area topeka kansas branding the big 94.5 country slogan topeka s most & best country frequency 94.5 mhz first air date september 1 1961 at 97.3 format country erp 98 400 watts haat 351 meters class c0 facility id 63174 callsign meaning indiana broadcast works taken from wibw am former frequencies 97.3 mhz 1961 2002 owner alpha media alpha media licensee llc sister stations ktpk wibw am webcast listen live website www.94country.com wibw fm 94.5 fm is a country music radio station in topeka kansas . until 2000 the station was located at 97.3 fm . the station was moved to make way for a new move in station in kansas city . the station also serves as the primary emergency alert system station for the state of kansas along with ktpk . contents 1 history 1.1 beginning 2002 wibw fm rock 97 1.2 2002 present wibw fm 94 country 2 94.5 country s st. jude s radiothon 3 references 4 see also 5 external links history edit beginning 2002 wibw fm rock 97 edit before becoming a country station wibw fm had other formats . it was known as rock 97 and the rock of kansas during the 1970s although its automated music primarily fit in the top 40 category . the room with the fm programming doubled as the control room for the kansas city royals radio network when wibw held the baseball team s broadcast rights . 1 2002 present wibw fm 94 country edit previously kjck fm in junction city occupied this frequency . however in order to move 97.3 into the kansas city market wibw fm needed to move to 94.5 mhz . kjck fm moved to 97.5 mhz . wibw fm was still on top of the ratings when the move occurred in september 2002 . however by 2004 kqtp had taken over the top country spot in town briefly . ktpk started to rally in 2005 also topping the ratings . radio rich and louann morning show hosts for 14 years left for kqtp in early 2006 . in 2011 wibw fm tied for fourth in the ratings but the top five stations were all within a ratings point of each other . wibw fm currently airs the syndicated lia show late at night . 1 the station became known for a bright red remote truck which looked like a boombox . 2 the wibw stations had their studios for decades at 5600 sw 6th in west topeka . that building received heavy damage from fire january 5 2012 . 3 94.5 country s st. jude s radiothon edit each february wibw fm holds a radiothon where all proceeds go to st. jude children s research hospital . each year it is run on a thursday and friday from 6 am to 7 pm at the local hy vee at 29th and wanamaker . wibw s djs do live remotes there as well . they do air songs during the radiothon ; however they choose songs to reflect the theme . additionally interviews are conducted with ambassador families during the telethon telling how they benefited from the st. jude s hospital . apart from the radiothon 94.5 country sponsors the country stampede music festival held each year in manhattan kansas where all proceeds go to benefit st. jude children s research hospital . 4 references edit a b wibw fm history wibw fm kansapedia kansas historical society . kshs.org . retrieved 2015 08 29 . wibw stations old building receives heavy damage from january 2012 fire big 94.5 country to air st. jude s radiothon see also edit wibw tv country stampede music festival external links edit official website query the fcc s fm station database for wibw radio locator information on wibw query nielsen audio s fm station database for wibw v t e radio stations in the topeka kansas media market by am frequency 580 610 680 710 810 980 1440 1490 by fm frequency 88.1 90.3 91.5 92.5 92.9 94.5 95.7 99.3 100.3 102.9 103.9 105.9 106.9 107.7 by callsign kanu kbuz kchz kcmo kcsp kcvt kdvv kfeq kjty kksw kmaj kmaj fm kmbz kmxn knza ktop ktop fm ktpk kwic whb wibw wibw fm nearby radio markets kansas city lincoln omaha pittsburg salina manhattan wichita see also list of radio stations in kansas v t e alpha media am radio stations kaan kabi kate kaus kbnn kbrk kcob kdkd kfor kfqd kglo kgnc kgrn khar kiik kjam kjff kjjq kjpw kkrt kmcd kmrn knwh knwq knwz knzr koka krei ksah ksal ktsa ktub kufo kvgh kwiq kwix kwok kxro kxtg kzdc wang wcha whag whbc whhw whis wibw wing wirl wjnt wjol wjqs wkez wkrs wlip wmbd wntx woad woic wrnn wrns wsgw wtni wxbd fm radio stations kaan fm kaus fm kayo kbay kbff kbls kbmg kbrj kbrk fm kbte kbtt kclb fm kclz kcob fm kcpi kdbx kdes fm kdgl kdkd fm kdks fm kdlo fm kdut kdux fm keag keez fm kezr kfbd fm kfrx kgnc fm kgnz khhl kiai kiaq kibz kink kirk kixx kjam fm kjel kjxk kkbb kkdv kkfd fm kkiq kkrv kkus kkuu kkwk klak kley fm klkl klll fm klly kmad fm kmkt kmmx kmxs knzr fm kone kooi koye kozq fm kpsi fm kres krti ksah fm ksaj fm ksal fm ktal fm ktcm ktfm ktjj ktpk kuic kupl kwhl kwiq fm kwix fm kwln kxea kxgl kxl fm kxxk kyez kykx w228ci w242by w262by w274bm warq warv fm wbbt fm wccq wcen fm wcli fm wcpr fm wdht wdjx wdld weat wero werv fm wfls fm wfxh fm wgbl wgco wger wghl wgtz wgzb fm whaj whbc fm whkx whqx whxt wibw fm wiil wikz wirk wjmi wkoy fm wkxi fm wkzq fm wlfv wmbx wmfx wmjm wmyb wngy wpbg wqbb wqcm wqsl wqzl wrks wrmf wrnn fm wrns fm wrou fm wrwn wrxq wscz wsgw fm wssr wswt wtlz wubb wvbx wwdm wwlb wwuz wxcl wxlc wxma wxqr fm wxyk wxyy wyav website alphamediausa.com v t e country radio stations in the state of kansas stations by callsign kair kair fm kdns kfdi fm kfkf fm kfnf kfti khaz khok khut kiks kkdt kkjq kkow kkow fm kkqy kldg kmml kmxn kmza kndy kndy fm knza kofo kote kqla krep krsl kskg ksob ksok ksok fm ktop fm ktpk kuly kusn kvoe fm kvwf kwgb kxbz kxku kyez kzsn k231ax wibw fm stations by frequency 860 990 1070 1220 1280 1420 1470 1570 92.1 92.1 92.9 cimarron 92.9 osage city 93.5 93.7 horton 93.7 salina 93.9 94.1 downs 94.1 kansas city 94.1 marysville a.m. translator 94.5 95.5 95.9 96.7 96.9 97.3 97.9 98.1 99.5 99.9 100.5 100.7 101.1 101.3 101.5 101.7 101.9 102.1 102.7 102.9 hutchinson 102.9 saint marys 103.5 103.9 104.7 106.1 106.9 stations by community of license arkansas city atchison augusta belleville burdett colby cimmaron dearing emporia eureka garden city hays hiawatha hill city hoisington horton hutchinson 102.1 hutchinson 102.9 iola kansas city larned liberal lyons manhattan marysville marysville oberlin ogden osage city ottawa pittsburg am pittsburg fm russell saint marys salina 93.7 salina 99.9 seneca topeka 94.5 topeka 106.9 ulysses wichita am wichita fm winfield see also adult contemporary classic hits college country news talk npr oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in kansas coordinates 39 01 34 n 95 55 02 w 39.0261 n 95.9172 w 39.0261 ; 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