Hot 96.9 live
Boston's #1 For Throwbacks & Hip Hop
Hot 96.9 at a glance
About Hot 96.9
Hot 96.9 is Boston's throwback and hip-hop station. It broadcasts as WBQT on 96.9 FM, is licensed to Boston and serves Greater Boston with the slogan "Boston's #1 For Throwbacks & Hip Hop". The station is owned by the Beasley Broadcast Group, and on this page you can listen to Hot 96.9 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.
Throwbacks and hip-hop
Hot 96.9 airs an urban-leaning rhythmic hot adult contemporary format: hip-hop and R&B throwbacks with current favorites. HD2 carries Playa, a tropical music channel.
Studios and tower
The studios and offices are in Waltham, and the station transmits from atop the Prudential Tower in Boston's Back Bay.
History
96.9 FM dates to 1945, when it began as W1XHR. It went through many call signs — WXHR, WJIB, WCDJ, WBCS, WKLB-FM, WSJZ and WTKK among them — before becoming WBQT.
Sister stations
In Boston, Beasley also owns WBOS, WBZ-FM, WKLB-FM, WRCA and WROR-FM.
Throwbacks, anywhere
Press play and Hot 96.9 starts in seconds — on the Pike, at the gym or anywhere you are. The stream on this page carries the same music you hear on 96.9 FM.
How to listen
You can hear Hot 96.9 on the radio on 96.9 FM across Greater Boston, 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 Hot 96.9'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
How to listen to Hot 96.9 live
In 3 simple steps, with nothing to install.
- 01Press play
Click the "Listen live" button at the top of this page.
- 02Wait a moment
The live stream starts loading within a few seconds.
- 03Enjoy
Hot 96.9 plays right in your browser, with nothing to install.
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Frequently asked questions
Press play on this page to stream WBQT, free and with no app.
Throwbacks and hip-hop.
Atop the Prudential Tower in Boston's Back Bay.
The Beasley Broadcast Group.
Yes. You can listen to Hot 96.9 live for free here on Radio Stations Hub, 24 hours a day.
Yes. Hot 96.9 plays in your phone’s browser on Android or iPhone — there is no app to install. Just open this page and press play.
Yes. Connect your phone to the car stereo by Bluetooth or cable, open Hot 96.9 here on Radio Stations Hub and enjoy the live stream on the road.
If the stream does not load, wait a few seconds and press play again — some streams take a moment to connect. You can also refresh the page or try another R&B and Soul station meanwhile. Radio Stations Hub checks every stream automatically.