KFBW

KFBW is a commercial radio station in Vancouver, Washington, broadcasting to the Portland metropolitan area on 105.9 FM. Owned by iHeartMedia, Inc., the station airs a "Gen-X" type classic rock format with emphasis on the late 1970s, 1980s, 1990s and early 2000s, branded as "105.9 The Brew". The transmitter is located in Portland's west hills; their studios are in Tigard, Oregon.

History

The station was owned by the Cincinnati, Ohio-based Citicasters as of February 1996, when that broadcasting group was acquired by Jacor Communications. The station has broadcast under seven call signs since mid-1998. While owned by Jacor, it broadcast as KXMX. When Jacor sold it to Clear Channel Communications, it was broadcasting as KKLQ. In August 2000, it switched its call letters to KBET. The station adopted a modern adult contemporary music format branded as "Star 105.9"; to match the format, the call letters changed to KSTE-FM in February 2001. It is also noted that the station used the same logo and slogan as Los Angeles station KYSR. At that time, both stations aired a Modern AC format.