WRTH-LP
MHz | |
| Branding | Oldies Radio Kool-FM |
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| Programming | |
| Format | Oldies; beach music; classic hits |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| History | |
First air date | July 2, 2014 |
Former call signs |
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| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 192101 |
| Class | D |
| ERP | 100 watts |
| HAAT | 38.3 meters (126 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 34°50′19.4″N 82°21′45.6″W / 34.838722°N 82.362667°W |
| Translator(s) | 107.7 W299BO (Berea) |
| Links | |
Public license information | LMS |
| Website | koolfm.net |
WRTH-LP is an
WRTH-LP started broadcast as a Gold Based adult contemporary station on July 2, 2014, and still provides a locally owned-and-operated full-service music-based station. WRTH-LP is locally owned and operated by Greenville-based Quality Radio Partners. The transmitter is tower located near the geographic center of the local Greenville population.[2][3]
WRTH-LP switched to its current oldies format on November 19, 2018, and, after adding the 107.7 frequency, changed its branding to Oldies Radio Kool-FM on October 7, 2019, playing a Carolina-based blend of oldies and classic hits from the 1960s, 1970s, 1980s and 1990s.
History
WRTH-LP first went on the air as WEZG-LP on July 2, 2014, with a 24-hour mix of songs with "Abigail" as the subject matter. The station frequency, studios and operation were developed by Dave Solomon, a veteran of the radio business since 1979; having owned other radio stations and achieved ratings success as a program director & operations manager throughout the Carolinas (Greensboro, Raleigh, Myrtle Beach & others) for large radio groups like Clear Channel,[4] Entercom, Cumulus and more. Solomon also was one of the creators and sole voice over talent for the SaveNetRadio Music Licensing Campaign,[5] regarding licensing fees paid to SoundExchange, a performance rights organization. His political ads were broadcast on thousands of radio stations coast to coast and quoted in numerous national media. The Copyright Review Board proposed a huge rate increase, SaveNetRadio was victorious via Congress, in the passage of the Internet Radio Equality Act[6] in July 2007. He also serves as the executive director for the Washington, DC advocacy group Low Power FM Advocacy Group (LPFM-FM), who files to protect the licensees of LPFM stations through multiple protective filing at the FCC.[7]
On January 8, 2016, WEZG-LP changed its call sign to WBWT-LP and adopted the moniker "101-5 The Beat".[8]
On November 19, 2018, the station changed its call sign to WZWK-LP.
On November 22, 2023, the station filed to adopt the call sign WRTH-LP.[9] The change took place on November 28.
References
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WRTH-LP". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ FCC Page - http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=1643023
- ^ Radio-Locator Map - https://radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/patg?id=WRTH-FL
- ^ Audio - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cb0enexsqns
- ^ SaveNetRadio Audio - http://radioprofile.com/savenetradio/
- ^ Wikipedia - Internet radio#US royalty controversy
- ^ FCC - https://ecfsapi.fcc.gov/file/60001118601.pdf
- ^ All Access Article - http://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/131149/abigail-says-hello-to-greenville
- ^ FCC Call Letter Change Application - https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/views/public/fmDraftCopy?displayType=html&appKey=25076ff38bd02040018bf96eb94f1955&id=25076ff38bd02040018bf96eb94f1955&goBack=N
External links
- KoolFM.net
- WRTH in the FCC FM station database
- WRTH-LP at FCCdata.org
- WRTH in Nielsen Audio's FM station database