WBWT-LP

For the Milwaukee, Wisconsin television station that held the call sign WBWT-LP on channel 38 from 2006 to 2015, see WTSJ-LP.

For the CW station in Watertown, New York that was formerly known by the call letters WBWT, see WWTI-DT2.

WBWT-LP
City of license	Greenville, South Carolina
Broadcast area	Upstate South Carolina & Greenville County, South Carolina
Branding	101-5 The Beat
Slogan	"The Rhythm of the City!"
Frequency	101.5 MHz
First air date	July 2, 2014
Format	Rhythmic Hot Adult Contemporary
ERP	100 watts
HAAT	38.3253 meters
Class	D
Facility ID	192101
Transmitter coordinates	34°50′19.00″N 82°21′46.00″W / 34.8386111°N 82.3627778°W / 34.8386111; -82.3627778
Callsign meaning	"The Beat"
Former callsigns	WEZG-LP (2014-2016)
Owner	Quality Radio Partners, Inc
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	theBeatofGreenville.com

WBWT-LP is a rhythmic Hot Adult Contemporary radio station licensed to Greenville, South Carolina and serving the entire Greenville County region, including Greenville, Greer, Taylors and all areas within. The Quality Radio Partners outlet is licensed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to broadcast at 101.5 MHz with an ERP of 100 W. The station goes by the name "101-5 The Beat."

WBWT-LP started broadcast as a Gold Based adult contemporary station on July 2, 2014 and still provides a locally owned & operated full-service music based station. WBWT-LP is owned by Greenville, South Carolina based Quality Radio Partners. The transmitter tower located near the geographic center of the population.^[1]^[2]

WBWT-LP became 101-5 The Beat on January 11, 2016 and plays a rhtyhmic blend of today's and yesterday's hits.

History

WBWT-LP first went on the air as WEZG-LP on July 2, 2014 with a 24-hour mix of songs with "Abigail" as the subject matter. On July 4th at noon, the station switched to a soft rock/oldies mix format. On June 11, 2015, WEZG-LP changed its name to "Abigail Radio Upstate" and began broadcasting a new Rhythmic Hot AC format. On January 8, 2016, WEZG-LP changed its callsign to WBWT-LP and adopted the moniker "101-5 The Beat"^[3]

References

↑ FCC Page - http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=1643023
↑ Radio-Locator Map - http://radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/pat?call=WEZG&service=FL&status=L&hours=U
↑ All Access Article - http://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/131149/abigail-says-hello-to-greenville

External links

theBeatofGreenville.com

Query the FCC's FM station database for WBWT

Radio-Locator information on WBWT-LP

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Radio stations in the Greenville–Spartanburg (Upstate South Carolina) market

By AM frequency	660 800 910 950 1020 1070 1230 1260 1280 1300 1330 1360 1400 1440 1490 1530 1540 1580

By FM frequency	89.3 89.7 90.1 91.1 91.5 92.5 93.3 93.7 94.5 95.5 95.9 96.3 97.7 98.1 98.5 98.9 99.9 100.5 101.1 101.5 102.5 103.1 103.3 103.9 104.9 105.5 106.3 106.9 107.3

By callsign	W209CM W242BX W249CB W253BG WAIM WANS WASC WBWT-LP WCCP-FM WCKI WCSZ WDAB WELP WEPR WESC-FM WFBC-FM WGTK-FM WGVL WHQA WHZT WJMZ-FM WKSF WLFJ WLFJ-FM WMIT WMXP-LP WMYI WOLI WORD WPCI WPJF WPJM WRIX WROO WROQ WRTH WSPA-FM WSPG WSSL-FM WTBI WTOB WTPT WYFG WYRD WYRD-FM

Defunct	WFIS/1600

South Carolina radio markets Charleston Columbia Florence Greenville–Spartanburg Myrtle Beach Rock Hill Other South Carolina radio regions Hilton Head See also List of radio stations in South Carolina

CHR / Top 40 radio stations in the state of South Carolina

By frequency	93.7 95.1 95.9 97.7 98.1 98.3 101.5 104.7

By callsign	WBWT-LP WFBC WHHD WHZT WMXZ WNOK WSSX WWXM

By city	Charleston Clearwater Columbia Garden City Greenville Greenville Isle of Palms Williamston

See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in South Carolina See also Contemporary Hit Radio Rhythmic KISS-FM MOVin Radio Disney

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