97.9 The Box live

97.9 The Box is Houston's hip-hop and R&B station. It broadcasts as KBXX on 97.9 FM and serves Greater Houston under the slogan "H-Town's #1 Hip Hop and R&B". The station is owned by Urban One, and on this page you can listen to The Box live online, free. The online stream is offered to listeners inside the United States; outside the country it may not play because of rights restrictions.

Hip-hop and R&B

The Box airs an urban-leaning rhythmic contemporary format, mostly made up of hip-hop and R&B, for listeners across Greater Houston, from downtown and the Inner Loop to the suburbs.

Greenway Plaza

The studios and offices are in the Greenway Plaza district. KBXX is part of Urban One's five-station Houston cluster with KMJQ, KKBQ, KHPT and KGLK.

History

The station signed on on February 2, 1958, as KFMK and kept those call letters until 1991, when it became KBXX — for "The Box", its on-air name.

HD channels

HD2 simulcasts KFNC, and HD3 carries Puro Tejano 99.5.

H-Town on your phone

Press play and The Box starts in seconds, wherever you are — at work, at the gym or on the road.

How to listen

You can hear The Box on the radio on 97.9 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 the drive down 59 or a weekend night, and it costs nothing: no account, no subscription and no app to install.

Below the player you will find The Box'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