KBTM-FM 101.9 in Jonesboro is considered to have been the first FM radio station in Arkansas. It went on the air in 1947, 17 years after KBTM-AM 1230 became an officially-licensed station. Initially the AM was the primary station, reaching a large audience in northeast Arkansas, while the FM was little more than a Muzak-type … Continue reading A history of KBTM, the first licensed FM station in Arkansas