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{{Infobox radio station
| city                = [[Mexia, Texas]]
| above               =
| name                = KBHT
| callsign            =
| logo                = KEKR Kicker 99.3 logo.png
| logo_size           = 150px
| logo_alt            =
| logo_caption        =
| image_alt           =
| caption             =
| area                = [[Waco metropolitan area]]
| frequency           = {{Frequency|1590|[[kHz]]}}
| rds                 =
| branding            = ''Kicker 99.3''<ref>https://www.facebook.com/KickerCountry/ {{User-generated source|certain=yes|date=March 2022}}</ref>
| languages           =
| format              = [[Classic country]]
| subchannels         =
| network             =
| affiliations        =
| owner               = M&M Broadcasters, Ltd.
| licensee            = Gary L. Moss
| operator            =
| sister_stations     = {{hlist|[[KBHT]]|[[KRZI]]|[[KTON (AM)|KTON]]}}
| founded             =
| airdate             = May 23, [[1956 in radio|1956]] (as KBUS)
| last_airdate        =
| former_callsigns    = {{ubl|KBUS (1956–1984)|KYCX (1984–1987)|KRQX (1987–2010)|KLRK (2010–2019)|KEKR (2019-2024)}}
| former_names        =
| former_frequencies  =
| callsign_meaning    = '''K B'''ellmead '''H'''o'''T''' (city of license and former format at 104.9)
| licensing_authority = [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]]
| facility_id         = 21493
| class               = D
| power               = 2,500 [[watt]]s day<br />65 watts night
| haat                = <!-- {{convert|###|metres}} -->
| coordinates         = {{coord|31|41|10.00|N|96|27|18.00|W|region:US-TX_type:landmark}}
| translators         = [[#Translator|See § Translator]]
| repeaters           =
| webcast             = [https://listen.streamon.fm/kekr Listen Live]
| website             = {{URL|https://www.listentexas.com}}
}}
'''KBHT''' (1590 [[AM broadcasting|AM]] "Kicker 99.3") is a [[commercial radio|commercial]] [[radio station]], paired with an FM relay translator, broadcasting a [[classic country]] [[radio format]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/amq?call=KBHT |title=KBHT Facility Record |work=United States [[Federal Communications Commission]], audio division }}</ref> [[city of license|Licensed]] to [[Mexia, Texas]], the station serves the [[Waco metropolitan area]]. The station is currently owned by M&M Broadcasters, Ltd.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.arbitron.com |title=Station Information Profile |work=Arbitron |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100301134627/http://www.arbitron.com/ |archivedate=2010-03-01 }}</ref> Its studios are in Waco, and its [[transmitter]] is located in Mexia.
==Translator==
{{RadioTranslators
| callsign = KEKR
| width    =
| call1    = K257GO
| freq1    = 99.3
| city1    = Waco, Texas
| fid1     = 147224
| watts1   = 250
| haat1    = 126
| class1   = D
| coord1   =
| notes1   = First air date: August 12, 2013 (as 99.1 K256BW)
}}
==History==
On May 23, 1956, the station [[sign-on|signed on]] as KBUS.<ref>[https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1958/Radio-NE-Ter-1958-BC-YB.pdf Broadcasting Yearbook 1958 page B-378]</ref> It was owned by Bi-Stone Broadcasting, and was a 500 [[watt]] [[daytimer]], required to leave the air after sunset.
On February 29, 2012, the then-KLRK changed its format to [[adult hits]], branded as "101.3 Bob FM", also broadcasting on FM [[broadcast relay station|translator]] K267AI 101.3 FM in [[Moody, Texas]].<ref>[http://radioinsight.com/blog/headlines/netgnomes/55898/bob-shooter-to-hit-waco/#.T07eDJgZy70 Bob & Shooter Hit Waco]</ref>
On February 28, 2013, KLRK changed its format to [[Regional Mexican music]], branded as "La Caliente."<ref>[http://radioinsight.com/blog/headlines/81071/wacos-bob-becomes-caliente/ Waco's Bob Becomes Caliente]</ref>
On April 18, 2014, KLRK changed back to [[dance music|dance hits]], branded as "101.3 Party".<ref>[http://radioinsight.com/blog/headlines/88404/a-party-starts-in-waco/ A Party Starts in Waco]</ref>
On February 3, 2015, KLRK changed its format to [[adult contemporary music]] and rebranded as "Mix 101.3".
On August 20, 2016, KLRK switched to a [[simulcast]] of [[adult contemporary]]-formatted [[KBHT]] 104.9 FM in [[Bellmead, Texas|Bellmead]]. 1590 switched again to adult hits, as "Bob-FM" simultaneously with 104.9 FM. Ironically, 1590 and 104.9 were reunited as a result, having once been independently programmed AM and FM [[sister station]]s, owned by the Groveton Family, and still broadcasting from Downtown Mexia.<ref>[https://radioinsight.com/blog/headlines/107814/mm-moves-three-waco-stations/ M&M Moves Three Waco Stations] Radioinsight - August 22, 2016</ref>
During the summer of 2018, KLRK began airing the national [[Fox Sports Radio]] feed and reimaged as "Fox Sports 1590."
The station changed its call sign to KEKR on November 28, 2019.
On January 19, 2020, KEKR changed its format from sports (which moved to KBHT-HD3) to classic country, branded as "Kicker 99.3".<ref>[https://radioinsight.com/headlines/183594/fox-sports-central-texas-moves-as-kicker-replaces-magic-in-waco/ Fox Sports Central Texas Moves as Kicker Replaces Magic in Waco] Radioinsight - January 19, 2020</ref>
On July 2, 2023, KEKR began simulcasting its classic country format on [[KBHT]] 104.9 FM Bellmead/Waco and rebranded as "Kicker 104.9".<ref>[https://radioinsight.com/headlines/254315/kicker-replaces-star-in-waco/ Kicker Replaces Star in Waco] Radioinsight - July 2, 2023</ref>
On July 15, 2024, "Kicker 104.9" reverted to "Kicker 99.3", remaining on this station and its translator, while 104.9 broke away from the simulcast to assume the format of 92.9 KRMX, after that facility was sold to new ownership.
==Previous logo==
[[File:KLRK FOXSports1590Waco logo.png|thumb|left|150px]]
==References==
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==External links==
{{AM station data|21493|KBHT}}
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{{Waco Radio}}
{{Country Radio Stations in Texas}}
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