WYTT

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WYTT
WYTT-FM 2009.PNG
Broadcast area Emporia, Virginia
Greensville County, Virginia
Frequency 99.5 MHz
Branding"99.5 Jamz"
Programming
Format Mainstream Urban
Ownership
Owner
  • John Byrne
  • (Byrne Acquisition Group, LLC)
WDLZ, WPTM, WSMY, WTRG, WWDR, WWDW
History
First air date
2003
Technical information
Facility ID 78379
Class A
ERP 1,270 Watts
HAAT 152.7 Meters
Transmitter coordinates
36°39′20.0″N77°34′22.0″W / 36.655556°N 77.572778°W / 36.655556; -77.572778
Links
Webcast WYTT Webstream
Website WYTT Online

WYTT is a Mainstream Urban formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Emporia, Virginia, serving Emporia and Greensville County, Virginia. WYTT is owned and operated by John Byrne, through licensee Byrne Acquisition Group, LLC. [1]

Contents

History

WYTT signed on in 2002 and changed calls to WLGQ the following year. It returned to the WYTT calls in 2005.

Ownership

In June 2003, then-WLGQ was sold to First Media by MainQuad Communications Inc. as part of a nine station deal with a total sale price of $11.35 million. [2]

Effective December 20, 2019, Byrne Acquisition Group acquired WYTT, six sister stations, and two translators from First Media for $3.4 million.

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References

  1. "WYTT Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  2. BIA Financial Networks (2003-06-09). "Changing Hands". Broadcasting & Cable.