WTSB

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WTSB (AM)
City of license Selma, NC
Broadcast area Raleigh
Slogan Where the Stories Break
Frequency 1090 kHz
Format Full Service
Power 1,700 watts critical hours
9,000 watts day
Class D
Facility ID 71088
Transmitter Coordinates 35°36′57.00″N 78°24′33.00″W / 35.6158333, -78.4091667
Callsign meaning Where Tobacco Sells Best[1]
Affiliations CBS Radio
Owner Lamm Media Group
Website wtsbradio.com

WTSB (1090 AM) is a radio station licensed by the FCC to serve the community of Selma, North Carolina. The station is owned by Lamm Media Group. The station is daytime only, and is a "full service" AM station, providing local news, traffic reports and typical small town full service programming along with country, bluegass and gospel music.

[edit] History

The station was formerly known as "Triangle Sports Talk" and aired a mix of local sports programming and ESPN Radio. . WTSB previously had the call sign of WBZB which was a country, gospel and eventually an all-local music station. On November 1, 2007, WTSB was sold to Carolina Broadcasting System, owner of WMPM 1270 AM in Smithfield. [2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Call Letter Origins. Radio History on the Web.
  2. ^ Ranti, David. "New spot for ESPN Radio?", News and Observer, Aug 12, 2006. Retrieved on 2008-06-09. 

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