WTPT
Sports gambling "The Bet" | |
Ownership | |
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Owner |
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History | |
First air date | September 10, 1947 | (as WBBO-FM)
Former call signs |
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Call sign meaning | "The Planet" |
Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 4677 |
Class | C |
ERP | |
HAAT | 619 meters (2,031 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 35°16′19.4″N 82°13′59.4″W / 35.272056°N 82.233167°W |
Translator(s) | See § Translator |
Links | |
Public license information | |
Webcast | Listen live (via Audacy) Listen live (via Audacy) (HD3) |
Website | www |
WTPT (93.3 FM) is an active rock station licensed to Forest City, North Carolina, and serving the Upstate South Carolina and Western North Carolina regions, including Greenville, South Carolina and Asheville, North Carolina. The Audacy, Inc. outlet is licensed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to broadcast with an ERP of 93 kW. The station goes by the name 93.3 The Planet Rocks and is the home station of the nationally syndicated The Rise Guys Morning Show with Matthew "Mattman" Harris, James "Nine" MacDonell, Jeremy "Fat Boy" Ellenburg.
The station broadcasts from near Columbus, North Carolina,[3] with studios in Greenville, South Carolina. However, it is licensed to Forest City, North Carolina.
History
The station, then known as WBBO-FM and
On February 14, 1991 (
In mid-1994, the station was re-branded as "Q-93" and adopted a more uptempo-ed CHR format sprinkled with plenty of
Programming also included the Christian music program Face to Face from Right Turn Radio.[6]
On September 13, 1996, WFNQ-FM dropped Young Country for
On February 23, 2022, WTPT added The Bet to its HD3 subchannel.[8]
Translator
WTPT-HD2 programming is simulcast on the following translator:
Call sign | Frequency | City of license | FID | ERP (W) | HAAT |
Class | Transmitter coordinates | FCC info |
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W290BW | 105.9 FM | Greenville, South Carolina | 156090 | 99 | 299 m (981 ft) | D | 34°56′5.0″N 82°24′15.0″W / 34.934722°N 82.404167°W | LMS |
Previous logo
(WTPT's logo under previous "New Rock 93.3" branding)
References
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WTPT". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "Full Power FM Digital Notification Application [WTPT]". fcc.gov. Federal Communications Commission. December 4, 2017. Retrieved September 14, 2022.
- ^ "WTPT-FM Radio Station Coverage Map". radio-locator.com. Retrieved April 17, 2018.
- ^ Jeff Borden, "New Format Breezes Into Town," The Charlotte Observer, February 10, 1988.
- ^ "On the Airwaves: The Breeze blows in all directions: WBBO FM plays unusual blend of music," Spartanburg Herald-Journal, September 4, 1988.
- ^ Stark, Phyllis (March 4, 1995). "Vox Jox". Billboard. Vol. 107, no. 9. p. 85.
- ^ "WFNQ/Greenville Goes Rock, Tyler PD" (PDF). Radio & Records. September 20, 1996. p. 14. Retrieved September 13, 2023.
- ^ "Audacy Adds The Bet In Eight More Markets". RadioInsight. February 23, 2022. Retrieved February 23, 2022.
External links
- Official website
- WTPT in the FCC FM station database
- WTPT in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
- W290BW in the FCC FM station database
- W290BW at FCCdata.org