WBTM

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WBTM
WBTM-AM 2014.png
Broadcast areaSouthern Pittsylvania County, Virginia
Northern Caswell County, North Carolina
Frequency 1330 AM kHz
BrandingBig Hits 102.5 and 1330 WBTM
Programming
Format Adult contemporary [1]
Affiliations ABC Radio News
United Stations Radio Networks
Ownership
OwnerPiedmont Broadcasting Corporation
WAKG
History
First air date
May 24, 1930 [2]
Former call signs
WBTM (1930-Present) [3]
Call sign meaning
World's Best Tobacco Market
World's Biggest Textile Mill
Technical information
Facility ID 52544
Class B
Power 5,000 watts day
1,000 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
 36°36′26.0″N79°26′1.0″W / 36.607222°N 79.433611°W / 36.607222; -79.433611
Translator(s) 102.5 W273CD (Danville)
Links
Webcast WBTM Webstream
Website WBTM Online

WBTM is an adult contemporary formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Danville, Virginia, serving Southern Pittsylvania County in Virginia and Northern Caswell County in North Carolina. [1] WBTM is owned and operated by Piedmont Broadcasting Corporation. [4]

Contents

History

On January 1, 1940, after Lynchburg Broadcasting Corporation gained managerial control of WBTM it began exchanging programs with WLVA in Lynchburg, Virginia, for four hours daily via newly installed lines that connected the two. [5]

Translator

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

Broadcast translators of WBTM
Call sign Frequency
(MHz)		 City of license Facility
ID 		ERP
(W)		 Height
(m (ft))		 Class FCC info
W273CD102.5 Danville, Virginia 508814022.1 m (73 ft)D FCC LMS

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References

  1. 1 2 "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings . Retrieved July 8, 2015.
  2. ↑ Broadcasting Yearbook 2010 (PDF). ProQuest, LLC/Reed Publishing (Nederland), B.V. 2010. p. D-563. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Call Sign History". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
  4. ↑ "WBTM Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
  5. ↑ "WBTM-WLVA Hookup". Variety. January 3, 1940. p. 90. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
  6. ↑ "W273CD Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved January 1, 2015.
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