WTBO
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| [[Frequency|FrequencTemplate:Pluralize from text]] | 1450 kHz |
| Branding | 97.9/1450 WTBO |
| Programming | |
| Format | Oldies[1] |
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| History | |
First air date | December 13, 1928[2] |
Call sign meaning | "The Best Oldies" |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
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| Class | C |
| Power | 1,000 watts (day) and (night) |
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| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | Official website |
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WTBO is an oldies formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Cumberland, Maryland, serving Cumberland and Frostburg in Maryland and Keyser in West Virginia.[1] WTBO is owned and operated by Forever Media.[4]
History
On December 13, 1928, WTBO signed on for the first time.[2][5]
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.[6]
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".[7] WTBO and sister stations WFRB, WFRB-FM, and WKGO were sold by Dix Communications to Forever Media for $4 million on September 3, 2015.[8][9] On March 8, 2016, WTBO changed their format to top 40/CHR, branded as "Happy 105-7".[10] As with many other stations owned by Forever their programming comes from Westwood One Hot AC Local.
On April 18, 2018, WTBO changed their format from hot adult contemporary to oldies, branded as "The Best Oldies".[11]
See also
- M. Virginia Rosenbaum, former station manager
References
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- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Broadcasting Yearbook 2010 (PDF). ProQuest, LLC/Reed Publishing (Nederland), B.V. 2010. p. D-267. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Facility Technical Data for WTBO". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."WTBO Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Call Sign History". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Sawyers, Michael A. (December 27, 2006). "Radio personality dies". Cumberland Times-News. Cumberland, Maryland: Community Newspaper Holdings. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Venta, Lance (April 6, 2015). "River Launches In Cumberland". RadioBB Networks. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Venta, Lance (August 30, 2015). "Forever Media Acquires Cumberland, MD Cluster". RadioBB Networks. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Deal Digest for Thursday, September 3, 2015". InsideRadio. September 3, 2015. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Venta, Lance (March 8, 2016). "Forever Gets Happy in Cumberland". RadioBB Networks. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
- ^ WTBO Flips to Oldies Radioinsight - April 18, 2018
External links
- Official website
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- WTBO in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
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- W250CM at FCCdata.org
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