WHTS
Top 40 (CHR) | |
Affiliations | Westwood One |
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Ownership | |
Owner |
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WTNR, WJRW, WKLQ, WLAV-FM, WWSN | |
History | |
First air date | 1984 (as WCXT) |
Former call signs | WCXT (1984-5/4/06) |
Call sign meaning | Wicked HoT Station! or Wild HiTS! |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 71090 |
Class | B |
ERP | 20,000 watts |
HAAT | 242 meters (794 ft) |
Links | |
Webcast | Listen live |
Website | 1053hotfm.com |
WHTS (105.3
WHTS is a
History
Rock, Soft AC and Dance
The station
. The original owner was Waters Broadcasting.WCXT had various
On July 2, 1999, control of the station was transferred under a
In the fall of 1999, the LMA was canceled due to legal problems with Harbor Pointe Entertainment. WCXT returned to its AC format under a slightly different slogan/positioner, "105-3, Your More Music Station." Other than the new slogan, the format was much the same as before "The Whip" experiment, largely voicetracked and automated, with few commercials.
Signal downgrade
In 2001, a
In late 2004, WCXT was granted a construction permit to move into the
Change in ownership and transmitter
In early 2005, it was announced that WCXT would be sold to Citadel Broadcasting, a forerunner of today's Cumulus Media. With the sale came speculation about what would air once the station was newly built near Grand Rapids. In winter 2005, the format flipped to an automated and commercial-free classic country sound. The new owners called the station "Classic Country 105.3" with Citadel's takeover. This would turn out to be a filler format until the transmitter move would be completed.
In late April 2006, the new transmitter hit the airwaves. The station began stunting with various sound effects such as drills and hammers. Announcements were made that a new station is being built and that classic country had been moved to 92.5 FM (WKOQ, later changing to WLAW). A few days later, the station began calling itself "Reality Radio," featuring various Citadel hosts talking about the upcoming format.
On May 2, 2006 at 7:40 pm, 105.3 relaunched as Top 40 (CHR) "Hot FM." The first song played was "Bad Day" by Daniel Powter. Until the midday hours of May 3, the station ran a 20–30 song loop with an extended period of dead air between the songs. This was likely due to automation problem. The station picked up the WHTS call letters after 98.9 in Rock Island, Illinois, dropped it in 2006. The old WHTS also was a top 40 station.
Citadel merged with Cumulus Media on September 16, 2011.[2]
References
- ^ Radio-Locator.com/WHTS
- ^ "Cumulus now owns Citadel Broadcasting". Atlanta Business Journal. September 16, 2011. Retrieved September 16, 2011.
External links
- WHTS in the FCC FM station database
- WHTS in Nielsen Audio's FM station database