WVTS

WVTS is a News/Talk formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Dunbar, West Virginia, serving Charleston and Nitro in West Virginia.[1] WVTS is owned and operated by Bristol Broadcasting Company.[4]

WVTS
CityDunbar, West Virginia
Broadcast areaCharleston, West Virginia
Nitro, West Virginia
Frequency1240 AM kHz
BrandingNewsTalk 1240 WVTS
SloganCharleston's NewsTalk
Programming
FormatNews/Talk[1]
Ownership
OwnerBristol Broadcasting Company
WBES, WQBE-FM, WVSR-FM, WYNL
History
First air date
November 4, 1946[2]
Former call signs
WTIP (?-1988)
WVSR (1988-2000)
WBES (2000-2010)
WVTS (2010-Present)[3]
Call sign meaning
West Virginia's Talk Station
Technical information
Facility ID2682
ClassC
Power1,000 Watts day and night
Transmitter coordinates
38°57′22.0″N 77°4′57.0″W
Translator(s)W239CH (95.7 MHz, Charleston)
Links
Websitewww.bristolbroadcasting.com/charlestonmkt.shtml

References
  1. "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
  2. Broadcasting Yearbook 2010 (PDF). ProQuest, LLC/Reed Publishing (Nederland), B.V. 2010. p. D-586. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
  3. "Call Sign History". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
  4. "WVTS Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved March 8, 2016.


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