WTRT

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{{Infobox radio station

| name = WTRT

| logo =

| city = Benton, Kentucky

| area =

| branding = Thrive FM

| frequency = 88.1 MHz

| repeater =

| airdate = 1999{{cite web|url=https://www.thrivefm88.com/connect/about-us/|title=About Us|publisher=Heartland Ministries|access-date=3 January 2022}}

| format = Christian radio

| power =

| erp = 3,500 watts

| haat = 66 meters

| class = A

| facility_id = 88122

| coordinates = {{coord|36|47|53|N|88|20|50|W|region:US-KY|display=inline,title}}

| callsign_meaning =

| former_callsigns =

| owner = Pennyrile Christian Community, Inc.

| licensee =

| sister_stations = WAAJ, WVHM

| webcast =

| website = http://www.thrivefm88.com/

| affiliations =

| licensing_authority= FCC

}}

WTRT (88.1 FM) is a Christian radioformatted radio station licensed to Benton, Kentucky, United States, and serving the Jackson Purchase area of western Kentucky, including Paducah. WTRT is owned by Pennyrile Christian Community, Inc. as part of a triopoly with contemporary Christian station WVHM (89.7 FM) and Christian radio station WAAJ (90.5 FM).{{cite web|url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=WTRT |title=WTRT Facility Record |work=United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division}} Accessed December 27, 2013. All three stations share studios on College Street in downtown Hardin, Kentucky, while WTRT's transmitter facilities is located off Dowdy Cemetery Road south of Benton.

History

WTRT signed on in 1999 as the third station in the Heartland Ministries organization.

Programming

The station airs a format consisting of modern praise and worship as well as a few Christian talk and teaching programs. Syndicated programming on WTRT includes Focus on the Family, James Dobson, and Alistair Begg.{{cite web|url=https://www.thrivefm88.com/programs/|title=Programs|publisher=Heartland Ministries|access-date=3 January 2023}}

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