 WITH 1,000 WATTS HAS BEEN ON THE AIR SINCE 1949.  IT IS THE CORNERSTONE OF THE TRIO AND PROGRAMS THE OLDIES FORMAT FROM THE CONTEMPORARY 60'S, 70'S AND 80'S FROM 6A TIL 6P.   KXXE-FM, FORMERLY KCOT AND KQSI, IS 6,000 WATTS AT 92.5 IS 24/7 AND PROGRAMS "NEW COUNTRY."  IT IS LICENSED FOR SAN AUGUSTINE, TEXAS, HOWEVER, THE STUDIOS ARE LOCATED IN CENTER.  THE THIRD STATION, KQBB-FM AT 100.5 IS 25,000 WATTS 24/7 AND PROGRAMS "REAL COUNTRY."  THE STATIONS ARE PROGRAMMED WITH WESTWOOD ONE SERVICES.  

 

CENTER BROADCASTING IS LOCATED AT

307 SAN AUGUSTINE STREET, CENTER, TEXAS.  75935.

 

 PHONE 936-598-3304.

 

 STREAMING  ADDRESS; CBC-RADIO.COM. 

 

 EMAIL ADDRESS: CENTERBROADCASTING@GMAIL.COM.

 

 

 

 

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