WWTB

WWTB
City Bristol, Virginia
Broadcast area Tri-Cities
Branding 105.3 The Beat
Slogan The Tri's Hip Hop and R&B
Frequency 980 AM kHz
Translator(s) 105.3 W287CF (Bristol, TN)
First air date January, 1947 (as WFHG)[1]
Format Urban contemporary[2]
Power 5,000 watts daytime
1,000 watts nighttime
Class B
Facility ID 6872
Transmitter coordinates 36°36′30.0″N 82°9′36.0″W / 36.608333°N 82.160000°W / 36.608333; -82.160000
Former callsigns WFHG (1947-1992)
WXBQ (1992-2001)
WFHG (2001-2017)[3]
Owner Bristol Broadcasting Company
(Bristol Broadcasting Company, Inc.)
Sister stations WAEZ, WEXX, WFHG-FM, WLNQ, WNPC, WXBQ-FM
Website 105thebeat.com

WWTB is an urban contemporary formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Bristol, Virginia, serving the Tri-Cities.[2] WWTB is owned and operated by Bristol Broadcasting Company.[4]

On May 26, 2017, WFHG changed their format from talk to urban contemporary, branded as "105.3 The Beat", under new WWTB calls.[5]

Translator

In addition to the main station, WWTB is relayed by an FM translator to widen its broadcast area.[6]

Call signFrequency
(MHz)		City of licenseFacility
ID		ERP
W		Height
m (ft)		ClassFCC info
W287CF105.3Bristol, Tennessee157963250648 m (2,126 ft)DFCC

References

  1. ↑ Broadcasting Yearbook 2010 (PDF). ProQuest, LLC/Reed Publishing (Nederland), B.V. 2010. p. D-560. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Call Sign History". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
  4. ↑ "WWTB Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
  5. ↑ Beat Brings Urban Back to Tri-Cities VA/TN Radioinsight - May 27, 2017
  6. ↑ "W287CF Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved July 14, 2015.


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