WBHT

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WBHT / WBHD
City of license	WBHT: Mountain Top, Pennsylvania WBHD: Olyphant, Pennsylvania
Broadcast area	Scranton, Pennsylvania
Branding	97 BHT
Slogan	All The Hits and 20 in a row
Frequency	WBHT: 97.1 MHz WBHD: 95.7 MHz
Format	top 40
ERP	WBHT: 500 watts WBHD: 600 watts
HAAT	WBHT: 336 meters WBHD: 308 meters
Class	WBHT: A WBHD: A
Facility ID	WBHT: 20465 WBHD: 43521
Owner	Citadel Broadcasting Company
Sister stations	WARM-AM, WBSX, WMGS, WSJR
Website	http://www.97bht.com/

WBHT-FM is "97 BHT," a top 40 radio station serving the Scranton, Pennsylvania area. 95.7 WBHD simulcasts WBHT's programming.

[edit] Notable Alumni

• Kid Kelly programmed the station in the mid 90's when it was called Hot 97. He then returned to WHTZ New York in a programming capacity before becoming the Director of Pop Programming at Sirius Satellite Radio.
• Dead Air Dave was called A.B. Love on Hot 97 in the late 90's. He went on to crosstown WKRZ and then 105.1 The Buzz/Big 105 New York City before landing on the air at WXRK and later adding dump button duties for The Howard Stern Show. He now does weekends on WWFS Fresh 102.7 New York City using the name Dylan.
• Billy Hammond was the "Purple-Headed Love Freak" night guy at Hot 97 in the late 90's. He later did nights at WIOQ Philadelphia and WHTZ New York. He now does weekends on WKSC Chicago.
• Nikki was the late-night Hot 97 jock in the late 90's. She has since been on the radio in Las Vegas, Miami, and Chicago's WKSC before jumping to crosstown WPWX.
• Kelly K was on the Hot 97 morning show in the late 90's before doing radio in Boston. She returned to NEPA as music director and personality on WKRZ.

[edit] External links

• Official Website
• Query the FCC's FM station database for WBHT
• Radio Locator information on WBHT
• Query the FCC's FM station database for WBHD
• Radio Locator information on WBHD

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