WVTS

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WVTS
WVTS-AM 2016.PNG
Broadcast area
Frequency 1240 AM kHz
BrandingNewsTalk 1240 WVTS
Programming
Format News/talk [1]
Ownership
Owner Bristol Broadcasting Company
WBES, WQBE-FM, WVSR-FM, WYNL
History
First air date
November 4, 1946 [2]
Former call signs
  • WTIP (1946–1988)
  • WVSR (1988–2000)
  • WBES (2000–2010) [3]
Call sign meaning
"West Virginia's Talk Station"
Technical information [4]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID 2682
Class C
Power 1,000 watts day and night
Transmitter coordinates
38°23′8.34″N81°42′50.46″W / 38.3856500°N 81.7140167°W / 38.3856500; -81.7140167
Translator(s) 95.7 W239CH (Charleston)
Links
Public license information
Website www.bristolbroadcasting.com/charlestonmkt.shtml

WVTS is a news/talk formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Dunbar, West Virginia, serving Charleston and Nitro in West Virginia. [1] WVTS is owned and operated by Bristol Broadcasting Company. [5]

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W239CH95.7 FM Charleston, West Virginia 188692500  m (0  ft)D 38°21′26.3″N81°40′4.5″W / 38.357306°N 81.667917°W / 38.357306; -81.667917 (W239CH) LMS

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References

  1. 1 2 "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings . Retrieved March 8, 2016.
  2. Broadcasting Yearbook 2010 (PDF). ProQuest, LLC/Reed Publishing (Nederland), B.V. 2010. p. D-586. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
  3. "Call Sign History". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
  4. "Facility Technical Data for WVTS". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  5. "WVTS Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved March 8, 2016.