WBPT
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| Broadcast area | Greater Birmingham - Central Alabama |
| Frequency | 106.9 MHz |
| Branding | Classic Rock 106.9 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Classic Rock |
| Subchannels | HD2: Alternative Rock "X100.1" |
| Affiliations | Crimson Tide Sports Network |
| Ownership | |
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| WAGG, WBHJ, WBHK, WENN, WPYA, WZZK-FM | |
| History | |
First air date | June 1959 (as WBRC-FM) |
Former call signs |
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Call sign meaning | Formerly branded as "The Point" |
| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 5355 |
| Class | C0 |
| ERP | 100,000 watts |
| HAAT | 404 meters (1,325 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 33°29′4″N 86°48′25″W / 33.48444°N 86.80694°W |
| Translator(s) | HD2: 100.1 W261BX (Birmingham) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live Listen live (HD2) |
| Website | classicrock1069.fm x1001.fm (HD2) |
WBPT (106.9 FM, "Classic Rock 106.9") is a commercial radio station licensed to Homewood, Alabama, and serving Greater Birmingham and Central Alabama. It airs a classic rock format and is owned by SummitMedia, along with six other stations in the cluster. The stations share studios in the Cahaba neighborhood in southeast Birmingham. WBPT also airs University of Alabama Crimson Tide football.
WBPT is a Class C0 station. It has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 100,000 watts, the maximum for most FM stations. The transmitter is atop Red Mountain, amid the towers for many Birmingham-area FM and TV stations. WBPT broadcasts using HD Radio technology. Its HD2 subchannel plays alternative rock. That feeds FM translator W261BX at 100.1 MHz, calling itself "X100.1."