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Texas staple restaurant Whataburger announced they are giving away free burgers in honor of National Whataburger Day, August 8. To snag a classic whataburger for free customers have to download the whataburger app (free of charge) and redeem the awards at participating locations. Limited-edition National Whataburger Day table tents will also be available for customers […]

“Keep pushing, and focus on what you can control” said Dirk Nowitzki at a press conference, Tuesday morning as the Dallas Mavericks celebrated a huge career milestone for the super star future hall of famer. Nowitzki will be inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame on August 12, after his No. 41 jersey was […]

During a press conference on Sunday, August 6th, the Dallas Mavericks and Dallas Wings announced an official partnership and Initiative at College Park Center in Arlington,Texas. The Wings are the first WNBA team to sign a marquee agreement with an NBA franchise operating under a different ownership group. “With her along the way” is the […]

Follow The Beat On Twitter:  Sign Up For Our Newsletter! Nicki Minaj, 21 Savage, & Snoop Dogg are officially confirmed to be introduced into the Call of Duty game zone. Press play for a break down on the Season 5 updates for skin operators & guns. Modern Warfare is on the rise of expansion while […]

For the past 27 years, the Mayor’s Back to School Fair has helped to prepare Dallas’ children for success. The Fair, hosted by Mayor Eric Johnson, is a collaborative partnership between the City of Dallas, Dallas ISD, nonprofits, corporations, and community volunteers that serves economically disadvantaged students and their families in grades Pre-K to 12. […]

97.9 The Beat in collaboration with Mr. Sugar Rush Ice Cream and Breakfast Brothers came together to giveaway FREE ice-cream to the community this past Wednesday. The first 500 people to pull up to Breakfast Brothers received free ice cream courtesy of Atlantic Records & Kali “Area Codes.” Our loyal listeners had the opportunity to […]

Texas Governor Greg Abbott and other North Texas law enforcement leaders reportedly met Wednesday as Abbott signed two bills addressing street racing in the Lone Star State, according to WFAA. Abbott was joined by Fort Worth Mayor Mattie Parker, Fort Worth Police Chief Neil Noakes, Tarrant County Sheriff Bill Weybourn and Texas Department of Public […]

Follow The Beat On Twitter:  Sign Up For Our Newsletter! Boosie Boo is a living legend and grinding in real time on a day to day basis. Boosie had to recently pop his collar, when it comes to a trolling fan. Press play and peep the energy activated once Boosie let the trollers almost get […]

Follow The Beat On Twitter:  Sign Up For Our Newsletter! Summer Walker is single and back outside, after cutting off actor Lil Meech. Just last week they were outside together at the amusement park enjoying life, sitting side by side. The cut off comes after she is sent a video message from a fan in […]

Join 97.9 The Beat/Majic 94.5 as we prepare to send the kids back to school the right way! You know we are #1 in the the community, so we decided to compile a list back to school events & more. Check out the many resources and events coming up and meet us there! BACK TO […]

 CNN Reports Frisco Police Chief issued an apology Friday following a big mistake made by authorities during a traffic stop. A Little Rock, Arkansas family visiting from out of town for a basketball tournament in Grapevine, was reportedly accused of driving a stolen vehicle. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zFW_BcoC4s8 On July 23rd, according to the news release by Frisco […]

Over the weekend boxing fans anticipated one of the biggest fights of the decade featuring DFW’s Errol Spence and Omaha, Nebraska’s Terrence Crawford. The event that happened Saturday, July 29th at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas drew over $50 million in revenue with about 700,000 pay-per-view buys! In the 9th round, Crawford defeated Spence 185-96 […]