WBTQ

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WBTQ-FM

City of license	Buckhannon, West Virginia
Broadcast area	Buckhannon Elkins Weston
Branding	Hot 93
Slogan	Today's Best Hits
First air date	1996-July 1
Frequency	93.5 MHZ
Format	Hot AC
ERP	16,000 watts
Class	B1
Owner	West Virginia Radio Corporation
Website	[1]

WBTQ/Hot 93 is a Hot Adult Contemporary radio station at 93.5 FM in Buckhannon, West Virginia. WBTQ was formerly owned by Dick McGraw's Elkins Radio Corporation, until WBTQ and sister stations WBRB-FM, WBVQ-FM and WELK-FM were sold to West Virginia Radio Corporation in 2005. WBTQ syndicates using ABC Radio's Today's Best Hits Hot AC format.

[edit] History

In early 2005, WBTQ and sister station WELK-FM in Elkins made a format swap. Since the station's beginning, WBTQ was an Oldies station called B-93, and WELK 94.7 was a Hot AC station called K-95 FM. For a while after the switch, WELK was an Oldies station, but in early 2006 WELK dropped Oldies to an Adult Hits station called SAM 94.7, but however due to a decrease in ratings, WELK switched back to an Oldies station in mid 2006. Adult Hits can still be found at 93.1 in Barrackville called SAM 93.1.