WTOH
contemporary Christian) | |
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Ownership | |
Owner |
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WRFD | |
History | |
First air date | 1989 |
Former call signs |
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Call sign meaning | "Talk Ohio" |
Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 73972 |
Class | A |
ERP | 2,600 watts |
HAAT | 154 meters (505 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 39°58′16″N 83°1′40″W / 39.97111°N 83.02778°W |
Translator(s) | HD2: 95.9 W240CX (Columbus) |
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Public license information | |
Webcast |
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Website | (HD2) |
WTOH (98.9
History
Adult contemporary (1989-1991)
The station began in 1989 as
Country (1991-1996)
In 1991, the station was purchased by Alan Gray's Tri-City Radio and changed to modern country music as WRVF "98.9 The River." In 1994 the station was sold to Carl Hirsch who re-imaged it as "Wild Country, The New 98.9" (under the WLLD calls) and again later as the decidedly less aggressive "Country 98-9". The station briefly
Alternative (1996-1998)
Then-owner
Urban (1998-2011)
After "Channel Z" was relocated to 105.7 FM and Blue Chip's acquisition, the station flipped to
Adult hits
At 12:00pm on September 16, 2011, "Magic 98.9" moved to sister station
Talk (2012-present)
On November 1, 2012, at approximately 12:01 a.m., "Jack FM" signed off after playing "
On February 15, 2013, the WJKR callsign changed to WTOH.
The "Jack FM" format and WJKR callsign returned to Columbus on July 24, 2013 when WMNI-FM flipped from a simulcast of then sister station News/Talk WMNI (who flipped to adult standards 6 days earlier) back to Adult Hits as "103.9 Jack FM". The station had originally carried the format as WTDA "103.9 Ted FM" from 2005-2007.
HD Radio
WTOH also broadcasts in
Call sign | Frequency | City of license | ERP (W) | HAAT |
Class | FCC info |
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W240CX | 95.9 FM | Columbus, Ohio | 99 | 209 m (686 ft) | D | FMQ |
References
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WTOH". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ Radio-One Sells 98.9 WJKR Columbus To Salem from Radio Insight (October 23, 2012)