KWBT (FM)
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| Broadcast area | Waco metropolitan area |
| Frequency | 94.5 MHz (HD Radio) |
| Branding | La Grande 94.5FM |
| Programming | |
| Language | Spanish |
| Format | Regional Mexican |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| Operator | Torres Media Group (Soccoro Torres) |
| History | |
First air date | August 1, 1996 |
Former call signs |
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Call sign meaning | Waco's Beat (previous branding) |
| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 33975 |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 3,200 watts |
| HAAT | 138 meters (453 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 31°30′31″N 97°10′3″W / 31.50861°N 97.16750°W |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | waco945 |
KWBT (94.5 MHz, "La Grande 94.5FM") is a radio station in Waco, Texas, United States, broadcasting an Regional Mexican format. It is owned by Jerry and Loy Lenamon, through licensee Kennelwood Radio, LLC, and operated by Soccoro Torres' Torres Media Group through an LMA until the sale ends. KWBT's studios are located in Waco, and its transmitter is located off Beverley Drive near the Waco VA Hospital. The station began broadcasting in August 1996 as jazz-formatted KBCT and spent stints as a country music and news/talk outlet. KWBT, an urban contemporary station which had broadcast at 104.9 MHz, moved to this frequency at the start of 2014. It flipped to urban adult contemporary in 2023. Later on February 1st, 2025, following the sale to Torres Media Group, it has flipped to Regional Mexican as "La Grande 94.5FM" under an LMA.