WTRX
| History | |
|---|---|
First air date | October 1, 1947 (as WBBC) |
Former call signs | WDLZ (5/22/89-8/31/90) WTRX (1/13/60-5/22/89) WBBC (10/1/47-1/13/60) |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 15768 |
| Class | B |
| Power | 5,000 watts day 1,000 watts night |
Transmitter coordinates | 42°58′24″N 83°39′2″W / 42.97333°N 83.65056°W |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | wtrxsports.com |
WTRX (1330
History
The station began broadcasting October 13, 1947, under the WBBC call sign. It was owned by Booth Radio Stations, Incorporated and was a
In 1989, the station was auctioned at Flint Hyatt Regency where David Lee Shure a Flint area businessman won the bid on the station and property. Days after the paperwork was filed it became an affiliate of
After a period of silence after WDLZ went off the air in 1990, WTRX came back on the air with its legendary call sign restored, but with no original programming. WTRX spent the first few years simulcasting Bay City station WMAX (AM)'s all-sports format until it established its own all-sports programming. The station became what it is today in 1996.
In 2001, WTRX's studio was moved from its transmitter location on Bristol Road in Burton to the studios and offices of co-owned WFBE on Miller Road in Flint Township.[6]
Cumulus Media purchased WTRX in 2011. It relocated its studios and offices to 6317 Taylor Drive in
, all licensed to the Tri-Cities; of the four, only WHNN and WIOG also cover the Flint area under normal listening conditions.References
- ^ "TV and Radio Affiliates". MLB.com.
- ^ "Detroit Red Wings - Multimedia: Interactive". June 17, 2009. Archived from the original on June 17, 2009.
- ^ "The Michigan Wolverines Football Network". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. Retrieved August 22, 2018.
- ^ "WBBC at Flint Begins Operations on 1 KW" (PDF). Broadcasting. October 27, 1947. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
- ^ Hall, Claude. "Stations Play Potpourri Pop." Billboard, 09 March 1968, p. 1. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
- ^ "Citadel Flint - Montanavision Media Inc". bender2.com.
External links
- WTRX in the FCC AM station database
- WTRX in Nielsen Audio's AM station database