WNBT-FM (104.5 MHz) and WZBF (96.9 MHz), "Bigfoot Country 96 - 104 - 107") are two radio stations broadcasting a country music radio format.[3] WNBT-FM is licensed to Wellsboro, Pennsylvania, and WZBF is licensed to Ridgebury, Pennsylvania. The stations are part of a quadcast serving Pennsylvania's Northern Tier and New York's Southern Tier, including the Elmira - Corning radio market. They are owned by Kristin Cantrell (doing business as Seven Mountains Media), through licensee Southern Belle, LLC.[4]
History
WNBT-FM began as the FM sister station of Farm & Home Broadcasting Company-owned WNBT (now WNDA) with the call letters WGCR-FM. The station was initially granted a construction permit to operate at the frequency of 97.7 MHz at an effective radiated power of a thousand watts in August 1968. In 1973, the FCC granted permission for WGCR-FM to drop the 'FM' from its call letters, change its city of license from Wellsboro to "Wellsboro-Mansfield", and change its dial position from 97.7 to 104.5 MHz, with a power increase to 50,000 watts.
In May 2017, WNBT-FM changed its format from hot adult contemporary (branded as "The Buzz") to country, branded as "Bigfoot Country 104.5".[5]
On July 9, 2018, WNBT-FM began simulcasting on WZBF (96.9 FM) in Ridgebury; that station was previously adult contemporary-formatted WVYS "Yes FM".[6]
Translator and booster
| Call sign | Frequency | City of license | FID | ERP (W) | HAAT | Class | FCC info | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W297BG | 107.3 FM | Ulster, Pennsylvania | 140305 | 235 | 134 m (440 ft) | D | LMS | WZBF translator |
| WZBF-FM2 | 96.9 FM | Towanda, Pennsylvania | 185614 | 1,200 | 88 m (289 ft) | D | LMS | WZBF booster |
References
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WNBT-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WZBF". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Spring 2010. Retrieved 2010-04-04.
- ^ "WNBT-FM Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved 2010-04-04.
- ^ Seven Mountains Media Shuffles Northern PA Formats Radioinsight - May 31, 2017
- ^ Bigfoot Expands in North Central Pennsylvania Radioinsight - July 10, 2018
External links
- Official website
- Facility details for Facility ID 21200 (WNBT-FM) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WNBT-FM in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
- Facility details for Facility ID 743697 (WZBF) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WZBF in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
- Facility details for Facility ID 140305 (W297BG) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- W297BG at FCCdata.org
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