WTBC

WTBC
City Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Branding Catfish 100.1
Slogan Tuscaloosa's Home For Country Legends
Frequency 1230 kHz
Translator(s) 100.1 W261BT (Tuscaloosa)
First air date 1946
Format Classic Country
Power 1,000 watts (unlimited)
Class C
Facility ID 731
Transmitter coordinates 33°13′9.00″N 87°30′31.00″W / 33.2191667°N 87.5086111°W / 33.2191667; -87.5086111
Callsign meaning Tuscaloosa Broadcasting Company[1]
Former callsigns WRRX (1987-1989)
WRLX (1989-1991)
WTNW (1991-1997)
Affiliations Westwood One
Owner Townsquare Media
(Townsquare Media Tuscaloosa License, LLC)
Sister stations WTUG, WFFN, WQRR, WTID, WTSK
Webcast Listen Live
Website catfishtuscaloosa.com

WTBC (1230 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a classic country format. Licensed to Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States, the station serves the greater Tuscaloosa area.[2] The station is owned by Townsquare Media and features programming from Westwood One. It was also the first media position that James Spann ever had in the media.

In May 2016, it was announced that Townsquare Media would be buying the AM (WTBC) and FM (WNPT) stations for $550,000. (Alabama Broadcast Media Page) According to published reports, WNPT FM will go sports and WTBC AM/FM will retain the Catfish Country format, once the new owners take over. Townsquare Media's purchase of the stations was consummated on July 15, 2016.

As of this update, Catfish Country is now being heard exclusively on WTBC 1230-AM and translator W261BT 100.1-FM, branded as Catfish 100.1.

Under the ownership of Townsquare Media, WTBC 1230-AM and translator W261BT 100.1-FM provide regular weather coverage from WVUA-TV 23 in Tuscaloosa, under the direction of their Chief Meteorologist Richard Scott.

During times of active severe, tropical, and Winter weather events, WTBC provides West, Alabama's only live and local weather coverage on the radio, with local, in house, Staff Meteorologist Bobby Best.

Additionally, under the ownership of Townsquare Media and the direction of Market President/Chief Revenue Officer David R. Dubose, WTBC also provides West, Alabama radio's only live and local news coverage with News Director Don Hartley and West, Alabama's only live and local traffic coverage with Traffic Reporter Capt'n Ray.

References

  1. ↑ Nelson, Bob (2008-10-18). "Call Letter Origins". The Broadcast Archive. Retrieved 2008-10-31.
  2. ↑ "WTBC Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.


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