WTHK
Satellite of FCC | |
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Facility ID | 57728 |
Class | A |
ERP | 130 watts |
HAAT | 452 meters (1,483 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 42°57′33.2″N 72°55′20.3″W / 42.959222°N 72.922306°W |
Translator(s) | 104.7 W284AB (Jamaica) |
Links | |
Public license information | |
Webcast | Listen live |
Website | www |
WTHK (100.7
History
WTHK began its radio life as WVAY. The station was part of the wave of upscale
The station was sold to
In 2004 Nassau Broadcasting Partners purchased WEXP and WVAY as well as an entire portfolio of radio stations in Vermont and New Hampshire from the Vox Radio Group. While the station has evolved into "Rutland's Rock Station, 101.5 The Fox", the WVAY call sign went away again in favor of Nassau's warehousing of the WTHK call sign on November 16, 2006, where they remain to this day. The call sign was previously used on 97.5 FM in Trenton, New Jersey.[3]
WTHK, along with 29 other Nassau stations in northern New England, was purchased at bankruptcy auction by Carlisle Capital Corporation, a company controlled by Bill Binnie (owner of WBIN-TV in Derry), on May 22, 2012. The station, and 12 of the other stations, would then be acquired by Vertical Capital Partners, controlled by Jeff Shapiro; however, WTHK was not included in the subsequent sale of simulcast partner WEXP to Electromagnetic Company.[4][5] The sale of WTHK and the other 12 stations was consummated on November 30, 2012, at a purchase price of $4.4 million. The Vertical Capital Partners stations were transferred to Shapiro's existing Great Eastern Radio group on January 1, 2013.[6][7] On January 22, 2013, WTHK dropped its simulcast of WEXP and began simulcasting new sister station WXXK (100.5 FM).
The WXXK simulcast ended on March 16, 2015, when WTHK, along with
Translator
WTHK also operates translator station W284AB (Jamaica, Vermont) that transmits a directional signal from the top of Stratton Mountain. The translator can be heard at 104.7 FM.
Call sign | Frequency | City of license | FID | ERP (W) | HAAT |
Class | Transmitter coordinates | FCC info |
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W284AB | 104.7 FM | Jamaica, Vermont | 57729 | 10 | 654 m (2,146 ft) | D | 43°5′45.2″N 72°55′14.3″W / 43.095889°N 72.920639°W | LMS |
References
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WTHK". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "WTHK Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ "WTHK Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ "Carlisle Capital Corp. Wins Bidding For Rest Of Nassau Stations". All Access. May 22, 2012. Retrieved May 22, 2012.
- ^ Venta, Lance (May 22, 2012). "Nassau Broadcasting Auction Results". RadioInsight. Retrieved June 16, 2012. (updated June 14, 2012)
- ^ "APPLICATION FOR CONSENT TO ASSIGN BROADCAST STATION CONSTRUCTION PERMIT OR LICENSE OR TO TRANSFER CONTROL OF ENTITY HOLDING BROADCAST STATION CONSTRUCTION PERMIT OR LICENSE". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. December 11, 2012. Retrieved June 8, 2013.
- ^ "Consummation Notice". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. January 4, 2013. Retrieved June 8, 2013.
- ^ Venta, Lance (March 14, 2015). "AAA Peak Rising In Brattleboro/Keene". RadioInsight. Retrieved March 14, 2015.