WBLT

Last updated
WBLT
Broadcast area Bedford County, Virginia
Frequency 1350 AM kHz
BrandingESPN Radio in Virginia
Programming
Format Sports [1]
Affiliations ESPN Radio
Ownership
OwnerThree Daughters Media
WGMN, WIQO-FM, WMNA, WMNA-FM, WVGM
History
First air date
February 9, 1950;74 years ago (1950-02-09) [2]
Former call signs
WBLX (1950)
WBLT (1950–2003)
DWBLT (2003) [note 1] [4] [5]
Former frequencies
1490 kHz (1950–1951)
Technical information
Facility ID 4534
Class D
Power 5,000 watts daytime
47 watts nighttime
Transmitter coordinates
 37°20′51.0″N79°31′25.0″W / 37.347500°N 79.523611°W / 37.347500; -79.523611
Translator(s) 95.5 W238FH (Bedford)
Links
Webcast WBLT Webstream
Website WBLT Online

WBLT (1350 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Bedford, Virginia, serving Bedford County, Virginia. [1] WBLT broadcasts a sports radio format and is owned and operated by Three Daughters Media. [6] Most programming comes from ESPN Radio.

Contents

By day, WBLT is powered at 5,000 watts non-directional. But to protect other stations on 1350 AM at night, WBLT reduces power to only 47 watts. [7] Programming is also heard on 100-watt FM translator W283FH at 95.5 MHz. [8]

Notes

  1. ↑ License revoked and callsign deleted on October 1, 2003 due to improper filing of paperwork by then-owners WBLT, Inc. The station returned to air on December 29, 2003 and the violation was expunged in 2008. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings . Retrieved July 6, 2015.
  2. ↑ Broadcasting Yearbook 2010 (PDF). ProQuest, LLC/Reed Publishing (Nederland), B.V. 2010. p. D-560. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Letter from Federal Communications Commission to WBLT, Inc". October 7, 2008.
  4. ↑ "Call Sign History". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Facility No. 4534 History Card" (PDF). Federal Communications Commission.
  6. ↑ "WBLT Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
  7. ↑ Radio-Locator.com/WBLT
  8. ↑ Radio-Locator.com/W283FH


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