WNBT-FM (104.5 MHz) and WZBF (96.9 MHz), "Bigfoot Country 96 - 104 - 107") are two radio stations broadcasting a country music radio format.[3] WNBT-FM is licensed to Wellsboro, Pennsylvania, and WZBF is licensed to Ridgebury, Pennsylvania. The stations are part of a quadcast serving Pennsylvania's Northern Tier and New York's Southern Tier, including the Elmira - Corning radio market. They are owned by Kristin Cantrell (doing business as Seven Mountains Media), through licensee Southern Belle, LLC.[4]
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| Broadcast area | |
| Frequency | 104.5 MHz |
| Branding | Bigfoot Country 96 - 104 - 107 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Country |
| Affiliations | Compass Media Networks |
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| WNDA, WOGA | |
| History | |
First air date | July 2, 1969 (as WGCR) |
Former call signs | WGCR (1969–1983) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 21200 |
| Class | B |
| ERP | 50,000 watts |
| HAAT | 116 meters (381 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 41°44′17.00″N 77°21′50.00″W / 41.7380556°N 77.3638889°W |
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Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | bigfootcountry1045.com |
| Simulcast | |
| WZBF | |
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| Frequency | 96.9 MHz |
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| History | |
First air date | 1991 (as WMKB) |
Former call signs |
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Call sign meaning | sounds like "Bigfoot" |
| Technical information[2] | |
| Facility ID | 40383 |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 3,200 watts |
| HAAT | 139.7 m (458 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 41°53′55.0″N 76°43′8.0″W / 41.898611°N 76.718889°W |
| Translator(s) | 107.3 W297BG (Ulster) |
| Repeater(s) | 96.9 WZBF-FM2 (Towanda) |
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History
editWNBT-FM began as the FM sister station of Farm & Home Broadcasting Company-owned WNBT (now WNDA) with the call letters WGCR-FM. The station was initially granted a construction permit to operate at the frequency of 97.7 MHz at an effective radiated power of a thousand watts in August 1968. In 1973, the FCC granted permission for WGCR-FM to drop the 'FM' from its call letters, change its city of license from Wellsboro to "Wellsboro-Mansfield", and change its dial position from 97.7 to 104.5 MHz, with a power increase to 50,000 watts.
In May 2017, WNBT-FM changed its format from hot adult contemporary (branded as "The Buzz") to country, branded as "Bigfoot Country 104.5".[5]
On July 9, 2018, WNBT-FM began simulcasting on WZBF (96.9 FM) in Ridgebury; that station was previously adult contemporary-formatted WVYS "Yes FM".[6]
Translator and booster
edit| Call sign | Frequency | City of license | FID | ERP (W) | HAAT | Class | FCC info | Notes |
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| W297BG | 107.3 FM | Ulster, Pennsylvania | 140305 | 235 | 134 m (440 ft) | D | LMS | WZBF translator |
| WZBF-FM2 | 96.9 FM | Towanda, Pennsylvania | 185614 | 1,200 | 88 m (289 ft) | D | LMS | WZBF booster |
References
edit- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WNBT-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WZBF". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Spring 2010. Retrieved 2010-04-04.
- ^ "WNBT-FM Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved 2010-04-04.
- ^ Seven Mountains Media Shuffles Northern PA Formats Radioinsight - May 31, 2017
- ^ Bigfoot Expands in North Central Pennsylvania Radioinsight - July 10, 2018
External links
edit- Official website
- Facility details for Facility ID 21200 (WNBT-FM) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WNBT-FM in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
- Facility details for Facility ID 743697 (WZBF) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WZBF in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
- Facility details for Facility ID 140305 (W297BG) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- W297BG at FCCdata.org
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