WTWA
Broadcast area | Augusta metropolitan area |
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Frequency | 1240 kHz |
Branding | WTWA FM 104.9 & AM 1240 |
Programming | |
Format | Oldies |
Ownership | |
Owner | Camellia City Communications, Inc. |
WTHO-FM | |
History | |
First air date | January 10, 1948 |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 8476 |
Class | C |
Power | 600 watts |
Transmitter coordinates | 33°28′20″N 82°31′02″W / 33.47222°N 82.51722°W |
Translator(s) | 104.9 W285EP (Thomson) |
Links | |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | wtho.com |
WTWA (1240
WTWA is powered at 600
History
WTWA
When WTWA debuted, Thomson, Georgia. was the smallest American town in population size to have a radio station. Broadcasting magazine described WTWA as "an experiment in small-station operation which may indicate whether local stations can survive in county seats of about 5,000 population."[4] Brown sold his interest in WTWA to Kobak in 1950.
In 1953, Kobak bought the local McDuffie Progress newspaper, combined it with the radio station and promoted Frank Hash, the editor of the newspaper, to be WTWA's manager. Hash then bought the newspaper and radio station in 1957. In 1962, Gene Harden, WTWA's longtime manager, bought the station from Hash.
In an unusual turn of events, Harden sold WTWA to its founder, Walter Brown, in 1977. Brown, by then longtime owner of WSPA-AM/FM/TV in Spartanburg, had returned to radio ownership in Thomson, building WTHO-AM/FM in 1972. WTHO-AM was a
The station has produced such local programming as 1st National Bank News, with newscaster Lee Shepard, in 1948.[5] Alumni of the station include veteran broadcaster Gary Bryan, later at WHTZ New York City and KRTH Los Angeles. Bryan started at WTWA when he was only 17 years old.
Translators
In addition to the main station, WTWA is relayed by an additional translator to widen its broadcast area.
Call sign | Frequency | City of license | ERP (W) | Class | FCC info |
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W285EP | 104.9 FM | Thomson, Georgia | 250 | D | FMQ |
References
- ^ Radio-Locator.com/WTWA
- ^ Radio-Locator.com/W285EP
- ^ "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
- ^ "Small-Station Experiment" (PDF). Broadcasting. January 19, 1948. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
- ISBN 0-7864-0452-3.
External links
- WTWA in the FCC AM station database
- WTWA in Nielsen Audio's AM station database