KZTR

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KZTR
City of license Franklin, Texas
Broadcast area Bryan-College Station, Texas
Branding 101.9 The Beat
Slogan "Aggieland’s Party Station"
Frequency 101.9 (MHz)
First air date July 12, 1991
Format Rhythmic Contemporary Hit Radio
ERP 25,000 Watts
Class C
Owner Brazos Valley Communications

KZTR (101.9 FM, "101.9 The Beat") is a Rhythmic Contemporary music formatted radio station serving the Bryan-College Station, Texas and the Brazos Valley area, with an effective radiated power of 25,000 Watts. The station's city of license and transmitter is Franklin, Texas.

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KZTR had originally signed on as an affiliate of Z-Rock in the mid '90s, moving toward classic rock when the network ceased operations. It took on a Top 40 format as "B-102" in November 1998, only to flip to Adult Contemporary as "101.9 The Valley" in 2001. By 2006 it started simulcasting the same audio as KTAM (1240 AM), whose format is regional Mexican.

On November 29, 2007, KZTR flipped to "The Beat" and adopted a Rhythmic format featuring Hip Hop/R&B and Rhythmic Pop hits. While it is a rhythmic format, it is a Hip Hop/R&B station replacement for KVJM after that station flipped to Spanish language more than a year earlier. KZTR is the home of the Russ Parr Morning Show.

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