More Information About KPTY

KPTY-FM
City of license	Port Arthur, Texas
Broadcast area	Beaumont-Port Arthur area
Branding	"Party 93.3"
Slogan	Beaumont's Party Station
Frequency	93.3 MHz
Format	Rhythmic CHR
ERP	97,000 watts
HAAT	595 meters
Class	C
Facility ID	25583
Transmitter Coordinates	30°3′5.00″N 94°31′37.00″W / 30.0513889, -94.5269444
Owner	Univision (Tichenor License Corporation)
Sister stations	KLAT, KLTN, KOVE, KPTI, KAMA, KRTX Also part of the Univision Cluster: TV Stations KFTH and KXLN
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	www.party933.com

KPTY-FM (Party 93.3 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a Rhythmic Contemporary format. Studios are located at the Univision building at 5100 Southwest Freeway in Houston, Texas and transmitter is located in Devers, Texas. Licensed to Port Arthur, Texas, USA, it serves both the Beaumont-Port Arthur area (it formerly served the Greater Houston area). The station is currently owned by Univision (DBA Tichenor License Corporation).

The station offers a very heavily R&B/Hip-Hop direction. However they also play other Rhythmic Pop products.

Programming was also simulcasted on KPTI 105.3 FM in Crystal Beach, Texas, which serves the Galveston area. As of August 25, 2008, KPTI started to carry the Tejano format that was on KRTX.

Station history

First originated at 100.7 FM in 1999 as The House Party. But in 2001 it was moved to the 104.9 signal, which was in the process of a significant upgrade, to give it a better coverage of the market.

The signal upgrade happened live on the air as the Rosenburg tower was powered down the new downtown Houston signal was powering up. KPTY led in the new signal with a countdown. As the countdown progressed, the signal strength became noticeably better. When it was all over the format was relaunced as Party 104.9

The current morning show team is Big Boy's Neighborhood, with Big Boy, Luscious Liz, and Tattoo.

In October 2007, KPTY has opened up "Studio 104.9," a satellite broadcast studio located at Sharpstown Center. The station broadcasted from here on a regular basis outside the Univision building (located up the road in Uptown).

On December 4, 2007, KQBU, Que Buena 93.3, a Regional Mexican outlet, became the new home of the "Party", who relocated to make room for KAMA "Amor 104.9.

On July 5, 2008, the station immediately stopped broadcasting in the Greater Houston area, by relocating to a transmitter near Beaumont. And their studios and broadcasting center were relocated to downtown Beaumont. Also everything that the station had that referenced Houston were immediately dropped, including it's slogan.

Callsign & Moniker History

• KYKR-FM - 04/01/1980 [Kicker 93] serving Beaumont
• KLTN - 07/02/1992 [Estereo Latino 93.3]
• KOVE-FM - 06/25/1998 [K-Love 93.3 y 104.9]
• KQBU-FM - 07/30/2001 [La Que Buena 93.3]
• KPTY FM - 2001- Present [Party 93-3]

Previous KPTY stations

Before moving to Texas, The KPTY moniker was used on a Phoenix/Mesa, Arizona-based radio station on 103.9FM from 1997-2001. That station now operates under KEDJ

Logo gallery

Former logo 2006-2007

External links

• KPTY-FM website
• Query the FCC's FM station database for KPTY
• Radio Locator information on KPTY
• Query Arbitron's FM station database for KPTY
• Launch of then-Party 104.9
• Courtesy of The Format Change Archive
• Studio 104.9 opening