WTBO
{{short description|Radio station in Cumberland, Maryland}}
{{use mdy dates|date=January 2024}}
{{Infobox radio station
| name = WTBO
| logo = WTBO 97.9-1450Oldies logo.png
| logo_size = 150px
| city = Cumberland, Maryland
| area = {{ubl|Cumberland, Maryland|Frostburg, Maryland|Keyser, West Virginia}}
| branding = 97.9/1450 WTBO
| frequency = 1450 kHz
| translator = {{Radio Relay|97.9|W250CM|Cumberland}}
| airdate = {{Start date and age|1928|12|13}}
| format = Oldies
| power = {{val|1000|u=watts|fmt=commas}} (day) and (night)
| class = C
| licensing_authority = FCC
| facility_id = 74082
| coordinates = {{coord|39|38|45.0|N|78|45|8.0|W|type:landmark}}
| callsign_meaning = "The Best Oldies"
| former_callsigns =
| affiliations =
| owner = Forever Media
| licensee = FM Radio Licenses, LLC
| sister_stations = {{hlist|WFRB|WFRB-FM|WRQE}}
| webcast = {{listenlive|https://player.listenlive.co/51501}}
| website = {{officialwebsite|https://www.forevercumberland.com/wtbo/}}
}}
WTBO is an oldies formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Cumberland, Maryland, serving Cumberland and Frostburg in Maryland and Keyser in West Virginia. WTBO is owned and operated by Forever Media.
History
On December 13, 1928, WTBO signed on for the first time.
On December 26, 2006, Chazz Offutt collapsed and died, at the age of 66, during his daily morning show on WTBO and sister-station WFRB.
On April 1, 2015, WTBO (after six hours of stunting with various versions of "Proud Mary") changed their format to Adult Contemporary, branded as "105.7 The River". WTBO and sister stations WFRB, WFRB-FM, and WKGO were sold by Dix Communications to Forever Media for $4 million on September 3, 2015. On March 8, 2016, WTBO changed their format to top 40/CHR, branded as "Happy 105-7". As with many other stations owned by Forever their programming comes from Westwood One Hot AC Local.
On April 18, 2018, WTBO changed their format from hot adult contemporary to oldies, branded as "The Best Oldies".[https://radioinsight.com/headlines/167861/wtbo-flips-to-oldies/ WTBO Flips to Oldies] Radioinsight - April 18, 2018
See also
- M. Virginia Rosenbaum, former station manager
References
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{{cite web|url=http://www1.arbitron.com/sip/displaySip.do?surveyID=WI16&band=am&callLetter=WTBO|title=Arbitron Station Information Profiles|accessdate=March 8, 2015|work=Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings}}
{{cite web|url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=74082&Callsign=WTBO|title=Call Sign History|accessdate=March 8, 2015|work=Federal Communications Commission, audio division}}
{{cite web|url=http://transition.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/amq?call=WTBO|title=WTBO Facility Record|accessdate=March 8, 2015|work=Federal Communications Commission, audio division}}
{{cite news|newspaper=Cumberland Times-News|location=Cumberland, Maryland|publisher=Community Newspaper Holdings|title=Radio personality dies|url=http://www.times-news.com/radio-personality-dies/article_1fb306e4-59c6-5744-96e7-9a5be50746d2.html|date=December 27, 2006|accessdate=March 8, 2016|last=Sawyers|first=Michael A.}}
}}
External links
- {{officialwebsite|https://www.forevercumberland.com/wtbo/}}
{{AM station data|74082|WTBO}}
- {{FCC-LMS-Facility|201298|W250CM}}
- {{FXL|W250CM}}
{{Cumberland Radio}}
{{Oldies Radio Stations in Maryland}}
Category:1928 establishments in Maryland
Category:Oldies radio stations in the United States