WRBT
iHeartMedia, Inc. | |
| History | |
|---|---|
First air date | September 30, 1962 |
Former call signs |
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Call sign meaning | "Robert" (proper name for Bob) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 54019 |
| Class | B |
| ERP |
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| HAAT | 201 meters (659 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 40°18′58.3″N 76°56′59.9″W / 40.316194°N 76.949972°W |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live (via iHeartRadio) |
| Website | bob949 |
WRBT (94.9
kilowatts from a transmitter site in Enola, Pennsylvania
.
WRBT broadcasts in the HD Radio format.[2]
History
The station signed on the air on September 30, 1962, then owned by the Market Square
adult contemporary first, then an oldies format, KOOL 94.9. In 1995, Barnstable switched formats and call letters with its 99.3 signal
, turning the 94.9 signal into WYMJ Magic 94.9. The generic mix format never did well and Barnstable put all of its Harrisburg market stations for sale in late 1996.
In December 1996, the sale was consummated with Dame Media the call letters were changed to WRBT and Dame launched the country format that is heard on the radio today.
Brad Chambers (from
Cat Country 106.7
). The original staff with the station was as follows:
- Mornings: Todd Jeffers, Nancy Ryan, Allen Willis (Nancy & Buzz 1999-2001)
- Mid-days: Shelly Easton (at Cat Country 96 in Allentown, Pa)
- Afternoons: Brad Chambers, PD (now working in Los Angeles)
- Evenings: Wes & Ang (Wes is John Beaston on the morning show on Corpus Christi, TX)
- Overnights: "After Midnite" With Blair Garner (show still on the station)
On-air personalities
- Nancy Ryan
- Newman
- Holly Love
- Jeff Hurley
- Bob Hauer
References
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WRBT". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ https://hdradio.com/station_guides/widget.php?id=65 HD Radio Guide for Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
- 1979 Broadcasting Year book, page C-186
External links
- WRBT official website
- History of the Market Square Presbyterian Church
- WRBT in the FCC FM station database
- WRBT in Nielsen Audio's FM station database