98ROCK Tampa Bay 97.9 FM live

98ROCK is Tampa Bay's rock station. It broadcasts as WXTB on 97.9 FM, is licensed to Clearwater, Florida, and serves the Tampa Bay area with the slogan "Tampa Bay's Rock Station". The station is owned by iHeartMedia, and on this page you can listen to 98ROCK live online, free.

Active rock and the Bucs

98ROCK plays active rock — hard rock and the heavy hitters of the format — and it is affiliated with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Programming also comes from Compass Media Networks, iHeartRadio and Premiere Networks. HD2 simulcasts WFLA's talk.

Studios and tower

The studios are in South Tampa, and the transmitter is in Holiday.

History

The station signed on in December 1967 as WQXM and was WZNE and WKRL before becoming WXTB — "X Tampa Bay".

Sister stations

In Tampa Bay, iHeartMedia also owns WDAE, WDAE-FM, WFLA, WFLZ-FM, WFUS, WHNZ and WMTX.

Rock, anywhere

Press play and 98ROCK starts in seconds — on the Howard Frankland, in the garage or anywhere you are. The stream on this page carries the same rock you hear on 97.9 FM.

Tampa Bay rock

From Clearwater to Tampa and St. Pete, 98ROCK is where the Bay's hard rock fans tune in.

How to listen

You can hear 98ROCK on the radio on 97.9 FM across Tampa Bay, 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 Bucs Sunday or the drive home, and it costs nothing: no account, no subscription and no app to install.

Below the player you will find 98ROCK'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