WBYT

Coordinates: 41°36′58.00″N 86°11′38.00″W / 41.6161111°N 86.1938889°W / 41.6161111; -86.1938889

WBYT
City Elkhart, Indiana
Broadcast area Michiana
Branding B100
Slogan "Today's Best & Most Country"
Frequency 100.7 MHz
First air date April 1, 1947[1]
Format Country music
ERP 15,000 watts
HAAT 277 meters (909 ft)
Class B
Facility ID 51723
Transmitter coordinates 41°36′58.00″N 86°11′38.00″W / 41.6161111°N 86.1938889°W / 41.6161111; -86.1938889
Former callsigns WTRC-FM (1947-1969)[2]
WFIM (1969-1974)[2]
WYEZ (1974-1991)[2][3]
WLTA (1991-1994)[3]
Owner Pathfinder Communications Corporation
Webcast Listen Live
Website b100.com

WBYT (100.7 FM) is a radio station licensed to Elkhart, Indiana, United States, the station serves the Michiana region. The station airs a country music format and is currently owned by Pathfinder Communications Corporation.[4][5]

WBYT is licensed to broadcast in the HD (hybrid) format.[6][7]

History

The station began broadcasting April 1, 1947, holding the call sign WTRC-FM, and was a sister station to 1340 WTRC.[1][8][2] In 1969, the station's call sign was changed to WFIM.[2] WFIM aired an easy listening format.[9] In 1974, the station's call sign was changed to WYEZ, with the station retaining an easy listening format.[2][10] The station continued airing an easy listening format through the 1980s.[11][12][13] On December 13, 1991, the station's call sign was changed to WLTA.[3] The station aired a soft AC format.[14][15] In June 1994, the station adopted a country music format, branded "B-100", and its call sign was changed to WBYT.[3][15]

References

  1. 1 2 1972 Broadcasting Yearbook, Broadcasting, 1972. p. B-69. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 History Cards for WBYT, fcc.gov. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "WBYT Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  4. ↑ "WBYT Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  5. ↑ "WBYT Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
  6. ↑ http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/sta_det.pl?Facility_id=51723
  7. ↑ http://hdradio.com/station_guides/widget.php?realid=588 HD Radio Guide for South Bend, IN
  8. ↑ Broadcasting Telecasting Yearbook Number 1950, Broadcasting, 1950. p. 138. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  9. ↑ 1973 Broadcasting Yearbook, Broadcasting, 1973. p. B-67. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  10. ↑ 1975 Broadcasting Yearbook, Broadcasting, 1975. p. C-62. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  11. ↑ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1981, Broadcasting & Cable, 1981. p. C-77. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  12. ↑ Broadcasting Cablecasting Yearbook 1985, Broadcasting/Cablecasting, 1985. p. B-89. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  13. ↑ The M Street Radio Directory. 1989. p. S-107. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  14. ↑ The M Street Radio Directory. 1992-1993. p. 152. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  15. 1 2 "Format Changes & Updates", The M Street Journal. Vol. 11 No. 25. June 22, 1994. p. 1. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
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