93.7 The Beat live

93.7 The Beat is a Houston hip-hop station. It broadcasts as KQBT on 93.7 FM, is licensed to Houston and serves Greater Houston with the slogan "H-Town's Real Hip Hop". The station is owned by iHeartMedia, and on this page you can listen to The Beat live online, free.

Hip-hop and R&B

The Beat airs an urban contemporary format: hip-hop and R&B for Houston, with some programming from Premiere Networks. HD2 carries Pride Radio.

Studios and tower

The studios are along the West Loop Freeway in the Uptown district, and the transmitter is near Missouri City.

History

The station signed on on October 25, 1963, as KBNO. It was KRLY, KLTR-FM, KLTR and, from 1993 to 2014, KKRW, before becoming KQBT — "Beat".

Sister stations

In Houston, iHeartMedia also owns KBME, KODA, KPRC, KTBZ-FM, KTRH and KXYZ.

Hip-hop, anywhere

Press play and The Beat starts in seconds — on the 610 Loop, at the gym or anywhere you are. The stream on this page carries the same music you hear on 93.7 FM.

H-Town

Houston has its own place in hip-hop history, and The Beat plays the music of the city alongside the biggest songs from everywhere else.

How to listen

You can hear The Beat on the radio on 93.7 FM across Greater Houston, but you do not need a radio at all: this page plays the live stream in any browser, on a phone, tablet or computer. Press the play button at the top, wait a second or two for the stream to connect, and keep browsing while it plays — the player stays on as you move between pages. It is ideal for a night out or the drive home, and it costs nothing: no account, no subscription and no app to install.

Below the player you will find The Beat's frequency and home city, the genres it plays, answers to common questions and a list of similar stations, so when you want a change you can jump to another station in the same format or the same area with one click.

• 100% free, no sign-up
• Live stream, 24 hours a day
• Listen from anywhere
• Works on phone and computer