WTBO
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| City | Cumberland, Maryland |
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| Broadcast area |
Cumberland, Maryland Frostburg, Maryland Keyser, West Virginia |
| Branding | "Happy 105-7" |
| Slogan | "Today's Best Music" |
| Frequency | 1450 AM kHz |
| First air date | December 13, 1928[1] |
| Format | Hot Adult Contemporary[2] |
| Power | 1,000 Watts day and night |
| Class | C |
| Facility ID | 74082 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 39°38′45.0″N 78°45′8.0″W / 39.645833°N 78.752222°W |
| Former callsigns | WTBO (1928-Present)[3] |
| Owner |
Forever Media (FM Radio Licenses, LLC) |
| Sister stations | WFRB, WFRB-FM, WRQE |
| Webcast | WTBO Webstream |
| Website | WTBO Online |
WTBO is a Hot Adult Contemporary formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Cumberland, Maryland, serving Cumberland and Frostburg in Maryland and Keyser in West Virginia.[2] WTBO is owned and operated by Forever Media.[4]
History
On December 13, 1928, WTBO signed on for the first time.[1]
On December 26, 2006, Chazz Offutt collapsed and died, at the age of 66, during his daily morning show on WTBO and sister-station WFRB.[5]
On April 1, 2015, WTBO (after six hours of stunting with various versions of "Proud Mary") changed their format to Adult Contemporary, branded as "105.7 The River".[6] WTBO and sister stations WFRB, WFRB-FM, and WKGO were sold by Dix Communications to Forever Media for $4 million on September 3, 2015.[7][8] On March 8, 2016 WTBO changed their format to top 40/CHR, branded as "Happy 105-7".[9]
Translator
In addition to the main station, WTBO is relayed by an FM translator to widen its broadcast area.[10]
| Call sign | Frequency (MHz) | City of license | Facility ID | ERP W | Height m (ft) | Class | FCC info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W289BR | 105.7 FM | Cumberland, Maryland | 71867 | 250 watts | −52.9 m (−174 ft) | D | FCC |
References
- 1 2 Broadcasting Yearbook 2010 (PDF). ProQuest, LLC/Reed Publishing (Nederland), B.V. 2010. p. D-267. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
- 1 2 "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
- ↑ "Call Sign History". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
- ↑ "WTBO Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
- ↑ Sawyers, Michael A. (December 27, 2006). "Radio personality dies". Cumberland Times-News (Cumberland, Maryland: Community Newspaper Holdings). Retrieved March 8, 2016.
- ↑ Venta, Lance (April 6, 2015). "River Launches In Cumberland". RadioBB Networks. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
- ↑ Venta, Lance (August 30, 2015). "Forever Media Acquires Cumberland, MD Cluster". RadioBB Networks. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
- ↑ "Deal Digest for Thursday, September 3, 2015". InsideRadio. September 3, 2015. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
- ↑ Venta, Lance (March 8, 2016). "Forever Gets Happy in Cumberland". RadioBB Networks. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
- ↑ "W289BR Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
External Links
- Happy 105-7 Online
- Query the FCC's AM station database for WTBO
- Radio-Locator Information on WTBO
- Query Nielsen Audio's AM station database for WTBO
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